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Bulatlat Contributors | Jan 20, 2013
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Phaseout of older AUV not for cleaner air but for profits?
Phaseout of older AUV not for cleaner air but for profits?
By MARYA SALAMAT
“No driver in his or her right mind would turn down a new vehicle unit if it were affordable. But the government has no program to help them avail of vehicles that would pass the government’s supposed environmental requirements.” – George San Mateo, Piston Party-list
‘Wage hike one of the best Yuletide Gifts lawmakers can give before 2013 elections’
‘Wage hike one of the best Yuletide Gifts lawmakers can give before 2013 elections’
‘Wage hike one of the best Yuletide Gifts lawmakers can give before 2013 elections’ (Photos by Marya Salamat / Bulatlat.com)
Women’s groups slam government’s role in increasing cases of violence against women
Women’s groups slam government’s role in increasing cases of violence against women
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
"As wars and development aggression ravage our world, rape as a tool of war and imperialist expansion is used as a tactic of submission against women who resist." – International Women's Alliance
Labor dept, Aquino, blamed for employer’s hostility to unions, wage hike
Labor dept, Aquino, blamed for employer’s hostility to unions, wage hike
By MARYA SALAMAT
“Capitalists’ profits have steadily increased over the years because wages have largely been frozen and contractual employment has been assiduously promoted.” – KPMM
‘Last, meager wage hike kills, buries minimum wage’
‘Last, meager wage hike kills, buries minimum wage’
By MARYA SALAMAT
From now on, the KMU warned, the government will freeze minimum wages via its new wage system.
Pangasinan residents urge suspension of governor
Pangasinan residents urge suspension of governor
By MARYA SALAMAT
It is a different kind of Halloween for the residents of coastal towns of Pangasinan. For them the scare is real and takes the form of black sand mining.
Youth groups urge public to sign petition against AO 31
Youth groups urge public to sign petition against AO 31
Youth groups urge public to sign petition against AO 31 (Photo by Chad Balangon / Bulatlat.com)
Labor groups call Aquino’s new wage system a ‘many-tiered deception’
Labor groups call Aquino’s new wage system a ‘many-tiered deception’
By MARYA SALAMAT
Labor groups slammed the Aquino government’s two tiered wage system saying that it would effect wage cuts, prompt massive layoffs and contractualization, and legalize violations against the minimum wage law.
Labor alliance against contractualization, for a meaningful wage hike, formed
Labor alliance against contractualization, for a meaningful wage hike, formed
By MARYA SALAMAT
“They [big corporations] have, for years, raked in profits by pressing down workers’ wages and pushing back the hard-earned gains of the country’s labor movement. They have been able to widen the disparity between the affluent minority and the poor and hungry majority in the country – a situation that violates the principles of social justice.”
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