KMU Chair Adonis Leads Philippine Delegation to 2026 ILC; Philippines Back on Shortlist for Trade Union Rights Violations

Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU) Chairperson Jerome Adonis is leading the Philippine workers’ delegation to the 114th Session of the International Labour Conference (ILC) in Geneva, Switzerland. KMU asserted that the Philippines’ return to the shortlist of countries cited by the Committee on the Application of Standards for violations of trade union rights is itself proof […]
KMU Correspondence – May 2026

The KMU Correspondence (May 2026) captures a defining moment for the Filipino labor movement – a time of both deep mourning and unprecedented global solidarity. This issue leads with a harrowing report on the Toboso Massacre, where nineteen civilians and researchers documenting the “dead season” in Negros were killed by state forces. We further dissect the “Crisis of […]
[Labor Day Statement – English] Celebrate Labor Day!

CELEBRATE LABOR DAY! FIGHT FOR WELFARE AND RELIEF AMID WAR AND CRISIS! ADVANCE NATIONAL FREEDOM, DEMOCRACY AND SOCIALISM! Kilusang Mayo Uno | May 1, 2026 We commemorate the 124th Labor Day in the Philippines amid an unparalleled crisis further intensified by the US-Israel war of aggression against Iran. Since the conflict in West Asia erupted, […]