Workers determined to pursue accountability as Sara Duterte’s impeachment trials commence – KMU
Militant trade union center Kilusang Mayo Uno joined other groups led by Bagong Alyansang Makabayan and Bantay Impeachment who trooped to the Senate of the Philippines today to demand that Sara Duterte be held to account in time for her first impeachment trial. “Mga kapwa manggagawa, huwag nating kalimutan na ang tinangay ni Sara Duterte […]
On the ILO CAS Conclusions and Recommendations re: Convention 98
KMU affirms the ILO CAS’s conclusion: that all violations of workers’ freedom of association and collective bargaining rights lie in the Marcos government’s policy framework first, and in its implementation second. This anti-worker, anti-union framework exists because it is useful – useful to capitalists who profit from cheap labor, from workers too precarious to organize, […]
It is high time to strike and fight back!
Distinguished delegates, fellow workers of the world, For nearly a decade, the Philippines has been consistently flagged as one of the worst countries in the world for workers. While our government asserts that the situation has improved, we, the Filipino workers, are here to dispel that illusion. It is no secret that wars have triggered […]
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, […]
In front of KSBSI Federation Representatives, Maria Emeninta Explains ACV-CSCI Asia Work Program Plans 2024
AVC-CVCIASIA.ORG, BOGOR- Maria Emeninta, ACV-CSCI Asia regional coordinator said that the ACV-CSCI Asia regional program plan for 2024 will focus on the issue of Human Rights Due Diligence (HRDD), Just Transition or Climate Change and Artificial Intelligence (AI ) in partner countries namely Indonesia, the Philippines and Cambodia. “The 3 issues that will be focused […]
