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PHILIPPINES: Arrest of Cebu labor leader denounced
Wanneer: 12/11/2014 - 13:32
The Philippine Labor Party [ Partido ng Manggagawa (PM) ] condemned the arrest of the union leader at the Carmen Copper Corp. in Toledo City, Cebu, one of the biggest mines in Asia. Tony Cuizon, president of the Panaghiusa sa Mamumuo sa Carmen Copper (PAMCC-AGLO), was arrested last October 25, 2014 in Cavite on the strength of warrants for illegal possession of firearms and explosives. Lees meer...
Philippines: Another labor leader killed; second this month
Wanneer: 06/08/2013 - 13:57
BARELY two weeks after the death of Antonio “Dodong” Petalcorin, the transport leader who was murdered by a paid assassin in Davao City, another local leader of NCTU-APL in Cotabato City was gunned down in a brazen daytime attack again, which makes a mockery of justice and underscores the reign of impunity in the country. Lees meer...
Philippines: 25,000 Workers March to Mendiola on Labor Day
Wanneer: 02/05/2013 - 03:12
Chiding President Aquino’s pronouncement that Labor Day should be celebratory with both labor and capitalists greeting each other for “doing a good job” for the past year, workers renewed the call for government to create “not just jobs” but “more regular jobs with living wage.” Lees meer...
Strike and Lockout at Chung Hong Electronics in Poland
Wanneer: 14/07/2012 - 01:23
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PHILIPPINES: Sentro, Nagkaisa herald new era of labor unity
Wanneer: 03/05/2012 - 08:07
THOUSANDS of trade unionists and activists poured into the streets of Manila and other key cities to celebrate May Day amid renewed hopes that the two latest efforts at labor unity will provide strong impetus to their uphill battle for labor and trade union rights. Lees meer...
Philippine Labor party calls for removal of VAT on oil to reduce prices
Wanneer: 28/03/2012 - 06:38
One day after the transport protest against the unabated increases in oil prices, the Partido ng Manggagawa (PM) called on the administration of President Benigno Aquino III to remove the VAT on oil products as an immediate measure to reduce prices. Lees meer...
100 mln.(!) workers strike in India
Wanneer: 29/02/2012 - 14:43
100,000,000 workers grind India to a halt in one of world's biggest strikes ever Lees meer...
Info evening on: Participatory Video Project in Manila, Philippines
Waar: Mezrab / ArtCage, Domselaerstraat 120, Amsterdam, Netherlands (GPS lat: 52.360008 lon: 4.928230)
Wanneer: 18/02/2012 - 20:00
About a year ago the idea was born for a participatory video project with women garment workers in Manila, dismissed by Triumph International. Lees meer...
Wall Street Excess and Main Street Distress: the Apple Connection
Wanneer: 12/02/2012 - 02:32
Apple’s march to market supremacy has been accomplished at tremendous cost to both American and Chinese workers Lees meer...
Filipino Militant groups commemorate Bonifacio Day with mass protest
Wanneer: 10/12/2011 - 01:04
MANILA, Philippines—Various militant groups from the labor sector commemorated the 148th birth anniversary of Philippine national hero and revolutionary Andres Bonifacio Wednesday with mass protest action at the historic Don Chino Roces (formerly Mendiola) Bridge. Lees meer...
