Workers belittle non-wage benefits as “scraps,” job fairs as “farce” As President Benigno Aquino III announced non-wage benefits for workers today, the militant Partido ng Manggagawa (PM) belittled it as “scraps meant for slaves.” “Workers are not children that can be pacified with candy. The Constitution mandated a living wage for workers but the State keeps minimum wages at starvation
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Jobs fairs are a job farce, say labor group The militant Partido ng Manggagawa (PM) blasted the Labor Day job fairs announced by Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz as a “job farce.” “These job fairs are a gimmick to cover up the truth that government is not doing anything significant to solve mass unemployment,” asserted Renato Magtubo, PM national chair. He
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Labor Day fun runs, job fairs, rallies in Cebu. May 1, 2012 RALLIES, fun runs and job fairs mark today’s observance of Labor Day in Cebu. Separate rallies will be held by two labor coalitions to air their demands for a wage increase. A coalition of 21 labor groups called Nagkaisa (United) kicks off their march rally at the Associated
Read moreBukluran ng Manggagawang Pilipino (BMP) May 1 Labor Day Press Statement. Source: http://bukluranngmanggagawangpilipino.blogspot.com/ “Sobra na! Tama na! Pahirap sa masa, Wakasan na!”, slogans shouted by thousands of workers belonging to the biggest contingent Sanlakas-PLM bloc heeded for Mendiola for a concelebrated mass with other labor groups. The P-Noy administration showcase of pursuing job fairs in todays’ Labor Day Celebration is
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