CDNTopStories ULAN is calling for a P750 daily minimum wage and the lowering of prices of goods to alleviate the plight of the Filipino people, the majority of whom are poor. Read more: CDNDigital
The workers will hold a Labor Day protest march starting at 1:30 p.m. on Monday towards the Bacolod City Government Center replica at the Bacolod Public Plaza for a rally, said Noly Rosales, Kilusang Mayo Uno secretary general.
“Workers are the lifeblood of society, breaking their backs to generate wealth and keep the economy afloat. Yet, they are the ones who suffer the most and bear the brunt of the economic crisis,” ULAN said in a statement issued during a press conference at the Negros Press Club in Bacolod on Friday, April 28.
The Department of Labor and Employment has approved a measly increase in the daily minimum wage of workers in the province. For hacienda workers, ULAN said it is even worse as the “pakyaw system” or piece-meal rate is prevalent.“Despite being the backbone of the nation, workers are also maligned and hindered from organizing themselves into unions. Worse, they are branded as communist sympathizers and harassed by the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict and other state forces, thus further undermining their right to demand better wages and working conditions,” it said.
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