ALL WORKERS UNITY LAUNCHES P16,000 NATIONAL MINIMUM WAGE FIGHT 28-October-2014 Hundreds of workers and employees from both the public and private sectors gathered in Quezon City this morning to hold an indoor teach-in and an outdoor protest action in order to launch a new campaign on the issue of wages, the fight for a P16,000 National Minimum Wage. The all workers’ unity, which gathered at the National Printing Office, was composed of national labor center Kilusang Mayo Uno, government employees’ center Confederation for Unity, Recognition and Advancement of Government Employees, teachers’ center Alliance of Concerned Teachers, and health workers’ center Alliance of Health Workers. The workers said the campaign aims to attain a significant wage hike for workers and employees and to restore the minimum wage which they claim was done away with by the Wage Rationalization Law of 1989 and other measures. “In greater unity lies greater strength. Our groups have come together to fight for a P16,000 National Minimum Wage in order to strengthen the workers’ and employees’ fight for a significant wage hike and for the restoration of the national minimum wage,” said Elmer “Bong” Labog, KMU chairperson. The groups said that P16,000 is half of the Family Living Wage computed monthly, and constitutes a significant wage hike that would give workers and employees immediate relief from worsening hunger and poverty in the country. They got the amount by multiplying P1,086, which according to independent think-tank Ibon Foundation is the FLW in August 2014, by 30 days and then dividing the product by two. “Social justice dictates that those who create the nation’s wealth be granted at least their right to a minimum wage amidst the increasing profits and wealth of a handful of capitalists and bureaucrats. We have every reason to believe that capitalists and the government can grant our just demand,” said Ferdie Gaite, Courage national president. The labor leader also cited the recent findings of the Social Weather Stations survey showing that 55 per cent of Filipinos consider themselves poor and 43 per cent consider themselves food-poor, both figures constituting an increase from the previous year. Reference Person: Elmer “Bong” Labog, KMU chairperson Contact information: 0908-1636597 https://youtube/watch?v=OGcDw_ibfx4&feature=youtu.be https://youtube/watch?v=Qg_cIBrxM3Y&feature=youtu.be
Posted on: Tue, 28 Oct 2014 09:40:49 +0000
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