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Family recalls ‘traumatic’ bid to save Mary Jane
“I kept calling out my sister’s name, who I thought was already in heaven.”
Labor Day 2015 | Workers, employees call for union organizing
“Amid conditions of low wages, lack of job security, exploitative setup victimizing women, health issues, we can assert our calls and demand that the government responds to our problems if we have a union.”
Labor Day 2015 | Workers, progressive groups unite in call for Aquino’s ouster
“The longer he remains there, the longer would our natural resources be plundered, our working people put at risk, our tillers denied of their land, our people denied of affordable utilities and social services.”
Veloso family joins Labor Day rally, denounces govt neglect
“I became resolute because of all of you.”
Commuters group says PNR train derailed due to gross neglect
“Lack of government funding and continued neglect result in the deteriorating quality of services, overcrowding of coaches, and a plethora of safety issues.”
Ombudsman dismisses QC prosecutor from service
“Raul Desembrana failed to exercise such prudence, caution and attention when he blindly followed his personal caprice and pursued his fancy of having the P80,000 SOP.”
Govt union leaders receive threats via mail
Suspected military agents send snail mail threatening leaders of a government workers’ union to “change your ways.”
Agricultural workers get slave-like wages, federation says
The national federation of agricultural workers fears that sugar workers would be paid even less this crop year as the tariff for imported sugar would go down to just five percent because of the ASEAN Free Trade Agreement.
They refused to give up on Mary Jane
People who held vigil at the Indonesian embassy for Mary Jane Veloso are just like her, hopeful to find better lives, and justice.
Progressive groups vow to continue bid to #SaveMaryJane, hold Aquino accountable
“As we work for Mary Jane’s freedom, we also continue to hold the Aquino regime accountable for its neglect of OFWs and the continuing economic policies that have made the poor ever vulnerable to human trafficking.”