“We cannot turn a blind eye for our members who are being eased out of their jobs one by one by the management just to save on costs in the name of profit.”
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Financial Aid not Skills Trainings Needed by Retrenched Workers, OFWs – KMU
For Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU or May 1st Movement) executive vice chairman Lito Ustarez, free skills training programs for workers and overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) may seem helpful, but are not what the country needs to enable those who are losing their jobs to cope with the global financial crisis.
Massive Layoffs Signal Global Depression
The current deep recession that is expected to lead into a severe depression has began to kick into high gear in the Philippines in the first few weeks of the new year, portending worse things to come for the country’s 36-million strong labor force. Despite the government’s claims at “safeguarding” the workers “amidst the global…
Krisis-tala
Sa krisis-tala na ito, walang superhero na Kristala o Krisis-tala na makakatubos sa kolektibong kinasasadlakan. Ito ang panahon ng politikal na pagkilos, pagpapatibay at pagpapalawak ng hanay. Tanging sa politikal na pagbabalikwas mabubura ang in-on na krisis at talang nandito na. NI ROLAND TOLENTINO KULTURANG POPULAR KULTURA Bulatlat Matingkad na ang epekto ng global recession…
Privatization of Water Districts Bring High Water Prices, Massive Layoffs
Privatization is to blame for skyrocketing water prices and the inefficient water service in the country. Not to mention its ill effects on the livelihood of water district employees due to massive layoffs. BY NOEL SALES BARCELONA Contributed to Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 25, July 27-August 2, 2008 Privatization is to blame for skyrocketing water…