Groups question Marcos’ meeting with Biden over workers on Labor Day
Groups question Marcos’ meeting with Biden over workers on Labor Day
April 26, 2023
By Michelle Abad
RAPPLER.com
MANILA, Philippines – Representatives of labor organizations called out President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. for his upcoming meeting with United States President Joe Biden instead of Filipino workers on Labor Day, May 1.
“Ngayong Mayo 1, mas pinili pa ni Presidente BBM (Bongbong Marcos) na harapin ang Presidente ng Estados Unidos na si Biden kaysa mga manggagawang Pilipino. Dapat Pilipino muna bago Kano. Malayo ka man, Mr. President, titiyakin namin na makakarating sa ‘yo ang panawagan ng manggagawa, mamamayan, at naghihinatay kami sa iyong tugon,” said Kilusang Mayo Uno chairman Elmer Labog on Wednesday, April 26.
(This May 1, President BBM chose to meet with US President Biden over Filipino workers. Filipinos should come first. Although you will be far away, Mr. President, we will make sure that you will receive the calls of workers and citizens, and we will be waiting for your response.)
On Wednesday, various trade union centers and labor organizations came together in a press conference to signify a unified call: jobs for all, living wages, the end of contractualization, and the upholding of workers’ rights. They identified all together as the All Philippine Trade Unions, and announced their plans to mobilize around 10,000 of their members for Labor Day protests on Monday, May 1.
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