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Business Insight
Thursday, May 2,2O!9

'Broken prornises to workers


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BROKEN "kt's vote for candidates who


will push for direct employment
long-sought Security
(soT) bill.
of Tenure

employers aod joined those calling as a standard of hiting and not "For the May 13 elecdon, we
on the administration to fulfill its those s'ho come from maopower are asking the workers not to vdte
promise to end contractualization. agencies. Fight for the strict fot senatoriai candidates, especially
Otso Diretso senatorial can- rmplementation of laws against those seekilg re-election, who are
didate Samira Gutoc reminded contacrualization and ensure that not willing to support the SOT
President Duterce of his promise violators will be held account- btll," SENTRO said.
to pirt an end to endo, saying bro- able," he said. SENTRO added it is support-
ken promises to workers, especialll- Tariada slammed senaLors for ing candidates who have openly
will reflect on the result
teachers. allegedlygrving false hipe to oiork- supported the causes of the labor
of the May 13 elections. ers when they promised to approve sector - Sen. Bam Aquioq Ary.
'Anr. President, today is I-abor the Security of Tenure Bill. Chel Diokno, Erin Tafrada, Samira
Day', and today I ask you, have He said the Senate also reneged Gutoc, Atty. Florin Hilbay and
you forgotten your promises to on its promise that the passage of Iabor leader Sonny Manrla.
inctease the salary of teachers and the Tax Reform for Acceleration KMU chair Elmer Labog said
to genuinely end contractuelization and Inclusion (IRAI].I) Act will candldates of President Dutefte
in the county? I hope nog because improve their lives. will get "zero votes" ftom miliant
amidst the natural and human- The labor sector has vowed Iabor organizations to prevent
made caiamities confronting the to reject candidates of President them from pushing the anri-poor
Filipino workers of today, theywill Duterte in the coming }{av 13 legislative agenda of the Chief
not just stand their ground this day, midterm elections Executive.
but a.lso on the May 13 midterm In a Labor Day statemeng the "\?e are fighting corrupdon,
elections," she said. Kilusang Mayo Uno said it will not impuniry and attacks against our
Three r-ears into President support the candidates of Duterte country's sovereignty head-on
Duterte's presidency, Gutoc said as this will only result to more anti- by denouncing the candi&tes in
there i.s still no substantial increase wotker policies being passed. Duterte's slate and voting against
in the salaries of teachers and the "\f'orkers will resist and oppose them on May 13. lforkers will
practice of endo remains in the the worsening attacks agai-nst the resist and oppose the worsening
govefnment. poor and working people, and one attacks against the poor and work-
"Three years into President of the ways is to vote against the ing people, and one of the vays
Duterte's presidency, it seems candidates Duterte supports and is to vote against the cafldidates
to have gone v/ofse, These are eodorses," said I(\fU chairman Duterte supports and endorses,
ancient demands of our workers Elmer Labog. "It is because if they because if they win, they vill push
and teachers. Why is it not being win, they will push for Duterte's for Dutene's anti-poor legislative
addressed?" she said. anti-poor legislatir-e agenda." agenda," said Labog.
Former Quezon Rep. Lorenzo The KMU position was sup- Labog also challenged ail sena-
"Erin" Taiada said the people ported by the Senro ng mga torial candidates to support the
should express their displeasute Progresibo at Nagkakaisang Mang- KMUt demdnd for a P750 national
and make their voices heard when gagau/a (SENTRO), which said it minimum wage. - With Gcird

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