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Labor groups led by Kilusang Mayo Uno Southern Mindanao filing a petition in the Regional Tripartite Wages and Regulatory Board XI for an emergency wage increase of P100 for non-agricultural and agricultural workers (Photo from KMU-SMR).

Labor group to Davao City: ‘Ensure assistance gets to those who needs it most’

Amid huge funds poured into the COVID-19 response in Davao City, labor group Kilusang Mayo Uno-Southern Mindanao Region (KMU-SMR) criticized the distribution of the assistance shelled out last year as it failed to reach the most affected population.

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Read more about the article Militant groups back Duterte against rice smuggling

Militant groups back Duterte against rice smuggling

“Kasagaran sa mga mag-uuma, inutang ang yuta, mangutang pa og pestisidyo pati similya. Pero pag ibaligya ila produkto, barato ra. Pag sila na ang mopalit, mahal na kaayo (Most farmers rent their lands, borrow pesiticides and seedlings. But when they sell their product, it’s cheap. When they buy the product, it's expensive),” Arnado said

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Future of city’s 10,000 workers to be decided

By JOHN RIZLE L. SALIGUMBA
Davao Today

Chibo Tan of the National Federation of Labor Unions said the situation of the city government’s job order and contract of service workers only reflect the system of the current dispensation which implements contractualization, a scheme that does not protect their right to security of tenure.

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