Stop and think, govt warned of vicious cycle in crackdown against migrant workers

July 16th, 2018|

PETALING JAYA: Prominent migrants’ rights group Tenaganita has highlighted the need to understand the root causes of undocumented migrant workers in the country, saying the problem goes back to government agencies’ failure to strictly enforce […]

Agricultural Workers Condemn Duterte’s Intensifying War against Peasants

July 6th, 2018|

The Unyon ng mga Manggagawa sa Agrikultura (UMA) today decried the Duterte regime’s intensifying war against peasants including agricultural workers.

According to UMA Secretary General John Milton “Butch” Lozande, the military under the 8th IBPA illegally […]

Bring to justice the killers of Filipino farm worker leader, end impunity

June 28th, 2018|

Joint statement
PAN Asia Pacific (PANAP) and Coalition of Agricultural Workers International (CAWI)

We strongly condemn the recent killing of another farm worker leader in the Philippines. On June 27, Julius Broce Barellano died of gunshot wounds. […]

Siaran Pers Bersama Koalisi Buruh Sawit – Peringatan Hari Buruh 2018: Menuntut Pelindungan Kerja Buruh Sawit

April 30th, 2018|

(Press Releases (with the Palm Oil Workers Coalition) 2018 Labor Day Commemmoration: Demanding Work for Oil Palm Workers)

On May 1 we commemorate the struggle of workers 132 years ago. Now, a century later, workers are […]

Slave Like Wages Push Sugar Workers Out of the Industry

March 15th, 2018|

Slave like wages of sugar field workers push them out of the industry to seek higher paying jobs. This is what Department of Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol and especially Negros Governor Alfredo Marañon Jr., who […]

Agricultural Workers Condemn Terrorist Listing of its Officer and Members

March 12th, 2018|

The Unyon ng mga Manggagawa sa Agrikultura (UMA) and National Federation of Sugar Workers (NFSW) condemn the terrorist listing by the Duterte regime on 600 persons including five members of Kaisahan-Batangas, among which is an […]

Duterte’s TRAIN to Exacerbate Crisis in Philippine Sugar Industry

January 15th, 2018|

President Duterte’s Tax Reform Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) Law is expected to exacerbate the crisis in the Philippine Sugar Industry.

This will surely lead to further impovershipment of sugar field and mill workers. A genuine agrarian […]

#NoLandNoLife | An appeal to stop killing farmers, Lumad fighting land grabs, and pursue peace to address land issue as cause of conflict in the Philippines

February 7th, 2017|

As working closely with farmers and farmworkers’ groups and human rights advocates in the Philippines, we are alarmed by what appears to be an escalation of the attacks against leaders of rural communities fighting for […]

More peasant killings surface as slain farmworkers’ leader buried in Negros

February 2nd, 2017|

BACOLOD CITY – Hundreds of farmers and sugar workers marched the streets of Murcia, Negros Occidental to call for justice for slain peasant leader Alexander Ceballos, who was killed by suspected paramilitary elements last January […]

“We, launch unended campaign till we win” say the leaders of Northern Province Fisher Peoples’ Unity

September 12th, 2015|

The Leaders of NPFPU whom met their monthly meeting on Tuesday have decided to launch unending campaign on Indian Trawler issue and to find ways to address issues faced by the fishing communities. While organizing […]

AGRA: Land Monopoly of Large Plantations, Source of Smog Problem in Indonesia

September 11th, 2015|

JAKARTA, Indonesia – The smog engulfing several provinces in Kalimantan and Sumatra Islands are already at threatening levels causing the death of a minor last 10 September 2015.

The pollutant fumes have caused decreased air quality […]

Haciendero gov’t allots billions for sugar barons, zero for starving workers

September 3rd, 2015|

Agricultural workers under the national federation Unyon ng mga Mangggagawa sa Agrikultura (UMA) slammed President BS Aquino’s alter-egos at the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR), Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) […]