Labor group Kilusang Mayo Uno on Saturday known as for a minimal month-to-month wage of P33,000 for presidency staff.
KMU made the assertion because the world noticed the 74th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
“Kami po ay tuloy-tuloy na magsusulong para itaas ang sahod sa pambansang minimum na sahod na nagkakahalaga ng P1,100. Naka-file po sa Congress ang House Bill 4898. Kamakailan lang po kasama naming nag-file ang mga manggagawa sa public sector, na nagkakahalaga ng P33,000 monthly,” KMU secretary common Jerome Adonis mentioned at a rally on the Liwasang Bonifacio in Manila.
(We will proceed to push for a nationwide minimal wage of P1,100 [per day for the private sector] by House Bill 4898, which was filed in Congress. Recently, we joined the staff within the public sector in submitting a invoice that requires a minimal wage of P33,000 month-to-month.)
The labor group asserted that “living wage” is a human proper, which the Marcos administration allegedly failed to offer. It added that the financial disaster continued to worsen.
“Sinasabi ni Junior na ginagawa nila ang lahat ng kanilang makakaya, pero kung totoo iyon, bakit hindi itinataas ang sahod namin? Bakit hindi tinatanggal ang buwis sa mga batayang bilihin para mapababa man lang ang presyo?” the KMU mentioned in an announcement.
(Marcos mentioned that they had been attempting their finest, but when that had been the case, why have not our salaries elevated? Why weren’t the taxes on primary items eliminated to deliver their costs down?)
The KMU additionally slammed the Marcos authorities for allegedly perpetuating human rights violations.
Protesters then destroyed the effigies of Marcos, the army, and the United States.
Malacañang was reached by GMA News Online for remark, however as of the time of posting, no response had been obtained. — VBL, GMA Integrated News
