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The Labor Party Philippines, [1] [2] [3] also known as the Workers' and Peasants' Party (WPP; this is their preferred acronym) and formerly known as the Partido ng Manggagawa at Magsasaka (lit. Workers' and Farmers' Party; PMM) and the Lapiang Manggagawa (lit. ' Workers' Party '; LM), is a political party in the Philippines.
Workers Party of the Philippines (Filipino: Partido ng Manggagawang Pilipino, PMP) is a political party in the Philippines. In 1999, Popoy Lagman led the formation of the Workers Party of the Philippines, to regroup the forces who split from the Communist Party of the Philippines .
There are three types of parties in the Philippines. These are: (a) major parties, [ 1 ] [ 2 ] which typically correspond to traditional political parties; (b) minor parties or party-list organizations, which rely on the party-list system to win Congressional seats; and (c) regional or provincial parties, which correspond to region-wide or ...
Kilusang Mayo Uno (English: May First Movement), also known by its initials KMU is an independent labor center in the Philippines. It promotes "genuine, militant and patriotic trade unionism". The KMU was established on May 1, 1980 to fill a clear need for a workers' organization that would stand for workers' rights and against foreign ...
The Labor Code and other legislated labor laws are implemented primarily by government agencies, namely, Department of Labor and Employment and Philippine Overseas Employment Agency (now the country's Department of Migrant Workers). Non-government entities, such as the trade unions and employers, also play a role in the country's labor.
The Philippines respects the U.S. law against forced Chinese labor and would abide by it, but wanted the apparel exporter to be allowed to meet U.S. customs authorities soon so it can prove its ...
Chuck Anastacio (May 11, 1955-December 18, 1982; born Marciano P. Anastacio Jr.) - Chuck Anastacio was an urban poor community and labor organizer who played key roles in the 1975 La Tondeña Distillery strike and in the unionization of workers of Gelmart Industries Philippines. When a military agent shot him in the face and left him for dead ...
Mendoza is TUCP's Representative to the 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th, and 19th Congresses of the Republic of the Philippines. Mendoza was one of the principal authors of landmark legislation: Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) Act which institutionalizes 4Ps as a national poverty reduction strategy; [3] the Magna Carta of the Poor that guarantees the rights of the poor and establishes ...