8 February 2013
Contact: Judy Ann Miranda @ 09175570777,
09228677522
Workers to challenge candidates on platform:
Manggagawa Naman!
WHAT: Some 300 workers
and poor to rally and call on candidates for platform-based campaign
WHEN: Today, February 8 (Friday), 6:00
p.m.
WHERE: PALEA protest camp to Our Lady of
Airways Parish and back
DETAILS: With the campaign period
for national candidates set to start next week, workers and poor will banner
the demand “Manggagawa Naman!” as a challenge to senatorial and other
candidates to put the concerns of labor on their platform. The rally around the
airport area is the kickoff for labor’s campaign around issues for the duration
of the electoral season. Specifically the workers are pushing for “Apat na
Dapat” set of demands:
1.
Regular jobs
2. Affordable
housing
3. Health and
education for all
4. Cheap food,
electricity and water
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