Kilusang Mayo Uno

Kilusang Mayo Uno is a federation of trade unions, divided into nine national trade union federations. Although the KMU is structured hierarchically, decisions are as decentralized as possible and decision-making ability is delegated to the lowest possible level of the organization. Local unions are not required to participate in the KMU's major campaigns, although abstention is discouraged. ==History==

Campaigns KMU advocates for an across-the-board-wage increase of ₱125. This campaign was launched in 1999 and in December 2006, the House of Representatives approved House Bill 435 seeking a ₱125 legislated wage hike. KMU is also leading a campaign against extrajudicial killings. Since 2001, more than 70 unionist and labour activists have been killed by death squads. The union president of Nestlé Philippines and PAMANTIK Chairperson Diosdado Fortuna was amongst the slain. They have also launched an international campaign against political killings and have filed a complaint to the International Labour Organization versus the government of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. They have also an ongoing campaign to boycott Nestlé, whom they accuse of labor rights violations in the company's facilities in Laguna Province. Previous campaigns include a 2004 transport strike to protest rising oil prices, and a campaign to free then-congressman Crispin Beltran from detention by the Philippine National Police. In 2020, the movement provided calls for improving Filipino workers' welfare to the government in light of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines. On April 22, 2022, for the first time since its founding, KMU endorsed candidates in a presidential election: Vice President Leni Robredo and her running mate, Senator Francis Pangilinan. ==Other==

The movement also calls for the proper funding of basic social services that would ease the pains of a common labourer and the Filipinos in general. Aside from fighting for the rights of workers, KMU has also been an active critic of the palace, citing the Aquino government as a puppet of American imperialism. They have referred to the government's economic policies rather than Typhoon Yolanda as the source of the Philippines' high unemployment rate. ==List of chairpersons==

• Felixberto Olalia Sr. (1980–1983) • Rolando Olalia (1983–1986) • Cipriano Malonzo (acting; 1986) • Crispin Beltran (1986–2003) • Elmer Labog (2003–2025) • Jerome Adonis (2025–present) == Other notable people ==

• Jude Fernandez • Emmanuel "Manny" Asuncion ==References==