Filipino laborers call for ₱750 minimum wage hike

On Labor Day, laborers and workers joined the protests from Mendiola to Liwasang Bonifacio as they demand for an end to contractualization, a ₱750 minimum wage hike, and the junking of the TRAIN Law, among others.

“Para sa isang magulang, napakasakit mawalan ng anak,” says Marilyn Yeo, who was in the Mayo Uno protests. She is the mother of Frederick Yco, one of the victims of the Kentex tragedy. “Ang anak ko, one month pa lang nakapasok sa Kentex. Hindi ko tanggap ang pagkawala niya,” she adds.

Almost four years have passed since the Kentex fire incident, yet justice for the families of the victims remains elusive. The laborers from the Kentex Manufacturing factory attended this year's Labor Day protest in hopes that the public would recognize their fight to achieve justice — especially for their loved ones whose lives were lost in the tragedy.

 Read the full story on CNN Philippines Life.