Human rights
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Collective action works! Court dismisses trumped up charges vs PISTON Alabang 3
Today, the Muntinlupa Metropolitan Trial Court dismissed the trumped up charges filed by the Muntinlupa police and prosecutors against three protesting transport workers and PISTON members due to the repeated failure of the complainants to appear in the scheduled court hearings. On March 7, the police illegally arrested three protesting drivers in Alabang during the
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Solidarity with Nestlé-Wyeth workers!
PISTON condemns the illegal termination of 140 Nestlé-Wyeth Philippines’ plant workers in Canlubang, Laguna yesterday. Among those unlawfully terminated are ten union officials. This is a clear attack by Nestlé-Wyeth Philippines on the livelihood of Filipino workers, who they exploit, especially during an ongoing economic crisis and widespread poverty affecting millions of Filipinos. Similar to
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Justice for Benito Tiamzon and Wilma Austria Tiamzon! — PISTON
PISTON expresses its deepest condolences to the families and comrades of Benito Tiamzon, a member of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) peace panel, and his wife, Wilma Austria Tiamzon, a peace consultant, who were tortured and brutally killed by the Armed Forces of the Philippines along with eight others in Samar province
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PISTON gives tribute to Prof. Jose Maria “Ka Joma” Sison
PISTON gives tribute and recognition to the life and contributions of Prof. Jose Maria “Ka Joma” Sison, a patriot, revolutionary, and beacon of the national democratic struggle of the Filipino masses. Ka Joma’s life and struggles urge every patriotic transport worker to continue studying the Filipino society and fighting against the rotten and exploitative ruling
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Stand with Korean truckers! Stop the attacks on striking workers
한국 트럭 운전사들과의 연대합니다 PISTON stands in solidarity with the truck drivers in South Korea led by the Korean Public Service and Transport Workers’ Union (KPTU-TruckSol) as they hold their 10th day on strike sparked by the Korean government’s failure to meet its promises in legislating safe and fair rates of pay for road transport