Authorities enforcing the lockdown amid the coronavirus pandemic have warned labor groups against holding mass actions on Labor Day, but Malacañang says they may “protest online.”
“Streets on Labor Day remain closed. But protest online is not prohibited,’’ the group added.Bukluran ng Manggagawang Pilipino plans to take it a little further, urging workers to hold a “noise barrage” by banging their pots and pans in the safety of their homes.
“Workers! We can still celebrate Labor Day even with social distancing,’’ the BMP said. “Put up a poster of our demands outside our homes and together bang our pots and pans from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. Record it on video, post it on social media and send it to the BMP FB page.”“We can’t emphasize enough the urgency of [the] government to provide immediate relief to all workers.
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