Thousands of workers gather in Mendiola to reiterate demands for wage hike, end to contractualizationBy The Manila Timeshome/News/Latest Stories/Today's Breaking News/Thousands of workers gather in Mendiola to reiterate demands for wage hike, end to contractualizationThousands of workers staged protests in Metro Manila on Wednesday, Labor Day, to reiterate their demands for a wage increase and an end to contractualization. Police said about 1,200 people were gathered in Mendiola in Manila near Malacañang, a thousand more along Welcome Rotonda in Quezon City and another thousand in Muntinlupa. Those from other parts of Metro Manila are expected to join the rally in Mendiola. A total of 8,423 police officers were deployed and posted in places of convergence and vital installations. He also reminded all deployed police officers on Wednesday to practice maximum tolerance and protect the protesters against terrorist attacks.

Source: Manila Times May 01, 2019 07:17 UTC