Advisory: Shirtless militants to picket DOLE

MEDIA ADVISORY
for Tomorrow, April 23

Shirtless militants to picket DOLE
'Nakedness' to symbolize unemployment, appeal for government support – group

There is no better symbolism for unemployment than literal nakedness – losing even the shirt off one's back, so to speak – so members of the urban poor group Kalipunan ng Damayang Mahihirap (Kadamay), with several stripped down to the waist, will troop to the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) office at Intramuros, Manila, seeking to cast unemployment as a crucial election issue and to push for the group's demand for “direct government support” for the unemployed and underemployed.

“While we understand that DOLE soon stands to have a change of leadership, as is common with new presidents, its top policymakers must nevertheless consider these proposals now and prepare to present these to the new leadership,” said Leona 'Nanay Leleng' Zarsuela, Kadamay chair.  “We are also extending this message to the presidentiables. We need them to have a say.”
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Tomorrow, April 23
Shirtless militants picket DOLE, push for government support to unemployed
10 AM, DOLE Office, Intramuros, Manila

Media Coverage is Requested.
Please contact Jon Vincent Marin, Kadamay PIO | 0910.975.7660