LOOK: Workers mark heroes’ day with protest

Workers gather near the Welcome Rotonda in Quezon City to mark National Heroes Day on Monday, August 27, 2018. INQUIRER.NET / FAYE ORELLANA

A number of protesters gathered at Welcome Rotonda in Quezon City on Monday to call for a minimum wage increase and an end to contractualization.

As the country celebrated National Heroes Day, labor groups prepared to march from the Welcome Rotonda in Quezon City to Mendiola in Manila to call the government’s attention on their issues.

The labor groups also called the public to boycott condiment giant NutriAsia following the issue on its contractualitization of workers.

The protesters are also set to hammer President Rodrigo Duterte’s effigy during its program in Mendiola, Manila. /cbb

Workers demand the end to labor contractualization in a demonstration near the Welcome Rotonda in Quezon City on Monday, August 27, 2018. INQUIRER.NET / FAYE ORELLANA

Some workers call for a boycott of a company that reportedly engages in labor contractualization. INQUIRER.NET / FAYE ORELLANA