The International Women's Alliance denounces the acts of the Marcos Government in the Philippines to issue arrest warrants against Jacq Ruiz, Spokesperson of Kilusan ng Manggagawang Kababaihan (KMK), and Jerome Adonis, chairperson of Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU). The warrants claim that Ruiz and Adonis violated Article 153 of the Revised Penal Code in connection with this year’s Labor Day protest, but these fabricated charges and warrants only expose the US-Marcos regime’s fear of the militant labor and women’s movement being built in the Philippines.

The campaigns of comfort women movement have inspired thousands more women around the world to bravely stand and fight against military sexual violence that continues to be used by militaries and governments alike. Reports indicate that each year the rate of women and children exposed to violent military conflicts increases, making the campaigns for justice and recognition for comfort women more relevant than ever before. As more comfort women pass away, their legacy remains an enduring reminder and inspiration for all women experiencing militarized violence to commit unrelentingly to the pursuit of justice and to ensure our fights pave the way for a better life for future generations - free from the threat of war and the violence that accompanies it.

Overall the situation of indigenous peoples grows more dire every year because of the worsening global crises. But in the face of their struggles the fights indigenous people take up become more militant, more determined, and more important. The whole world has to join arm in arm with our indigenous brothers and sisters who are taking steps to protect their land, culture, and right to exist in a world that sees them as disposable and displaceable. IWA wishes to extend our appreciation to the organizations we have worked with who partner with indigenous women and peasant women who are on the frontlines of struggling to protect their land and our futures. IWA echoes the call of IPMSDL to mobilize and strengthen our movement for self-determination and liberation. Let us raise the call, “Indigenous Peoples, Fight for a Future Free from Attacks, Plunder & Imperialist Wars!” and calls on all our members around the world: Women: Honor Indigenous Peoples' Day! Defend the Land from Corporate Plunder!