Workers decry wage inequity
Seek P750 national daily pay as Du30 hails them on Labor Day A major labor group said the prevailing minimum ...
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Labor groups throw support to Robredo’s presidential bid
A coalition of labor leaders on Tuesday expressed unconditional support for Vice President Leni Robredo’s bid for the presidency even ...
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PH government seeks stricter work permit for foreign workers amid Chinese scandals
To ensure local jobs are protected and to prevent foreign workers from being victimized by fly-by-night employers, the Philippine government ...
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Labor unions file 9th petition vs. anti-terror law
Labor groups have petitioned the Supreme Court to declare the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020 unconstitutional on the ground that it ...
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Labor protests envoy’s threat to deport OFWs
Labor groups slammed the Chinese ambassador Wednesday for warning Manila against deporting illegal Chinese workers, saying Beijing would do the ...
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FFW to help government stop child labor
A labor group leader on Monday expressed willingness to join the government’s drive to reduce child workers in the country ...
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FFW welcomes move to free six CPP cadres for peace talks
Militant labor group Federation of Free Workers welcomed the decision of two Metro Manila Regional Trial Courts to allow six ...
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Duterte EO kills ‘endo’
PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte signed an Executive Order imposing a ban on abusive forms of contract work on Labor Day, making ...
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