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The US Department of Labor is seeking 151 Filipino construction workers who are owed $500,000 in back wages by a company in the Northern Mariana Islands. The department says the money is now available under an agreement it reached with Sablan Construction Co. of... by Toneshia Harris | Jul 25, 2008 | World News
At least 100, 000 jeepney and tricycle drivers are expected to participate in the 14-hour region-wide strike in Southern Tagalog Thursday, a transportation group leader said. Rolando Mingo, president of Southern Tagalog Transport Sector Organization... by Toneshia Harris | Jul 25, 2008 | World News
Last year, the federal government strengthened its commitment to workers by increasing the minimum wage. This multi-stage federal minimum rate hike occurred, in large part, because inflation had eroded the value of the 1997 federal increase—leading to a tide of... by Toneshia Harris | Jul 25, 2008 | World News
Industry-based bargaining between the union and the employers association of the metal industry reached a collective agreement (CA) without resorting to strike. Since 2003, when central-level bargaining of the metal industry was initiated, this is the first time that...