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Fast fashion spurs pollution of Africa's rivers

Emma Rumney, Reuters
Updated as of Aug 17 03:02 PM

Global fast fashion brands are helping drive pollution that has dyed African rivers blue or turned their waters as alkaline as bleach. Read more »

1 patay sa pabrikang nasusunog sa Valenzuela

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 17 06:31 AM

Patay ang 1 lalaki sa sumiklab na sunog sa isang pabrika ng plastic sa Valenzuela City madaling araw ng Martes. Read more »

Food shorts: Weekend feasts, panaderia bread and more

Jeeves de Veyra
Posted at Aug 08 03:44 PM

Check out some of the latest news in the local food scene. Read more »

Fresh outbreaks of the Delta coronavirus variant in Southeast Asia have crippled its factory sector, disrupting global supplies of goods.

Orathai Sriring and Liz Lee, Reuters
Posted at Aug 04 02:42 PM

Fresh outbreaks of the Delta coronavirus variant in Southeast Asia have crippled its factory sector, disrupting global supplies of goods. Read more »

QC to test factory workers after employee traced to Delta variant in another city

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 27 08:50 AM

MANILA - The Quezon City government will test all workers of a factory after one employee tested positive for COVID-19 and was traced as a close contact of a Delta virus patient in another city, an official said Tuesday. Read more »

Dalawang Pinay, sinagip ng Taiwan authority mula sa illegal works

Marie Yang | TFC News Taiwan
Updated as of Jul 30 03:51 PM

Nagsagawa ng rescue operation ang Bureau of Labor Affairs kasama ang Manila Economic and Cultural Office-POLO Taichung o MECO. Nasagip ang dalawang Pinay factory worker na pinagawa ng illegal works ng kanilang mga employer.  Read more »

Stranded OFWs sa Pinas, umaapelang makapagtrabaho na sa SoKor

Joeffrey Maddatu Calimag | TFC News South Korea
Updated as of Jul 24 02:02 PM

Nananawagan sa gobyerno ang ilang Pinoy worker na nakatakdang magtrabaho sa South Korea, na payagan na silang makaalis dahil mahigit isang taon na silang walang pinagkukunan ng kabuhayan habang stranded sa Pilipinas. Read more »

Alert level 3 sa Taiwan, pinalawig pa hanggang July 26

Marie Yang | TFC News Taiwan
Updated as of Jul 24 02:06 PM

Pinalawig pa ang alert level 3 restrictions sa Taiwan hanggang July 26, 2021. Ikinatuwa naman ng MECO o Manila Economic and Cultural Office ang pag-alis ng ban sa lipatan o ang “employer transfers for all foreign workers” mula na rin sa anunsiyo ng Taiwan Ministry of Labor. Read more »

Capiz court quashes more search warrants issued by 'warrant factory'

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 14 06:06 PM

MANILA — A Capiz court has quashed more search warrants issued by a Manila court, in what progressive groups hailed as a “major push back” against the so-called “warrant factory” or courts which issue wholesale search warrants. Read more »

Bangladesh factory inferno kills 52

Sam Jahan, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 09 07:51 PM

A massive blaze tore through a Bangladesh factory killing at least 52 people trapped by flames that forced workers to leap for their lives from upper floors, emergency services said on Friday. Read more »

Employer na nagpasweldo ng barya sa factory worker, iniimbestigahan

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 08 10:50 AM

MAYNILA - Patuloy na iniimbestigahan ang employer na nagpasahod sa factory worker ng barya sa Valenzuela City, ayon kay Mayor Rex Gatchalian ngayong Huwebes. Read more »

Mga nagreklamo sa Valenzuela factory na nagpasahod ng barya nadagdagan pa

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 06 06:08 PM

Mayroon pa umanong 16 complainant laban sa pabrika sa Valenzuela na nagpasahod ng mga baryang tig-5 at 10 sentimo.   Read more »

Thailand factory blast kills 1, mass evacuation underway

Reuters
Posted at Jul 05 03:37 PM

Thousands of people on the outskirts of Thailand's capital were being evacuated on Monday and firefighters battled blazes for hours after a factory explosion that killed 1 rescue worker and wounded 29 people, officials said. Read more »

Valenzuela to relocate workers of suspended factory linked to unfair labor practices

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 01 09:24 AM

Russel Mañoza's case became viral online after he received 2 days' worth of wages amounting to P1,056 in 5- and 10-centavo coins.  Read more »

Pabrikang nagpasahod ng barya sa trabahador may ibang paglabag: LGU

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 30 08:35 PM

May iba pa umanong mga paglabag ang kompanyang iniulat na nagbigay ng baryang pasahod sa kanilang trabahador.  Read more »

Valenzuela mayor suspends business permit of factory after paying worker in centavo coins

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 30 01:07 PM

During a meeting between local government officials and the factory owners on the matter, it was found out that Nexgreen has not been paying some of its workers correctly, including Russel Mañoza, who complained about the coin payment.   Read more »

Mayor Gatchalian: Paying wage-earner in 5, 10 centavos ‘takes person’s dignity away’

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 30 09:27 AM

A factory worker who received his wages in small change was a case of "taking a person's dignity away," Valenzuela city Mayor Rex Gatchalian said Wednesday. Read more »

Valenzuela factory worker seeks help after receiving salary in centavo coins

Jauhn Etienne Villaruel, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 29 06:21 PM

A factory worker has sought the help of Valenzuela City Mayor Rex Gatchalian after receiving his salary in centavo coins. Read more »

SC affirms junking of raps vs Valenzuela mayor over deadly 2015 Kentex fire

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 23 11:50 PM

MANILA (UPDATED)- The Supreme Court has affirmed the junking of administrative and criminal charges against Valenzuela City Mayor Rex Gatchalian over the Kentex slipper factory fire that killed 74 workers in 2015. Read more »

Virus outbreaks at Thai factories threaten export sector, recovery

Panarat Thepgumpanat and Chayut Setboonsarng, Reuters
Posted at Jun 15 08:36 AM

A series of coronavirus outbreaks in Thai factories is raising concerns that the export sector could be hit hard, threatening to further undermine an economy as it struggles to recover from the pandemic's crippling blow to the crucial tourism industry. Read more »