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Disney+ in Hong Kong drops 'Simpsons' episode with 'forced labor' mention

Agence France Presse
Posted at Feb 08 06:43 AM

An episode of "The Simpsons" that refers to "forced labor camps" in China is nowhere to be found on the Disney+ streaming service in Hong Kong amid growing censorship concerns in the city. Read more »

ADB, gov't award grants to help upskill workers

Jekki Pascual, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 02 04:46 PM

The Asian Development Bank, together with government agencies, awarded 5 networks of enterprises grants for training to upskill their employees. Read more »

Tulfo demands public apology from Kuwait following 'repetitive' abuses

Jauhn Etienne Villaruel, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 30 05:05 PM

Sen. Raffy Tulfo on Monday filed a resolution seeking a review of the Philippines' bilateral relations with Kuwait. Read more »

POGO workers entitled to benefits in case of industry ban: DOLE

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 26 05:50 PM

POGO workers are entitled to benefits and employment programs should the government ban the industry, the labor department said. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: January 24, 2023

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 24 11:20 PM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

‘Union organizing not a crime’

Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 24 03:02 PM

Members of various labor groups at a protest in Makati on Tuesday assert their right to organize. Read more »

Pag-recruit sa nursing students na mangibang-bansa ikinabahala

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 19 09:19 PM

Nababahala ang ilang labor group sa impormasyong may mga bansa na hinihikayat ang ilang Pinoy nursing students na mag-abroad sa oras na magtapos sila. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: January 18, 2023

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 19 12:13 AM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

Calls for justice as murder raps on Asuncion case junked

Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 18 06:24 PM

Rights groups slammed DOJ's decision junking the murder complaint against 17 cops allegedly involved in the death of labor leader Manny Asuncion on March 7, 2021 due to lack of probable cause. Read more »

Labor group press DOLE, DOJ to act on attacks vs workers

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 16 08:20 PM

A labor group visited the DOJ and DOLE to demand action on attacks vs workers in PH, a week before a visit from the International Labor Organization. Read more »

German employers urge action to fill two million jobs

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 12 09:16 PM

German businesses are struggling to fill vacancies amid a worsening labor shortage, with an estimated two million unfilled positions across the country, an employer group said on Thursday. Read more »

Global fashion firms exploiting Bangladesh workers: study

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 12 03:30 AM

'This research highlights reports of unfair trading practices encountered by manufacturers during COVID-19,' the report found. Read more »

US economy adds 223,000 jobs in December

Kyodo News
Posted at Jan 07 04:45 PM

The US economy added 223,000 nonfarm jobs in December, while the unemployment rate fell by 0.1 percentage point from the previous month to 3.5 percent. Read more »

Flexible working hours good for business: UN

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 06 04:46 PM

Flexible working arrangements are not only good for employees but also boost productivity and potentially a business's bottom line, the UN said. Read more »

US agency seeks to ban non-compete pacts with workers

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 06 06:50 AM

A US regulator proposed a new rule Thursday to bar non-compete clauses, arguing that the employer restriction on workers interested in changing jobs artificially suppresses wages. Read more »

Strike-hit UK faces first rail stoppage of 2023

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 03 08:01 PM

Workers across the economy are at loggerheads with the government as they demand big pay rises to cope with decades-high inflation, currently running at nearly 11 percent. Read more »

ALAMIN: Ilang industriya na magbibigay ng dagdag-trabaho sa 2023

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 30 08:50 PM

Sa pagpasok ng 2023, nasisilip na ng gobyerno kung ano-anong mga trabaho ang sisipa nang husto para sa mga Pilipino. Read more »

127,000 Pinoy factory workers makikinabang sa wage hike sa Taiwan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 28 07:49 PM

Mahigit 127,000 Pinoy factory workers ang inaasahang makikinabang sa wage hike ng Taiwan para sa skilled workers. Read more »

Some foreign trainees in Japan told to return home if pregnant

Kyodo News
Updated as of Dec 24 04:23 PM

Around a quarter of responding female foreign trainees in Japan said they were told to quit their job and return to their home country if they became pregnant, a survey by the Immigration Services Agency of Japan said Friday. Read more »

DOLE ayaw pangunahan ang mga wage board sa taas-sahod

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 19 06:22 PM

Ayon sa kalihim, ito’y dahil siya ang tumatayong chair ng national wages and productivity commission kung saan mapupunta ang anumang apela. Read more »