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House bullish on Duterte's December deadline for OFW department

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 17 05:31 PM

The House of Representatives is bullish that it can meet President Rodrigo Duterte's promise of a department to handle matters concerning Filipino migrant workers by December this year. Read more »

Almost 50,000 General Motors workers on strike, auto-maker shares slide

Joseph Szczesny, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 17 06:48 AM

FLINT, United States - Almost 50,000 US auto workers went on strike on Monday in a pay dispute with General Motors, the largest industrial action to hit the car maker in more than a decade.   Read more »

She fled the 68th floor. She’s finally dealing with 9/11 trauma

James Barron, The New York Times
Posted at Sep 11 04:20 PM

Thousands of civilians like Bergeron — people who worked in the trade center or were nearby when the twin towers collapsed — also survived. Some have developed physical symptoms. Some have not. But together they have become a largely overlooked segment of the World Trade Center community.   Read more »

iPhone 11 launch marred by claims Foxconn factory broke labor laws

Phoebe Zhang, South China Morning Post
Posted at Sep 10 08:29 AM

New York-based China Labour Watch (CLW) released a report on Monday detailing a string of alleged violations at Foxconn’s Zhengzhou factory, in the central province of Henan, mostly relating to the employment conditions of temporary workers. Read more »

British Airways cancels almost all UK flights in historic strike

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Sep 10 07:10 AM

British Airways on Monday cancelled almost all flights departing and arriving into the UK, as the airline's first-ever pilots' strike began, sparking travel chaos for tens of thousands of passengers. Read more »

'Record-high' job optimism in June: SWS survey

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 06 06:41 PM

The Net Optimism score has reached excellent levels in only two other times in previous surveys, pollster SWS said. Read more »

Wisconsin teacher faces criminal raps for maltreating Filipina 'match' in dating site

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 06 07:48 AM

 A high school teacher in West Allis, Wisconsin was charged last week with 2 counts of human trafficking and second-degree sexual assault for allegedly maltreating a Filipina whom he met on a dating site. Read more »

Canada kukuha ng 2,000 Filipino workers kada taon

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 05 07:57 PM

Dalawang libong Pinoy skilled workers ang kakailanganin kada taon sa Yukon territory sa Canada, ayon sa Department of Labor and Employment. Read more »

Thai garment factory investigated by Starbucks after illegal wages exposé

Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at Sep 05 08:56 AM

Garment factories in Thailand that supply to global brands such as coffee giant Starbucks and sports gear maker Bauer Hockey are under investigation after an expose found workers illegally underpaid in a region described as a "black hole".   Read more »

Planong pagtapyas sa pondo ng DOLE, inalmahan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 05 12:00 AM

Ilang programa ng labor department para sa mga displaced worker at overseas Filipino workers ang tatamaan sa pagtapyas ng panukalang budget ng kagawaran para sa 2020. Read more »

Japan's curbs on high-tech materials exports to South Korea could backfire

Makiko Yamazaki and Heekyong Yang, Reuters
Updated as of Sep 02 08:35 AM

Japan's curbs on exports of high-tech materials to South Korea could backfire in the long run, eroding its dominance over a key link in the global chip supply chain, suppliers and experts say.   Read more »

PH post looking into case of allegedly exploited OFW in New Zealand

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 31 06:11 PM

MANILA - The Philippine embassy in New Zealand is aware of the report about an exploited overseas Filipino worker (OFW) who now relied on donations and boils meat bones for dogs as food. Read more »

US Embassy closed on Monday, Sept. 2

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 30 05:34 PM

The United States Embassy said its offices will be closed on Monday, Sept. 2, in observance of the American holiday Labor Day. Read more »

New China tariffs a 'job killer,' US industry tells Trump

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Aug 29 08:09 AM

President Donald Trump's new tariffs on Chinese goods are a "job killer" that will slam consumers and could make a recession more likely, industry groups said Wednesday.   Read more »

Pagtatag ng kagawaran para sa OFWs kinuwestiyon sa Senado

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 27 10:35 PM

Nahirapan ang Labor department na ipaliwanag kung bakit kailangan pa ng bago at hiwalay na kagawaran para sa OFWs.  Read more »

Filipino workers stage National Heroes' Day protest to denounce alleged labor abuses

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 27 12:01 AM

Thousands of Filipino workers took to the streets as the Philippines marked National Heroes' Day. Read more »

Naaksidenteng factory worker 'tinanggihang' tulungan ng employer

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 25 07:25 PM

Idinulog ng isang factory worker ang kaniyang employer na tumanggi umanong magbigay ng tulong sa pagpapagamot matapos siyang maaksidente sa trabaho at magkaroon ng bone dislocation. Read more »

Bello orders probe vs system changes in PH labor office in Hong Kong

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 25 03:52 PM

Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III on Saturday ordered a probe on the installation of a new online service system in the Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) in Hong Kong. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: August 23, 2019

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 24 12:26 AM

Here are the big stories today in photos Read more »

Cathay flight attendant says fired over Facebook posts on HK protests

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 23 05:17 PM

The Hong Kong-based airline has been accused of bowing to political and commercial pressure from Beijing by sacking employees in recent weeks for their public support for the massive anti-government movement roiling Hong Kong. Read more »