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Chinese workers awarded US$5.4 million over ‘inhumane conditions’ at Saipan casino site

Mimi Lau, South China Morning Post
Posted at May 26 02:38 PM

A judge orders Hong Kong-based Imperial Pacific International to pay compensation. The laborers were forced to work long hours at below US minimum wage, denied medical care for injuries, threatened with deportation and even death. Read more »

Ilang vendors napilitang suwayin ang ECQ dahil sa kawalan ng ayuda

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 29 08:05 PM

Paliwanag ni Roger Cagurangan, tindero, kahit bawal ay wala siyang magagawa kundi sumuway dahil gutom ang aabutin ng kaniyang pamilya. Read more »

Mga trabahador umaasang 'di na maulit ang bangungot ng unang ECQ

Zandro Ochona, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 29 07:24 PM

Kasabay ng pagpapatupad muli ng mas mahigpit na enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) sa National Capital Region at mga karatig-probinsiya, todo-tipid ngayon ang mga construction worker at iba pang trabahador dahil sa takot na mawalan ulit ng trabaho. Read more »

DTI, DOLE roll out new standards on free shuttle service for workers

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 01 04:50 AM

MANILA - Starting this month, big establishments and business companies should provide free shuttle services with a relaxed standard operational capacity, to help their workers avoid high-risk of COVID-19 exposure in public transportation. Read more »

Coronavirus is no excuse to exploit workers, says Pope Francis

Reuters
Posted at May 06 05:34 PM

Francis said he wanted to defend "all exploited workers and I invite everyone to turn the crisis into an occasion where the dignity of the person and the dignity of work can be put back at the center of things." Read more »

Pangilinan: Extend COVID-19 cash aid to over 2 million displaced workers, OFWs

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 28 12:54 PM

MANILA - Sen. Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan on Monday urged the executive branch to extend its cash aid program for formal sector employees and overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who were displaced due the work stoppage during the coronavirus crisis. Read more »

Marikina distributes P2,500 aid to workers displaced by COVID-19

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 01 05:33 PM

MANILA - Some 250 Marikina City residents who work in commercial establishments have each received P2,500 in financial aid under the social amelioration program of the local government as the lockdown in Luzon continued. Read more »

Long way home: Laborers who endured 7-hour walk finally get help, thanks to social media

Jervis Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 20 01:26 PM

More than contracting the virus, their bigger worry was where to source food for their families' table. They were returning home with only a week's worth of pay, and their future uncertain.  Read more »

Amid COVID-19 spread, firms urged to house staff near workplace

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 19 01:49 AM

Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez requested firms to find shelter for their workers inside or near their workplace. Read more »

Lokal na pamahalaan ng Digos at DOLE, nagbigay tulong sa mga biktima ng lindol

Claire Cornelio, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 08 12:17 AM

Ito ay programa ng lokal na pamahalaan at ng Department of Labor and Employment, sa mga apektadong trabahador. Read more »

De Lima wants 5-day paid calamity leave for disaster victims

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 05 11:27 PM

Workers affected by natural disasters should be entitled to a 5-day calamity leave, according to a bill filed by detained Senator Leila de Lima. Read more »

On Labor Day, Duterte asks lawmakers to 'fully protect' workers

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 01 10:09 AM

President Rodrigo Duterte urged Congress Wednesday to pass measures that would "fully protect" the rights of workers as the country marked Labor Day. Read more »