NutriAsia, PLDT execs lay down reasons for contracting workers

Company representatives of NutriAsia and PLDT  on Thursday said they have legitimate and legal reasons for hiring workers from third-party manpower agencies.

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After NutriAsia violent dispersal, CHR appeals to cops for tolerance

Militants on NutriAsia violent dispersal

Following the violent dispersal of picketing workers at the NutriAsia plant in Bulacan and their supporters last Monday, the Commission of Human Rights (CHR) reminded police and security personnel on Wednesday to observe maximum tolerance in dealing with protesters.

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After NutriAsia violent dispersal, CHR appeals to cops for maximum tolerance

Militants on NutriAsia violent dispersal

Following the violent dispersal of picketing workers at the NutriAsia plant in Bulacan and their supporters last Monday, the Commission of Human Rights (CHR) reminded police and security personnel on Wednesday to observe maximum tolerance in dealing with protesters.

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Bello denies misleading Duterte, chides labor group spokesperson

Bello denies misleading Duterte, chides labor group spokesperson

Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III on Tuesday rejected allegations that he misinformed President Rodrigo Duterte on the regularization of 300,000 workers.

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Duterte to pursue chilling, relentless antidrug campaign

Duterte to pursue chilling, relentless antidrug campaign

President Rodrigo Duterte vowed during his State of the Nation Address (Sona) to a joint session of Congress and the Filipino people on Monday to pursue his war on drugs, saying it would be as “relentless and chilling” as before.

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Labor expectation in Sona: Hope

A moderate federation of labor unions said it was expecting President Rodrigo Duterte to reveal plans to stem the rising prices of good and services, end labor-only contracting and raise workers’ wages in his third State of the Nation Address (Sona) on Monday.

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‘Endo’ bill will stop abuses, says Villanueva

The proposed Senate bill on labor contracting is intended to protect against abusive practices of employers and does not ban all kinds of contracting, according to Sen. Joel Villanueva, the measure’s main proponent.

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