
Dreams of wealth turn to dust for Qatar migrant workers
Hundreds of thousands of people have flocked to Qatar in recent years to work on giant construction schemes as it boosted its infrastructure ahead of the World…
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Hundreds of thousands of people have flocked to Qatar in recent years to work on giant construction schemes as it boosted its infrastructure ahead of the World…
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The House Committee on Justice formally approved on first reading House Bill 825 or the granting of Philippine citizenship to Barangay Ginebra San Miguel…
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At Amazon's robotics laboratory on the outskirts of Boston, Massachusetts, the company's newest automaton "Sparrow" picks out items to be shipped to…
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Unpaid wages dominate a growing number of complaints by migrant workers in Qatar, the UN labor agency said Tuesday, 19 days from the start of the football…
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The war raging in Ukraine and other overlapping crises are taking a toll on labor markets worldwide, the UN said Monday, suggesting a "sharp"…
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Instituting reforms on the country's pension system is about time, a lawmaker-economist said on Saturday, following a 2022 index rating the Philippines as…
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The declining number of Chinese tourists in the country is not related to the controversial move to ban the Philippine Offshore Gaming Operations, but with…
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The government's leading poverty intervention program, Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program or 4P, has helped many Filipinos make both ends meet but it is not…
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The Department of Labor and Employment on Friday said that some of their agencies and allotment classes will experience budget cuts, as reflected in their…
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More jobs in the garment industry are in peril in the coming months, as the Confederation of Wearable Exporters of the Philippines forecasted that about 3.5 to…
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A measure seeking to guarantee retired farmers and fishers a steady source of income to meet their basic needs through a pension and social security benefit…
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A weakened peso and rising commodities prices and electricity rates could drive the September inflation between 6.6 to 7.4 percent, the Bangko Sentral ng…
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By forcing the world to wake up to the daily sexual abuse suffered by women, the #MeToo movement became a social revolution of historic importance. Its legacy…
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A House leader on Wednesday urged the Philippine government to give fair and equal treatment to foreign workers, including those employed by controversial…
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The Senate on Tuesday approved on third and final reading the proposed measure seeking to mandate the registration of subscriber identity modules (SIM) in the…
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The Commission on Appointments on Tuesday confirmed the ad interim appointment of lawyer Bienvenido Laguesma as Secretary of the Department of Labor and…
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Senator Robinhood "Robin" Padilla on Monday expressed his support for the legislation of the proposed measures prohibiting Sexual Orientation, Gender…
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