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Jul 11, 20030

Govt discovers 18 sweatshops flouting laws

Juliet Labor-Javellana and Martin P. Marfil
Philippine Daily Inquirer

Unfair practice

President Macapagal-Arroyo wants to know how a garment factory in Taytay, Rizal, was able to obtain the necessary export requirements despite the substandard wages and working conditions of its … Read the rest

Jul 11, 20030

Sweatshops really do exist here

Philippine Daily Inquirer

Donald Dee was right. (Garments exporters worry about int’l image, July 6, 2003) Anvil Ensembles is one of those hot, dingy, small-time garment export firms whose revenue is insignificant compared with what the whole garment industry contributes. … Read the rest

Jul 10, 20030

Taytay sweatshop wants settlement with workers

Luige del Puerto
The Philippine Daily Inquirer

Sto. Tomas calls for end to factories like Anvil

GARMENT factory Anvil Ensembles will move for a settlement regarding the 5.8 million pesos in back wages and other benefits that the Department of … Read the rest

Jul 10, 20030

Exposing sweatshops

Ernesto F. Herrera
The Manila Times

Sweatshops are a familiar fixture in the garments industry. The recent report of the Philippine Daily Inquirer about a factory in Taytay, Rizal, whose owners allegedly have their workers work from two to three … Read the rest

Jul 10, 20030

RP aiming for hike in US garment quota collection

Iris Cecilia C. Gonzales
Business World

The Philippines is negotiating with the United States to increase quota allocation for garment exports, the state-run Garments and Textile Export Board (GTEB) said yesterday.

“We are negotiating with the US to get additional … Read the rest

Jul 10, 20030

Working women have rights

Manila Standard

A couple of days ago there was a news about the Anvil Ensembles majority of whose employees are women.  Imagine, being unable to sleep for three straight days, go home for a week, which only means that they … Read the rest

Jul 9, 20030

The messenger gets shot again

Conrado de Quiros
Philippine Daily Inquirer

I REMEMBER a similar case a couple of years ago. A group of overseas Filipino workers in Hong Kong protested the “Probe Team” television program presumably because it was hurting the image of the … Read the rest

Jul 9, 20030

Abusado!

Jay Sonza
Abante

Nakakalungkot isiping patuloy na mapagsasamantalahan ng mga negosyante ang mga maliliit nilang empleyado. Nakakapagngitngit ang katotohanan na hindi pa rin makakatanggap ng tamang sweldo at benepisyo ang maraming manggagawa rito sa ating bansa. Bakit? Sapagkat parang ipinagtatanggol … Read the rest

Jul 8, 20030

A nasty example of abuse of workers

Philippine Daily Inquirer

This letter is in reaction to your banner story, entitled “Sleepless in sweatshop,” last July 3, which exposed the pitiful condition of garment workers who were reportedly being drugged by the owner of Anvil Ensembles, a garment … Read the rest

Jul 8, 20030

41% of commercial establishments violating labor laws

Mayen Jaymalin
Philippine Star

At least 40,000 workers nationwide were deprived of their wages and other benefits during the first quarter of the year as more than 2,000 firms were found to have violated general labor standards.

Labor and Employment … Read the rest

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