Steel Plant Raids Leave Filipino Workers Displaced, Labor Groups Demand Action
Labor groups are urging the Philippine government to provide immediate assistance to approximately 900 Filipino workers displaced after three steel plants in Luzon and Mindanao were shut down due to alleged safety, labor, and regulatory violations.
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