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Read more about the article Labor arbiter hit for junking ex-workers’ case vs Nakayama
ANGER. Sacked workers of a Japanese-owned company in Digos City stage a protest before the National Labor Relation Commission Regional Arbitration Branch XI in Davao City on Monday, March 7. The government body recently junked their complaint against their former employer. (Contributed photo)

Labor arbiter hit for junking ex-workers’ case vs Nakayama

Militant labor group Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU) on Monday, March 7, criticized a labor arbiter’s decision to junk a complaint of some 84 dismissed workers of a Japanese-owned company in Digos City, saying it was done “partially.”

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Read more about the article ?Haran fire case escalates to UN
2-year-old, Demon Manayab sustained second degree burns on both hands after the fire partially damaged their temporary shelter. (Photo by Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)

?Haran fire case escalates to UN

Human rights group Karapatan has made a formal complaint to the United Nations (UN) on the burning of makeshift shelters and a church-owned dormitory which housed at least 700 Lumad evacuees.

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Read more about the article Daughter of slain IP leader meets with UN official in Geneva  
FRONTLINE. Michelle Campos, daughter of slain Lumad leader in Lianga, Surigao del Sur, together with other women Lumad leaders took the front line of the protest in Camp Aguinaldo as they face the military barricade.(Earl O. Condeza/davaotoday.com)

Daughter of slain IP leader meets with UN official in Geneva  

The daughter of the slain leader of the Manobo tribe in Lianga, Surigao del Sur met with United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights Defenders Michel Forst during the 31st UN Human Rights Council sessions held in Geneva, Switzerland on Wednesday, March 2.

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Read more about the article Half of all Pinays live below poverty line – study
It's an exhausting day for this young girl who bikes off with her brother looking for useful trash as they navigate the tight road along C. Bangoy corner Palmagil, Davao City.

Half of all Pinays live below poverty line – study

Half of all Filipino women live below poverty line, according to a study conducted by the Center for Women’s Resources.

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Read more about the article No closure yet for kins of Pinoys killed in Iraq fire
IN GRIEF. The families of the four female overseas Filipino workers killed in a fire in Iraq on February 5, lament the delay of the assistance given to them by the employer during their meeting with Episcopal Diocese of Davao bishop Jonathan Casimina. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)

No closure yet for kins of Pinoys killed in Iraq fire

Several kins of Filipino workers killed in a hotel fire in Iraq refused to sign documents sent by the victims' employer as they doubt that by doing so would mean an unresolved closure.

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