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Read more about the article Shrinking Job Market Leaves College Graduates Struggling as Government Falls Short
Graduates of a college along Catitipan highway here flash their smiles despite uncertainty in their future. Davao Region posted an unemployment rate of 6.5 percent and underemployment rate of 20.2 percent. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)

Shrinking Job Market Leaves College Graduates Struggling as Government Falls Short

DAVAO CITY, Philippines -- When Rean graduated from the University of Mindanao (UM) with a degree in Tourism Management, she imagined a future in aviation. Like many tourism students, she…

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Read more about the article Unemployment harder for women but all workers suffering under PNoy’s watch
WOMAN POWER. Racquel Gallemba (left), a field worker at a palm oil plantation in Agusan Sur, has been working since she was a child. As a mother, she divides a can of sardines into two meals in order to make ends meet and feed her family of four. (davaotoday.com photo by Medel V. Hernani)

Unemployment harder for women but all workers suffering under PNoy’s watch

High unemployment rates are especially higher on women because they are seen as a mere "secondary labor force."  Marginalization of women workers is the reason why they are forced to take high risk jobs like becoming domestic helpers even in war-torn countries.

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