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Thursday, April 17, 2008 (Philippines)

Workers seek P100 wage hike
A young mother carries her child while lining up for cheap rice at a public market in Cagayan de Oro City. (Sun.Star Cagayan de Oro/Joey P. Nacalaban)
WORKERS in Cagayan de Oro and Northern Mindanao, already feeling the brunt of rising prices of rice and other basic commodities, are seeking a P100 across the-board wage increase.

The Associated Laor Union, who represents the workers sector in the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB), filed the petition for the wage hike Monday.

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