Filipino women workers worse off under Duterte — IBON

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Research group IBON said that the situation of Filipino women workers is getting worse under the Duterte administration. The group said that the number of employed Filipino women has fallen even as those working continue to receive measly wages. Women workers are among the worst affected by the government’s neoliberal and anti-worker policies, said IBON.The number of employed women in the country fell from some 16 million in 2016 to 15.7 million in 2018, the latest year for which data is available. This means 300,000 less jobs for Filipino women workers since the start of the Duterte administration.

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Filipino women workers worse off under Duterte — IBON

Filipino women workers worse off under Duterte — IBON

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