Struggling to make both ends meet with the minimum wage
The struggles of a minimum wage earner
The struggles of a minimum wage earner
By RONALYN V. OLEA
They were sexually harassed; they had no union; their pay never went above the minimum wage; and their 13th month pay was cut in half. When they formed a union, the management tried to undermine it. But everything turned out for the better when the workers, who are predominantly women, collectively staged protest actions from noise barrage, to work slowdown and finally a strike.
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