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Thousands of workers took to the streets of the Philippine capital on May 1 to demand higher wages and state controls on the rising price of rice, the staple food in this impoverished nation.
Thursday, May. 01, 2008

Open quoteWorkers in the Philippines have every right to be angry and frustrated.Close quote

  • RENATO REYES
  • secretary general of activist group Bayan, as protestors in Manila rallied against soaring food prices on World Labor Day
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