In the capitalist system the ever present need for workforce is accompanied by the the ever present oppressions of the workers. While workers everywhere observe this year’s International Workers’ Day, we are aware of the ongoing challenges and new obstacles workers face as the world moves into the second decade of the 21st century. Today, escalating food prices and cost of living made it impossible for many wage earners to live a decent life in their own countries. Many of these workers eventually have to
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(from http://www.gmanews.tv/story/165715/Proposed-program-wants-barangay-health-workers-trained-as-nurses-doctors) Citing the continued exodus of Filipino doctors and nurses for jobs abroad, two lawmakers are proposing a program that would train volunteers in the barangay level as health professionals. House Bill 6536, authored by Akbayan party-list representatives Risa Hontiveros and Walden Bello, seeks to establish the “Bibong BHW Education and Training Program” to train barangay health workers not just as midwives and physical therapists but also as doctors and nurses. An explanatory note of the bill said tapping over 1.3 million front line workers across the nation would help address
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