BPO Industry
Over 400 workers at Wipro in Cebu have been placed on floating status following a major earthquake and typhoon, leaving them without pay for up to six months. This temporary layoff has intensified anxieties amid ongoing recovery efforts from the disasters. Labor advocates criticize the move as a tactic to reduce costs by pressuring resignations.
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Business process outsourcing employees in Metro Manila have called on the Department of Labor and Employment to sanction companies requiring workers to report during dangerous weather conditions. In an open letter, they emphasized the risks to lives and the need for emergency leave with pay. The workers criticized the agency's previous inaction during Typhoon Tino.