Rappler's latest stories on labor dispute
AFP sends soldiers to 'prevent chaos' at Japanese-owned banana plantation
The Eastern Mindanao Command says the deployment was upon the request of the Department of Labor and Employment in Region 11 'for peacekeeping assistance' in the Sumifru plantation

Senators question 'core functions' of PLDT, NutriAsia amid labor dispute
Workers hired by contractors of NutriAsia and PLDT argue that they perform functions that are 'core' to the company

Labor dispute resolved at Cavite electronics firm
Lakepower Converter Incorporated agrees to reinstate 64 employees, after the Department of Labor and Employment intervened to settle their dispute

DOLE's help sought to solve Silliman University labor dispute
The dispute between Silliman University and its teachers leads to a strike on July 19 and the suspension of classes for elementary and high school levels on the following day

Scandal-hit Volkswagen also faces US union battle
The carmaker will challenge a ruling that would allow the United Auto Workers union to negotiate a labor contract for 160 maintenance workers

Ex-Plantersbank workers seek better terms from China Bank Savings
The labor department is currently overseeing negotiations between the employees and China Bank Savings Inc which is merging with Plantersbank

CA upholds labor body: Napoles' dismissal of employees illegal
Bare denial by the alleged pork barrel scam mastermind and JLN Corporation owner is not enough to reverse the National Labor Relations Commission s decision

KFC, Pizza Hut shut down in Nepal after quakes
We have been suffering from labor problems for 5 years and it has crossed our tolerance levels the local franchisee of the US restaurants says

NYC labor dispute: Filipina domestic worker anti-semitic?
Defense lawyers claim that Marichu de Sesto intentionally and knowingly enlisted the assistance of anti Zionist activists to harass her former employer the daughter of a Holocaust survivor

Holcim strike averted after settlement – DOLE
Management and unions settle the dispute through mediation by the labor department

Japan Nobel winner is salaryman who took on bosses
Shuji Nakamura was initially paid less than 200 for his groundbreaking and Nobel winning research on blue LED – and he stood up to his employer to get what he deserved

Vietnam police investigate riot at Samsung factory
13 people were injured after a riot broke out between security guards and constructions workers at the site of a Samsung complex
PALEA: Renewed negotiations
Since its members were locked out from their jobs in 2011 PALEA maintains a protest camp Morale remains high at the camp
PAL may drop criminal charges vs labor union
The new management of the Philippines oldest air carrier is sending out positive feelers that may be a sign it will be more receptive to resolving a long running inherited labor dispute