Filipino workers in a US military base in Diego Garcia, an island south of Maldives in the Indian Ocean, are bearing the brunt of a minimum wage dispute between the Philippine government and their employer.
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Workers said they feared losing their jobs if they head home before the wage dispute is resolved.
The @DMWPHL also accused Kellogg Brown & Root, Inc. (KBR), one of the largest US defense contractors, of “emotional blackmail.”
The @DMWPHL also accused Kellogg Brown & Root, Inc. (KBR), one of the largest US defense contractors, of “emotional blackmail.”
The DMW said KBR prevents its workers from going home to their families “unless they sign an extension of their contract based on the old minimum wage rate.”
KBR is the only contractor employing OFWs in Diego Garcia that didn’t comply with the adjusted rates.
KBR is the only contractor employing OFWs in Diego Garcia that didn’t comply with the adjusted rates.
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