MANILA, Philippines — The month of June is coming to an end, so is the celebration of Rural Workers’ Month.
The celebration, which aims to give recognition to the hardship, sacrifices, and contribution of rural workers to the country’s economic development, was made official through Proclamation No. 2418 signed in 1985 by the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos.
The decree was passed 10 years after the International Labor Organization (ILO) ratified ILO Convention 141—which recognizes the importance of rural workers.
But decades after the declaration, rural workers continue to struggle with the same challenges, including fair comp…
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