The Confederation of Wearable Exporters of the Philippines has urged the government to tackle the decline in jobs in the apparel, leather goods and footwear industry.
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MANILA: A local group of garment exporters warned on Tuesday (Feb 27) that a new wage hike would devastate their industry, with data pointing to over 120,000 jobs getting wiped out in a sector already on a downward spiral due to softening global demand.
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The Confederation of Wearable Exporters of the Philippines, or CONWEP, on Tuesday joined other private sector employers in criticizing the legislated wage hike