INQUIRER.net: Filipino domestic workers push for basic rights

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Filipino domestic workers push for basic rights Apr 27th 2013, 00:09 LOS ANGELES—More than 100 Filipino domestic workers and their supporters yesterday (Friday in Manila) held a "cupcake party"  in front of the state building here to show their support for a bill that will grant domestic workers in California basic labor rights, such as overtime pay and breaks.   The California Assembly bill, AB 241, passed in the labor and employment committee in Sacramento on Wednesday (Thursday in Manila).   "We're celebrating this first victorious step, the first legislative action on the bill" said Lolita Andrada Lledo, senior community organizer of the LA-based Pilipino Workers Center (PWC), who were among the rally participants wh... Keep on reading: Filipino domestic workers push for basic rights Media files: California.jpg (image/jpeg)

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