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Keeping BPO investors happy

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In a rare move, the United States government has joined local and international human rights groups in their calls...

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By Gaea Katreena Cabico | April 28, 2023 - 5:27pm

Workers' organizations allege Alex Dolorosa's murder is linked to his union work.

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April 27, 2023 - 6:51pm

In a statement on Thursday, the National Bureau of Investigation has been instructed to start looking into the Dolorosa’s...

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By Cristina Chi | April 27, 2023 - 12:40pm

"[J]ust days before he was killed, Dolorosa helped his colleagues win four labor cases in Bacolod City," Conde said...

Headlines

Unyonista sa BPO industry 'pinagsasaksak' sa Bacolod City, patay

By James Relativo | April 25, 2023 - 1:35pm

Patay ang progresibong organisador ng mga empleyado ng business process outsourcing (BPO) sa Visayas matapos matagpuang puno...

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IT-BPO workers oppose gov't return-to-office order

March 11, 2022 - 9:33am

Workers in the information technology – business process outsourcing industry slammed the government’s decision...

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Displaced tourism workers found jobs in BPO industry

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As tourism-related establishments have yet to re-hire workers due to the slump, call center companies have become the jumping ground for laid-off workers.

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Knowledge process outsourcing

By Boo Chanco | May 28, 2018 - 12:00am

Last week, I wrote about my conversation with Rey Untal, President of the industry association of our BPO industry. The threat of Artificial Intelligence was a key topic of our conversation.

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America first

By SKETCHES | By Ana Marie Pamintuan | January 27, 2017 - 12:00am

There’s trouble in the BPO industry, one of the nation’s top employers, and it’s not just due to President Duterte’s apparent dislike for most things American.

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