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Video: Thousands look for work in the streets of Manila

In this Manila neighborhood, thousands of seafarers show up looking for work. They want to work on cargo or bulk ships and send money back home. But in fine print of their employment…

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KCRW placeholderBy Karen Foshay • Oct 4, 2016 • 1 min read

In this Manila neighborhood, thousands of seafarers show up looking for work. They want to work on cargo or bulk ships and send money back home. But in fine print of their employment contracts is an arbitration clause, which makes it easy for big companies to take advantage of them.

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