The President said an embargo Jagainst the companies was possible funder the labour code but would be too slow to meet the seriousness of p the situation.
The trouble first arose when the oil companies failed to comply with 1U:8$7,300.000 wage increase for workers which was ordered by the Federal Board. The Board thus ordered 18,000 employees of the feonipanies to cease work and ordered the operators to pay the workers an estimated 7,000.00 pesos advance salaries as quittance pay—United Press.
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