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Friday, July 29, 2011

petition and action in support of filipino migrant teachers | angry asian man

petition and action in support of filipino migrant teachers | angry asian man

petition and action in support of filipino migrant teachers

Passing along word about a petition and action that could use your support, involving migrant teachers in the D.C. area... In Maryland, Prince George's County Public Schools were determined to be a "willfull violator" of labor laws because they let 1,000 international teachers -- the majority of whom come from the Philippines -- shoulder fees that should have been the schools'.

The Department of Labor penalized them by demanding they pay these teachers back. However, they were also debarred from