Word: almadrigo
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...idle workers could become a serious threat to social stability. In Manila, 30,000 employees were laid off in May alone. Corporate leaders there have given President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo a deadline: jump-start the economy in 90 days, or we'll begin firing people in droves. Armand Almadrigo, 3l, a Philippine warehouse worker who hasn't managed to find a new job after recently being laid off, wiles away his days in karaoke lounges. "Such good distraction?and cheap, too," he says. The music might be a salve for now, but Almadrigo is precisely the sort of person...
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