DAGUPAN CITY — Authorities on Tuesday rescued 22 fish cage workers from their employers in Sual town in Pangasinan province. ADVERTISEMENTSome of the rescued workers were from the provinces of Albay, Samar, Leyte and Zamboanga del Sur and Cagayan de Oro City. A fish cage worker had escaped from Sual early this month and had told the Kibawe social welfare office about their plight. “The work was hard and they were not well-compensated,” said Banzuela, citing accounts of a fish cage worker. ADVERTISEMENTBanzuela said owners of the fish cages did not show up during the rescue operation.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer April 16, 2019 09:00 UTC