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Union protests surprise layoffs at Canlubang milk plant, files notice of strike

MANILA, Philippines (Updated 3:38 p.m.) — Wyeth Philippines Progressive Workers Union has filed a notice of strike at the regional National Conciliation and Mediation Board office in Laguna over the nutrition giant’s termination of 140 workers, a move that workers said violated a collective bargaining agreement with the company.

Workers at the Wyeth Nutrition plant in Canlubang were barred from going to work on Thursday without warning, the union said. They were later allowed in only to be told that 140 of them, including 10 union officers, were being laid off so the company could cut costs.

“Management locked us out on May 18, they themselves ordered a stop to operations,” union president Debie Faigmani said in Filipino in a statement to media. Faigmani, who is among those laid off, said this was an illegal lockout that the union will protest.

The Labor Code defines a lockout as a

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Wyeth Nutrition says no lockout of Laguna factory workers

MANILA, Philippines — Wyeth Nutrition said Friday it did not implement a lockout, reiterating the company respect employees’ rights despite the nutrition giant sending 140 workers into unemployment as a result of ongoing restructuring efforts. 

The statement was issued to Philstar.com, which first reported the story of the plight of these workers in Wyeth Nutrition’s factory in Canlubang, Laguna on Thursday.

“No lock-out was implemented by Wyeth management. We fully respect our employees’ rights, including the right to freedom of expression and the right to freedom of assembly,” the statement read. 

Wyeth Nutrition said management entered into a dialogue with union officers on Thursday and “encouraged them to allow their members to enter the factory.” The company has five factories in the Philippines, tasked with producing powdered and liquid beverages, milk products and ice cream, and prepared dishes and cooking aids.

For context, the 140 employees laid

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Samsung’s new OLED can measure heart rate and blood pressure

Samsung Display, the world’s leading manufacturer of OLED displays, has unveiled the world’s first OLED panel with a built-in fingerprint scanner for blood pressure and heart rate. The new panel, called Sensor OLED, is designed to be used in smartphones and tablets for health monitoring.

Samsung Display Unveils World’s First OLED Panel with Built-in Fingerprint Scanner and Heart Rate Sensor

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Sensor OLED is made possible by Samsung Display’s latest organic photodiode (OPD) technology. OPD is a type of sensor that can detect light, and it is in use in the new panel to detect fingerprints, blood pressure and heart rate information. The OPD sensor is part of the OLED panel, which eliminates the need for a separate fingerprint scanner or heart rate sensor. This saves space and cost, and it also makes the device more aesthetically pleasing.

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