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Filipino demonstrators shout during their march calling for higher wages and cheaper price of rice in suburban Manila on Wednesday. -- PHOTO: AP
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The Philippine agriculture chief proposed Wednesday the creation of an international rice buffer stock to ensure global food security amid surging prices. -- PHOTO: AP
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The demonstrators were due to converge at several points later in the day, including one rally outside President Gloria Arroyo's palace. -- PHOTO: AFP
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Activists carry sacks painted with slogans during a May Day rally in Jakarta. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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Tens of thousands of workers held rallies on Labour Day to demand better wages and safer working conditions in Jakarta, Indonesia. -- PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES
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Carrying banners reading 'Lower Food Prices Now' and 'More Pay for Workers and Farmers', many of the demonstrators said they were alarmed at soaring inflation and the prospect of sharply higher fuel bills. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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Fire eaters perform as labour activists gathered in downtown Jakarta and marched to the Presidential Palace to demand better wages and economic conditions. -- PHOTO: AP
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Thousands of workers waving flags and banners gathered in Bangkok to call on the government to raise the minimum wage and improve their welfare. -- PHOTO: AFP
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Thai demonstrators demanded a minimum wage of 233 baht (S$9.99) a day and a curb on rising commodity prices. -- PHOTO: AFP
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Many labourers around Bangkok earn less than 200 baht a day, while in the provinces daily wages are as low as 144 baht. -- PHOTO: AFP
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Labourers mimic a scene of 'being tortured' during a demonstration to mark May Day in Jarkarta. -- PHOTO: AFP
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Performers in Jarkarta mimic a scene of 'Tortured mine labourers' during a demonstration. -- PHOTO: AFP
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