Communities slam Isabella ethanol factory for seasonal hiring of workers

In the Philippines, Isabella ethanol factory will lay off of 1,200 seasonal workers at the end of the sugarcane crush next month, but then will likely re-hire many of them come October when the crush begins again. The seasonal nature of the work has angered many in the community but the company says it can’t keep on sugarcane workers year-round. The facility produces 54 million liters of ethanol.