University of The Philippines School of Labor and Industrial Relations

University Of The Philippines School Of Labor And Industrial Relations

The UP School of Labor and Industrial Relations (SOLAIR) is a constituent unit in the University of the Philippines Diliman, the national university of the Philippines.

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