Partido Manggagawa condemns in strongest
terms the violent dispersal of PNP forces on the peaceful protest action of
workers and their supporters which has resulted into scores of injuries and
arrests.
The issue of the protest action is a
legitimate one—the demand for regularization of hundreds of workers employed by
manpower agencies for many years to the principal employer, the NutriAsia.
We call on the people, especially
workers, to boycott NutriAsia products until the labor dispute is resolved. The
boycott will not only support the legitimate struggle of workers, but more
importantly, send a strong message by the public to NutriAsia, that consumers will
not patronize products sold and profited by a company that is violating
workers’ rights.
We call on the Commission on Human
Rights to investigate the incident and file appropriate actions to those found
violating worker’s constitutional right to peaceful concerted action including
the right to strike.
We also call on the Department of Labor
and Employment to step up their effort in mediating the labor dispute in
NutriAsia with the end in view of strictly enforcing compliance with labor laws
and regulations pertaining to labor contracting.
Finally, we call on the Senate to
prioritize the deliberation of Senate Bill 1826 in order for Congress to
finally legislate a new law governing labor contracting in the country. A new
law that clearly upholds worker’s right to security of tenure and effectively
address widespread use of contractual labor would surely help in averting labor
disputes such as in NutriAsia.
July 31, 2018
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