[From the web] Address job losses not charter change | PM

#HumanRights #Workers #ChaCha As more 1,300 workers at the Mactan Economic Zone (MEZ) in Lapu-Lapu City suffered from job losses, the militant Partido Manggagawa (PM) called on the government to address worsening unemployment instead of charter change. “Chicha hindi chacha, ito ang dapat aksyunan,” stated Dennis Derige, PM Cebu spokesperson. Some 1,300 workers of the…

Human Rights Online Philippines

February 4, 2024

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As more 1,300 workers at the Mactan Economic Zone (MEZ) in Lapu-Lapu City suffered from job losses, the militant Partido Manggagawa (PM) called on the government to address worsening unemployment instead of charter change. “Chicha hindi chacha, ito ang dapat aksyunan,” stated Dennis Derige, PM Cebu spokesperson.

Some 1,300 workers of the garment factory Yuen Thai were put on forced leave starting today until March 31, 2024. Meanwhile 70 workers of electronics firm Taiyo Yuden were retrenched due to redundancy. “It is already difficult for workers to make ends meet with meager wages but now their families may go hungry with no jobs at all,” Derige described the situation of the affected.

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