CEBU, Philippines – The labor dispute at the Keppel shipyard erupted again after its employees’ union filed a notice of strike the other day before the National Conciliation and Mediation Board.
The Nagkahiusang Mamumuo sa Baradero (Keppel Shipyard)-National Federation of Labor alleged that the Keppel management resorted to union busting by declaring a one-month forced leave without a guarantee of workers returning to work.
“The virtual indefinite forced leave is a management maneuver to force workers to resign and destroy the union in the process,” Keppel union president Roger Igot said in a press statement sent to The Freeman.
Igot said that the difficulties faced by the Aboitiz-owned shipbuilding firm, FBMA Marine Inc., shows that Keppel’s shift to shipbuilding was a wrong decision.
He said they demanded that Keppel go back to ship repair so that workers can have their jobs again.
The Partido ng Mangagawang Pilipino is likewise seeking for a House inquiry into the allegation that Keppel management’s shift to shipbuilding was tantamount to economic sabotage. – Mitchelle L. Palaubsanon/LPM (THE FREEMAN)
July 2025
Nutrition Month
“Give us much more than P50 increase
for proper nutrition!”
Invoke Article 33 of the ILO Constitution
against the military junta in Myanmar
to carry out the 2021 ILO Commission of Inquiry recommendations
against serious violations of
Forced Labour and Freedom of Association protocols.
Accept National Unity Government (NUG)
of Myanmar. Reject Military!
#WearMask #WashHands #Distancing #TakePicturesVideosturesVideos
July
3 July – International Day of Cooperatives
3 July – International Plastic Bag Free Day
5 July – World Youth Skills Day
7 July – Global Forgiveness Day
11 July – World Population Day
17 July – World Day for International Justice
28 July – World Nature Conservation Day
30 July – World Day against Trafficking in Persons
Monthly Observances:
Schools Safety Month
Nutrition Month
National Disaster Consciousness Month
Weekly Observances:
Week 2: Cultural Communities Week
Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprise
Development Week
Week 3: National Science and
Technology Week
National Disability Prevention and
Rehabilitation Week
July 1-7:
National Culture Consciousness Week
July 13-19:
Philippines Business Week
Week ending last Saturday of July:
Arbor Week
Daily Observances:
First Saturday of July:
International Cooperative Day
in the Philippines
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