Automotive industry workers have expressed concern that they might lose their jobs with the lowering of tariffs starting next year under the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement.
The tariff for completely built-up units with engine displacements higher than 3 liters, currently at 30 percent, would go down to zero by January 2010 under JPEPA, unless the importing country negotiates for a rate freeze until January 2013.
“If we no longer have the 30-percent tariff cover for vechile imports for engines with displacements of 3-liters and above, people might shift preference for bigger cars instead of locally-assembled vehicles such as Innova and Vios, since the imported bigger vehicles would turn out to be cheaper given the zero tariffs,” said Angel Dimalanta, president of the Automotive Industry Workers’ Alliance, wo is also president of Toyota Philippines’ labor union for supervisors.
The local auto industry employs 500,000 workers, including direct and indirect jobs.
Dimalanta cited that once duties of Toyota Hi-Ace imports from Japan fell to zero percent, the vehicle would be at least 20 percent cheaper than the local retail price of P1.1 million. –Elaine Ramos, Alanguilan, Manila Standard Today
March –
IT’S WOMEN’S MONTH!
“Respect and support women
every day of the year/s!”
Invoke Article 33 of the ILO Constitution
against the military junta in Myanmar
to carry out the recommendations of the 2021 ILO Commission of Inquiry
against serious violations of protocols of
Forced Labour and Freedom of Association.
Accept the National Unity Government (NUG)
of Myanmar. Reject Military!
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Monthly Observances:
Women’s Role in History Month
Weekly Observances:
Week 1: Environmental Week;
Women’s Week
Week 3: Philippine Industry and “
Made-in-the-Philippines Products Week
Last Week: Protection and Gender-Fair Treatment
of the Girl Child Week
Daily Observances:
March 8: Women’s Rights and
International Peace Day;
National Women’s Day
March 4: Employee Appreciation Day
March 15: World Consumer Rights Day
March 18: Global Recycling Day
March 21: International Day for the Elimination
of Racial Discrimination
March 23: International Day for the Right to the Truth
Concerning Gross Human Rights Violations
and for the Dignity of Victims
March 25: International Day of Remembrance of the
Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade
March 27: Earth Hour
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