Filipinas - Violence against workers (2013)

In January 2014, the banana company Sumifru suspended employment contracts of 141 union members. However, the labour arbitration board ordered their reinstatement and the payment of compensation for lost wages. When the company failed to comply with the order, workers conducted a picket in front of the residence of the company owner Jesus Jamero, who responded by shooting on workers with his gun. The union complained to the police, who failed to act on the incident arguing that workers had provoked the violence with their rally.

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