On 7 October six workers were killed at Keppel Subic Shipyard in the Philippines, when a 42 ton elevated ramp fell. Another six workers were badly injured but survived.
The Metal Workers Alliance of the Philippines (MWAP) conducted a fact-finding mission at the site, and found irregularities in Keppel’s health and safety practices.
Labour laws in the Philippines are minimal and hardly enforced at the best of times. In addition, the Economic Zones are under a special Authority that allows companies to avoid labour laws. At the time of the accident investigators and even the Mayor of Subic were initially denied entry by the company.
The Metal Workers Alliance of the Philippines, the International Metal Workers Federation, The International Transport Federation, the Building and Wood Worker’s International have all expressed their condolences to the families, friends and comrades, of the workers killed at Subic.
It is now up to us to fight for justice, We must stop companies from killing our fellow workers in their race for profit.
Organise for safety: If you are a Health & Safety Rep you can attend the Melbourne OHS Reps conference
On 7 October six workers were killed at Keppel Subic Shipyard in the Philippines, when a 42 ton elevated ramp fell. Another six workers were badly injured but survived.
The Metal Workers Alliance of the Philippines (MWAP) conducted a fact-finding mission at the site, and found irregularities in Keppel’s health and safety practices.
Labour laws in the Philippines are minimal and hardly enforced at the best of times. In addition, the Economic Zones are under a special Authority that allows companies to avoid labour laws. At the time of the accident investigators and even the Mayor of Subic were initially denied entry by the company.
The Metal Workers Alliance of the Philippines, the International Metal Workers Federation, The International Transport Federation, the Building and Wood Worker’s International have all expressed their condolences to the families, friends and comrades, of the workers killed at Subic.
It is now up to us to fight for justice, We must stop companies from killing our fellow workers in their race for profit.
Organise for safety: If you are a Health & Safety Rep you can attend the Melbourne OHS Reps conference
