The Philippines subsidiary of Dutch IT multinational, Philips, tried to bust the union and avoid signing a collective agreement by firing 24 officials of Metal Workers Alliance of the Philippines. Now 12 out of the 24 have won their jobs back, while the other 12 will be given a compensation package. NXP has also agreed to a collective agreement, that gives workers between a 3 and 5% pay rise per year and converts almost 200 contract workers to permanent employment. This win is the result of constant campaigning in the Philippines and around the world. This is a significant campaign because the factory is located in a Special Economic Zone where employers and the state try and break unions and keep wages low to attract investment.
The Philippines subsidiary of Dutch IT multinational, Philips, tried to bust the union and avoid signing a collective agreement by firing 24 officials of Metal Workers Alliance of the Philippines. Now 12 out of the 24 have won their jobs back, while the other 12 will be given a compensation package. NXP has also agreed to a collective agreement, that gives workers between a 3 and 5% pay rise per year and converts almost 200 contract workers to permanent employment. This win is the result of constant campaigning in the Philippines and around the world. This is a significant campaign because the factory is located in a Special Economic Zone where employers and the state try and break unions and keep wages low to attract investment.
