Roh Fung, the Korean manager of Royal House, Inc. [not their real
names] pointed a 45-caliber pistol at sewer Sebastian Andres [not his real
name] after he balked at signing a resignation letter and a blank sheet of
paper - which later contained a statement that Andres was apologizing for
causing damage to the company due to union formation - last December 1,
2002.
THIS IS FORCED LABOR! (Forced overtime, a new form of forced labor, also hazardous to health)
To meet export orders, many Philippine companies, including those
inside economic zones, are resorting to a new form of forced labor --
long, long hours of forced (many times under-compensated) overtime.
APPAREL COMPANY SUPPLIES ADDICTIVE DRUGS TO WORKERS
DURING OVERNIGHT WORK! (Yet underpays them for all the effort.)
Workers of Assembly Apparel (not its real name) say the company gave
out Duromine Phentermine-not ordinarily prescribed by doctors-to workers
to keep them awake during once a week overnight work dating back to
September 2002. Aside from the drug, the company also provides workers
with Extra Joss, an energy drink.
EMPLOYERS ARE CAUSING UTI AND KIDNEY PROBLEMS - TUCP
Companies’ failure to provide sufficient and clean rest rooms (CRs) and
severe restriction on their use are resulting in an explosion of UTI and
kidney problems among many workers, increasing absenteeism and
jeopardizing workers' health and productivity.
