DAVAO CITY (Mindanao Examiner / 12 Oct) – The National Democratic Front (NDF), the political wing of the Communist Party of the Philippines, on Thursday assailed the alleged rejection of the Japanese-owned banana packing company in Compostela Valley to grant the legitimate demands of its striking workers.
Some 200 banana workers from the group called Nagkahiusang Mamumuo sa San Jose (NAMASAN) went on strike recently after accusing the AJMR-Sumitomo Fruit Corporation of unfair labor practise.
The NDF in Southern Midnanao also scored the Department of Labor and Employment and the Department of Justice of allegedly siding with the Japanese firm, but it did elaborate on the accusations against the two agencies.
But the workers were demanding that the AJMR-Sumitomo recognize their union so they can negotiate for fair wages and other labor benefits.
The banana firm was previously owned by the Stanfilco Dole and later handed its operations to the Fresh Banana Agricultural Corporation and was acquired by the AJMR-Sumitomo Fruit Corporation.
Rubi del Mundo, the NDF spokesman, said many workers were earning as little as P126 a day while the regular wage is P224.
“Workers must ally with other workers and farmers in Comval and other basic masses to demand for genuine land reform and national industrialization to stop land monopoly and to create more jobs,” Del Mundo said in a statement sent to the Mindanao Examiner on Thursday. (Mindanao Examiner)
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