[APWSLMembers 322] IMF announces DAY of ACTION on September 12

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IMF / News article

IMF announces DAY of ACTION on September 12
http://www.imfmetal.org/main/index.cfm?n=47&l=2&c=14513

Affiliates to demonstrate at Japanese embassies and consulates demanding
justice for Toyota Philippines workers.

GLOBAL: The International Metalworkers・Federation has coordinated a DAY
of ACTION on September 12 calling on all affiliates to urge the Japanese
government to use its influence in bringing a just resolution to the
troubling situation at Toyota Motor Philippines Corporation.
The IMF Executive Committee in May 2006 supported the launch of a
campaign for the reinstatement of workers unjustly dismissed at Toyota
Philippines. The company has repeatedly refused to reinstate 136
illegally dismissed workers or recognise the Toyota Motor Philippine
Corporation Workers Association (TMPCWA) as the sole bargaining agent.

Last month, IMF affiliates representing Toyota workers conducted
solidarity actions at Toyota sites in South Africa, Brazil, the UK,
Australia and Thailand. Other affiliates have collected funds for the
TMPCWA and sent letters of protest to Toyota management.

On a broader scale, the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions
(ICFTU) which represents 155 million workers in 156 countries, has
released a damaging report on labour rights abuses in the Philippines.
In their 2006 Annual Survey of Violations of Trade Union Rights, the
report specifically refers to the Toyota Motor Philippines dispute as an
example of foreign companies exploiting Philippine labour laws to break
unions and trample workers・rights.

For more information and other materials about the situation at Toyota
Philippines go to the IMF website at: www.imfmetal.org/toyotaphilippines


[August 16, 2006] KP