[APWSLMembers 253] Reinstate them now!

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Reinstate them now!
http://www.imfmetal.org/main/index.cfm?n=47&l=2&c=13914

Toyota Motor Philippines Corporation, the target of a global campaign,
is refusing to reinstate 136 illegally dismissed workers, despite
Supreme Court and International Labour Organisation (ILO) rulings in the
workers’ favour.


In March 2001, Toyota Philippines fired 227 union officers and members
and suspended 64 others for taking part in a peaceful union assembly.
The workers were demonstrating in front of the Department of Labour and
Employment to protest the company’s refusal to collectively bargain
with the union, the Toyota Motor Philippine Corporation Workers
Association (TMPCWA). Of the original group illegally fired, 136 still
seek reinstatement.
In September 2003, the Supreme Court of the Philippines ordered Toyota
management to begin collective bargaining. Two months later the
International Labour Organisation (ILO) called on Toyota management to
reinstate the workers and bargain in good faith with the TMPCWA. Despite
both of these rulings Toyota Philippines has not recognised the union,
reinstated the workers or negotiated a collective bargaining agreement.

The International Metalworkers’ Federation and its affiliates have
launched an international campaign calling for the immediate
reinstatement of the workers. The workers are also demanding that Toyota
Philippines recognise their fundamental right to form a union and to
bargain collectively.

Join the campaign to Reinstate Them Now!

On this website you will find the following materials and up-to-date
information about the campaign:


・Fact Sheet: A summary of the situation at Toyota Philippines
・Timeline: A detailed chronology of the situation
・Updates: Current status of the campaign
・Solidarity: Letters to the Philippine government and Toyota 　　　　　
　management on behalf of the TMPCWA workers


[May 03, 2006] AI