[APWSLMembers 341] IMF affiliates plan mass mobilizations for September 12

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IMF affiliates plan mass mobilizations for September 12

Japanese embassies prepare for demonstrations and protests calling for a
resolution to the situation at Toyota Philippines Motor Corporation.

GLOBAL: Workers from Australia to India to the Ukraine are taking action
on behalf of Toyota Philippines workers who have been wrongly fired,
arrested and denied union recognition.
IMF affiliates are coordinating a DAY of ACTION on September 12 in front
of Japanese embassies around the world to call on the Japanese
government to use its influence in bringing a fair resolution to a
situation that has grown worse.

Just weeks ago, government security shot at and arrested 21 Toyota
Philippines workers during a peaceful demonstration in front of the
Department of Labour and Employment. All 21 were released the following
day however many suffered serious injuries from the police violence. The
workers have been struggling for the reinstatement of 136 illegally
dismissed workers and company recognition of their union, the Toyota
Philippines Motor Corporation Workers Association (TMPCWA).

The International Metalworkers’ Federation and its affiliates have
launched an international campaign calling for the immediate
reinstatement of the workers and respect for their fundamental right to
form a union and to bargain collectively.

Preparations for the September 12 DAY of ACTION include:

・In Australia, the AMWU has added the Toyota Philippines campaign to
their website and have designed a leaflet to compliment their September
12 mobilization efforts at Japanese embassies.

・Belgian affiliates have launched a petition on the web and at Toyota
plants. They will demonstrate at the Japanese embassy on September 12,
and deliver the petition.

・The CFTC will be mobilizing their members on September 12 at Toyota
France. They have sent a letter calling for resolution to the Japanese
Ambassador in France.

・Kenyan Metalworkers have also sent a letter of international
solidarity to the Japanese embassy in Nairobi.

・The IMF-SC plans to deliver a petition to the Japanese embassy on
September 12.

・Seven Ukraine affiliates coordinated a collective effort and signed on
to a protest letter on behalf of TMPCWA workers and sent it to the
Japanese ambassador.

・Indian affiliates have coordinated mass demonstrations planned at
Japanese embassies throughout the country on September 12. For instance,
INMF in New Delhi, SMEFI in Mumbai, TNEEU (an affiliate of the INMF) and
the Working People Trade Union Council will hold an action in Chennai.

・In Sri Lanka, IMF affiliates SLNSS and JSSMF will demonstrate on the
grounds of the Japanese embassy on September 12 in Colombo.

・IMF affiliates BMF and the BML in Bangladesh will mobilize in Dhaka at
the Japanese embassy on September 12.

・Nordic IN sent letters of solidarity to the Philippines' Department of
Labour and Employment and Toyota management.
For more information about the IMF’s campaign to REINSTATE THEM NOW
visit: www.imfmetal.org/toyotaphilippines

Please send information to Kristyne Peter  kpeter at imfmetal.orgregarding
solidarity action taken by your union on behalf of TMPCWA members
struggling for basic workers’ rights.

[September 06, 2006] KP