<DIV>Dear Friends</DIV>
<DIV>I 'm in Indonesia now quite difficulty to use email here, I have got your email and have known about Action Altert from Union President and KMU Leader. That is terible time again for Union leader. Anywhere i will do thisso soon when i can use email.</DIV>
<DIV>Insolidarity,</DIV>
<DIV>Parat</DIV>
<DIV>APWSL Co ordinattor</DIV>
<DIV><BR><BR><B><I>apwsl_nz@slingshot.co.nz</I></B> wrote:</DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px"><BR><BR>----- Forwarded message from kmuid@tri-isys.com -----<BR>Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2005 01:07:48 +0800<BR>From: Kilusang Mayo Uno <KMUID@TRI-ISYS.COM><BR>Reply-To: Kilusang Mayo Uno <KMUID@TRI-ISYS.COM><BR>Subject: URGENT ACTION ALERT: Nestle Union President and KMU Leader Shot Dead!<BR>To: Kilusang Mayo Uno <KMUID@TRI-ISYS.COM><BR><BR>Dear friends,<BR><BR>Please find below an Urgent Action Alert<BR>concerning the brutal slaying of Diosdado<BR>Fortuna, Nestle-Cabuyao union president and<BR>chairman of the regional chapter of KMU in Southern Tagalog.<BR><BR>We enjoin you to send protest letters to Nestle<BR>and concerned government agencies, as well as<BR>send solidarity message to the Nestle union.<BR><BR>We hope for your immediate action on this matter. Thank you very much.<BR><BR>In solidarity,<BR>Tess Dioquino<BR>Secretary<BR>KMU International Department<BR><BR><BR>22 Sept
2005<BR>URGENT ACTION ALERT!!!<BR><BR>Nestle Union President and KMU Leader Shot Dead!<BR><BR>Another union leader was shot dead in Southern<BR>Tagalog today, Sept 22, 2005, a day after the<BR>33rd anniversary of the declaration of martial law in the Philippines.<BR><BR>Diosdado Fortuna was shot by unidentified<BR>motorcycle-riding gunmen believed to be agents of<BR>the Intelligence Service of the Armed Forces of<BR>the Philippines (ISAFP) and the Philippine<BR>National Police (PNP). Fortuna was riding his<BR>motorbike on his way home when he was shot near<BR>Sagara factory in Brgy Paciano, Calamba. He<BR>sustained two fatal gunshot wounds in the chest<BR>and was pronounced dead on arrival at the Calamba Provincial Hospital.<BR><BR>The labor leader had just attended an All-Leaders<BR>meeting and went directly to the Nestle<BR>picketline for a discussion with student<BR>exposurists from the University of Sto. Tomas<BR>(UST). He went home after the discussion to visit his sick
grandson.<BR><BR>Fortuna, fondly called “Ka Fort” by friends and<BR>comrades, is the president of the Union of<BR>Filipro Employees – Drug, Food & Allied<BR>Industries (UFE-DFA-KMU) in Cabuyao, Laguna. He<BR>is also the chairman of the Pagkakaisa ng mga<BR>Manggagawa sa Timog Katagalugan (PAMANTIK-KMU) or<BR>the Unity of Workers in Southern Tagalog, the<BR>regional chapter of Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU) in<BR>Southern Tagalog. He is also a member of the National Council of KMU.<BR><BR>Fortuna holds many positions in the region, among<BR>them being the chairman of the Anakpawis (Toiling<BR>Masses) Partylist in Southern Tagalog and<BR>co-chairman of the National Coalition for the<BR>Protection of Workers Rights – Southern Tagalog.<BR><BR>In yesterday’s rally in front of the Nestle<BR>Cabuyao plant to commemorate the declaration of<BR>martial law, Fortuna briefly mentioned the brutal<BR>murder of former Nestle Cabuyao president Mel<BR>Roxas who was shot dead in front of
the<BR>picketline by unidentified assasins in<BR>1987. Protesters remembered Fortuna saying that<BR>the Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo government and greedy<BR>capitalists such as Nestle can never silence the<BR>voice of the workers and people. He enjoined the<BR>people to be vigilant and fight against the<BR>creeping martial law under the present regime.<BR><BR>KMU believes that the killing is politically<BR>motivated. Fortuna has allegedly been on the hit<BR>list of the military due to his active political<BR>involvement. He was under constant surveillance<BR>and harassment by military and paid goons of<BR>Nestle since the Cabuyao plant went on strike on<BR>January 14, 2002 over deadlock in the collective<BR>bargaining agreement (CBA). The Nestle<BR>management refuses to include the retirement<BR>benefits of the workers in the CBA, despite an<BR>earlier ruling of the Supreme Court in favor of the workers.<BR><BR>KMU condemns in the strongest possible terms the<BR>brutal murder of
Fortuna. Fortuna is the 119th<BR>victim of military atrocities in the Southern<BR>Tagalog alone since Pres. Arroyo came into power in 2001.<BR>We ask you to send solidarity message to the<BR>Nestle union as well as condemnation letters to<BR>the Nestle management, to Malacanang, Armed<BR>Forces of the Philippines, Department of Labor<BR>and Employment and other concerned<BR>agencies. Other forms of actions such as picket<BR>protest in front of Nestle companies or in front<BR>of Philippine Consulates in your respective countries is very much welcome.<BR><BR>Solidarity messages can be sent to:<BR><BR>PAMANTIK-KMU<BR>e-mail address: <?xml:namespace prefix = mailto /><mailto:granahe@yahoo.com>granahe@yahoo.com<BR>cc: <mailto:kmuid@tri-isys.com>kmuid@tri-isys.com<BR><BR>Protest letters can be sent to:<BR><BR>Nandu Nandkishore<BR>CEO & President<BR>Nestle Center<BR>31 Plaza Drive<BR>Rockwell Center, Makati City, Phils.<BR><BR>Fax No. (632) 8906681<BR>Email:<BR><BR>Peter
Brabeck<BR>Chief Executive Officer<BR>Nestle Vevey<BR>Switzerland<BR><BR>Email:<BR><mailto:Peter.Brabeck_Letmathe@nestle.com>Peter.Brabeck_Letmathe@nestle.com<BR><BR>Hon. Patricia Sto. Tomas<BR>Labor Secretary<BR>Department of Labor and Employment<BR>7th Floor, DOLE Building<BR>Muralla Street, Intramuros, Manila, PHILIPPINES<BR>email: sto-tomapat@pacific.net.ph<BR>fax: 0063-2-527 3494<BR><BR><BR>H.E. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo<BR>President of the Republic<BR>Malacanang Palace,<BR>JP Laurel St., San Miguel<BR>Manila Philippines<BR>Voice: (+632) 564 1451 to 80<BR>Fax: (+632) 742-1641 / 929-3968<BR>Cell#: (+ 63) 919 898 4622 / (+63) 917 839 8462<BR>E-mail:<BR><mailto:corres@op.gov.ph>corres@op.gov.ph /<BR><mailto:opnet@ops.gov.ph>opnet@ops.gov.ph<BR><BR>The Secretariat, GRP-Human Rights Monitoring Committee<BR>Email: <mailto:grp_mc@myway.com>grp_mc@myway.com<BR>or<BR>The Secretariat, NDFP-Human Rights Monitoring Committee<BR>E-mail:
<mailto:ndfp_Jsection@yahoo.com>ndfp_Jsection@yahoo.com<BR>6/F Immaculate Conception Multi-Purpose Building<BR>71 Lantana St., Cubao, Quezon City<BR><BR><BR>Please inform us of your actions. Thank you very<BR>much for your continued support to the Filipino people and workers.<BR><BR>----- End forwarded message -----<BR><BR><BR><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>APWSLMembers mailing list<BR>APWSLMembers@labornetjp.org<BR>http://misc.labornetjp.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/apwslmembers<BR></BLOCKQUOTE></mailto:ndfp_Jsection@yahoo.com></mailto:grp_mc@myway.com></mailto:opnet@ops.gov.ph></mailto:corres@op.gov.ph></mailto:Peter.Brabeck_Letmathe@nestle.com></mailto:kmuid@tri-isys.com></mailto:granahe@yahoo.com><p>
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