International Probers to Look Into Harassment of Workers in Davaos Banana Plantations
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The mission aims to investigate the recent spates of killing and harassment of labor and trade union leaders in the Philippines. Last year, according to the Kilusang Mayo Uno, 31 leaders, members and sympathizers of labor unions were murdered around the country.
By Cheryll D. Fiel
davaotoday.com
DAVAO CITY Delegates from several countries arrived in Davao City on Tuesday and are set to investigate this week the alleged harassments by the military of union leaders and members in Southern Mindanao. They would also look into reported violations of workers rights and welfare in banana plantations.
Some 36 delegates, several of them from other countries, paid a courtesy call to Mayor Rodrigo Duterte early in the day; he assured them that they would be safe in the region, and even gave them his mobile phone number in case they are stopped in military checkpoints in Compostela Valley province, where they are scheduled to do ocular inspections of banana plantations.
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[...] Heck, the US and the other countries have long ago condemned the killings here not only of journalists but also of political activists and union leaders. But these condemnations apparently did not have any impact at all, because the killings continued. (By the way, most of the murders of journalists since 1986 occurred since 2001, the year Arroyo took power.) This week, an international delegation of trade union and human rights groups visited different parts of the country to look into the killings and harassments of unionists and workers. The result of their mission will undoubtedly give more international attention to the horrible human rights condition in the Philippines. [...]
[...] Heck, the US and the other countries have long ago condemned the killings here not only of journalists but also of political activists and union leaders. But these condemnations apparently did not have any impact at all, because the killings continued. (By the way, most of the murders of journalists since 1986 occurred since 2001, the year Arroyo took power.) This week, an international delegation of trade union and human rights groups visited different parts of the country to look into the killings and harassments of unionists and workers. The result of their mission will undoubtedly give more international attention to the horrible human rights condition in the Philippines. [...]