At least 50 Fooda employees stage labor strike against management

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CEBU CITY, Philippines — At least 50 employees from various branches of Fooda Saversmart staged a labor strike on Friday morning, September 17, along General Maxilom Avenue to protest the

Juliet Doverte, head of the Fooda Saversmart Employees Union, said they staged the strike because they do not believe that the management filed for permanent closure with the Department of Labor and Employment allegedly due to financial losses because they have been “hiring new employees”.

Because of this, Doverte and the other union members are calling on the company to give them back the eight-hour working hours and withdraw the application for permanent closure they filed with DOLE-7. “Nganong nag hire man sila og para seasonal nga mag close man sila inig September 22? Diba seasonal October, November, December? So naa pa silay plano mangabli?” Doverte said.

Since the said gathering has no permit, policemen from the Abellana Police Station went to the area to advise them to disperse.

 

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