Nakakahindik.
Ito ang aking naging reaction sa balitang idinaos ng Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) sa Dusit Thani Hotel ang hosting ng ASEAN Meeting Concerning Trafficking of Persons (TIP).
Magandang natutukan ng DILG at ng pamahalaan ang ganitong problema, pero bakit sa Dusit Thani Hotel ito ginawa?
Hindi ba alam ng DILG na kasalukuyang may panawagan ng iboykot ang naturang hotel dahil sa pagmamalabis ng management nito sa mga unyonista.
Sinubukan kasi ng Dusit Hotel na wasakin ang naturang union sa hotel matapos magpakalbo ng mga kasapi ng unyon bilang protesta sa hindi pag-upo ng management sa collective bargaining agreement (CBA) negotiations.
Sinang-ayunan pa ng Korte Suprema ang Dusit Hotel sa pamamagitanng bulok na desisyong ang pagpapakalbo ay nanganghulugan ng illegal strike.
Dahil dito, may panawagan ang Alliance of Progressive Labor (APL) na boykotin ang naturang hotel.
Kaya talagang mahihindik ka kung bakit ganito ang ginawa ng DILG?
Narito ang sulat ng APL sa DOLE upang hilingin ang tulong ng pamahalaan na patuloy na i-boykot ang naturang hotel:
SECRETARY ROSALINDA D. BALDOZ
Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)
Republic of the Philippines
7/F DOLE Building, Muralla Street, Intramuros
Manila
Dear Madam Secretary:
Last July 13-15, 2011, the Philippine government through the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) hosted the ASEAN Meetings Concerning Trafficking in Persons (TIP) and held them at the Dusit Thani Hotel. A certain Mr. Myro Lopez from the office of Undersecretary Rico Puno booked the event.
Regrettably, we were offended, adversely affected, and disappointed by the government’s decision to hold the event at Dusit Hotel because, as you very well know, the said Hotel dismissed all of our union officers for having exercised their freedom of expression by mere shaving of heads in 2002. We are continuing our quest for justice and struggle for the reversal of what to us is clearly an unConstitutional and anomalous decision by the Supreme Court which upheld the wholesale dismissal of Dusit Hotel union officers. Rather than affording us full protection and assurance of the free exercise of trade union rights, it seems that the Government’s thrust now is oppression, and not protection, since the Dusit Hotel symbolizes an oppressor of trade union rights.
The ILO, in its communication to other UN Agencies dated 30 May 2011 (hereto attached) advised them to avoid contracting the Dusit Thani Hotel service for the meantime while they are still in the list of hotels with pending cases. Adding further that UN actions and decisions should be consistent with the principles embodied in key UN international instruments including the ILO Conventions 87, Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organize Convention of 1948 and the ILO Convention 98, Right to Organize and Collective Bargaining Convention of 1949.
The ILO found the Philippine Supreme Court’s Decision to have violated these two conventions. ILO’s Philippine Country Director Lawrence Jeff Johnson mentioned this in his letter to other UN Agencies.
Inexplicably, instead of complying with ILO’s resolution and recommendation regarding the Dusit Thani case, the government still patronized Dusit Thani Hotel!We are,therefore, beginning to doubt the Government’s sincerity and resolve to afford justice to us. Moreover, we fear that such continued patronage would further strengthen the said Hotel management’s resolve not to cooperate with the Government (through DOLE) in exploring the possibilities of reaching a fair settlement of this labor dispute.
In this regard, to avoid any suspicion that Government is taking the side of the Hotel, may we, through your good office, duly inform and officially request the entire Philippine government, including all departments and other offices, to refrain from patronizing Dusit Thani Manila in the same manner that the ILO and other UN agencies are at present doing.
Very respectfully yours,
Signed
DANIEL L. EDRALIN
Secretary General
NUWHRAIN
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