According to the Eastern Police District (EPD), over 50 members of the Regent Foods Workers Union have been on strike for two weeks over cases of unfair labor practices and union-busting. Before the violent dispersal, Col. Moises Villaceran Jr., chief of the Pasig City Police Station, talked with the union leaders and the firm’s security personnel. Police officers then dispersed the group and arrested 23 strikers, who were detained at the Pasig City Police Station. Bayan Muna Rep. Ferdinand Gaite condemned the violent dispersal, which reportedly injured several workers of the food firm. “We vehemently condemn the violent dispersal against the workers who did nothing but wish for regularization, decent pay, and benefits,” Gaite said in Filipino in a separate statement.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer November 09, 2019 14:51 UTC