The strike began on 6 March in the Nexperia production area and outside the Laguna economic zone. The company immediately blocked workers in the production area from accessing food and medicine. The settlement was concluded on 8 March, the company promised not to take retaliatory actions against striking workers.

Prior to the strike, the union went through 21 rounds of failed negotiations and three more conciliation hearings. The union conducted briefings with union members, but the company dismissed four union officials including the president, accusing them of blocking the company entrance and exit.

The union filed several strike notices and attended mediation meetings at the department of labour and employment (DOLE), which did not yield any concrete results. They also criticized the failed intervention of the labour secretary in this labour dispute...