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Article

16 Apr 2007

Author:
Jonathan Birchall, Financial Times

Sacked Manila factory workers hit at Wal-Mart [Philippines]

Workers in the Philippines who were sacked for going on strike have criticised Wal-Mart for its decision not to renew orders from their factory...[Wal-Mart] allowed its contract with the Chong Won factory outside Manila to expire last month and has said it will not renew it unless management meets a series of conditions...The 117 workers were sacked after going on strike in September in an attempt to force the management to reach a collective bargaining agreement. Resurreccion Ravelo, head of the striking union, has urged Wal-Mart...to continue to work with the factory and accused the company of preparing to abandon efforts to resolve the dispute. Amy Wyatt, a Wal-Mart spokeswoman, said the company "has not placed any additional orders but if they meet conditions then we will...If they don't, we will work with our supplier to make sure factory workers are paid what they are legally owed"...[Wal-Mart] has continued to buy from the Chong Won factory during the dispute rather than following other customers - including Gap and Target - who pulled out, and has sought to mediate between the employer and the union...