In March 2025, striking workers at Nexperia Philippines, allegedly faced an attack on their rights when company management blocked access to food, medicine, and water at the picket line. The workers, who were on strike to demand better working conditions and respect for labour rights, reported that these actions by Nexperia’s management endangered their health and well-being, and were intended to break the strike and suppress collective bargaining efforts. Labour rights organisations condemned the company’s tactics as a violation of fundamental workers’ rights and called for immediate intervention to ensure the safety and dignity of the strikers.

The Business & Human Rights Resource Centre invited Nexperia to respond; their response can be found here.