...The management of Nexperia Philippines blocked access to food, medicine, and water of their workers currently on strike.

“What we want to happen is simply to bring food to the workers inside [Nexperia] and deliver medicine to those who are sick. The problem is that the security guards are refusing to let the food in,” Makabayan senatorial candidate and Kilusang Mayo Uno labor leader Jerome Adonis said.

He has been negotiating with the security personnel of Nexperia Philippines since 10:00 p.m. on March 6, asking them to allow the entry of goods and humanitarian relief to the striking workers.

“We continue to appeal to them, even offering to have our supplies inspected to ensure that the food reaches our hungry colleagues. But they still refuse to allow it,” he said. 

On March 6, Alvin Reyes, a striking Nexperia worker, was taken to the hospital due to high blood pressure after several hours of blockade. Nexperia Philippines Inc. Workers’ Union (NPIWU) reported on March 7 that another striking worker was also taken to the hospital after experiencing dizziness due to low blood sugar and hypertension...