Labor and Employment Secretary Silvestre H. Bello III met with labor leaders of unions affiliated with the Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU) who sought dialogue with the Department to resolve labor cases in Region 4-A.
Bello also asked the members of the labor unions to help the Department in drafting a proposal on revising or repealing Department Order 18-A, or the Rules Implementing Articles 106 to 109 of the Labor Code, As Amended.
The companies which are involved in the labor cases are Tanduay; Ebara; Sagara; Philips Wire and Cables; Carina; Manila Cordage Company; Manco Synthetic, Inc.; Soro Soro Ibaba Development Cooperative; Takata; KAMIT; Hoya Glass Distributors Phils.; and Hanlin.
Like Secretary Bello, Maglunsod also urged the labor leaders to help the Department in resolvingcontractualization by presenting their proposals to the Department.