Holcim coordinating with contractor over 100 protesting terminated workers

HOLCIM PHILIPPINES, Inc. said on Wednesday that it is coordinating with its contractor, Fort Steel Cargo Integrators Inc., whose employees have been protesting over their alleged mass termination. In a statement, the company said it is respecting the rights of all workers to express themselves and that it is looking at all aspects of the protests. “We regret this incident but rest assured that we are closely coordinating with our contractor for the immediate resolution of this matter,” it said. The workers are assigned at the Davao City plant of Holcim, which also has operations in La Union, Bulacan, Batangas, and Misamis Oriental. On Tuesday, about 100 workers of Fort Steel Cargo held their protest in front of the regional office of the Department of Labor and Employment as they accused the company of terminating them without notice. — Carmelito Q. Francisco