Morning action in front of the Japan Embassy towards Toyota factory in Sta Rosa, Laguna

 〜17 years memorial day of action by TMPCWA on March, 15


 We were planning to march from the Coca Cola plant to the Toyota factory in Laguna, 
around the time when workers were going home from the factories, but we could not. It

was because we got the information from inside workers that the company would let them do overtime
to avoid any contacts between the workers and TMPCWA members. And it was already around 3:50 in
the afternoon when we arrived in Laguna. 
We therefore took jeepney to go to the Toyota factory. There were about 5 jeepneys full of people. 

Members were very happy because we are many together with the supporting
people's organization who come along with us in front of Toyota.
All the mass organizations who supported and joined us were very surprised to get to know about the struggle 

we experienced as they heard the speeches of the members during the program.
That is why those mass organizations of different sectors were very proud that they were present first
time in our action. They also immediately uploaded to their facebook every photo they took and shared it with
many people to let them know and to support our struggle.
Kindly please check the shame on Toyota facebook page for some photos uploaded by the

members during our 17 years memorial day of action. 【facebook https://www.facebook.com/SHAME-on-Toyota-SHAME-on-George-TY-785837944

761003/】
 Ed Cubelo, President of TMPCWA
 

フィリピントヨタ労組３月１５日不当解雇撤回１７周年１日行動

午前の日本大使館を皮切りに午後のサンタロサのトヨタ工場までの行動をやり遂げた。

 サンタロサ工場にはラグナ州に入ったところから、工場内部労働者の退勤時間に合せてデ

モ行進していくことを計画していたが、内部労働者からの連絡で、デモとの接触をさせま
いと会社が労働者に残業を命じていることが分かったことと、行動の押せ押せによってラ
グナ州に入ったのが遅くなってしまったことから、デモ行進で工場に向かうのを取り止め
ざるをえないという計画変更を余儀なくされ、満員のジープニー５台でもってサンタロサ
工場に行った。
 各方面から参加してくれた様々の支援団体の仲間が工場前行動まで参加してくれたことで
組合員たちは大喜びであった。支援団体の中には今回新たに参加してくれたところもあり、
参加者たちは初めてフィリピントヨタ労組の闘争に触れ、組合員たちと行動をともにし、
また組合員たちのスピーチを聞いて大きな驚きとともに喜びを実感してくれた。その他行
動の状況についてはFacebookの写真を参照して下さい。この写真は組合員が撮影したもの
だけでなく、支援者が撮影してアップロードしてくれたものも入っています。
 【facebook https://www.facebook.com/SHAME-on-Toyota-SHAME-on-George-TY-785837944761003/】

 フィリピントヨタ労組委員長 エド・クベロ

17-year-old struggle pushes government〜interview with the Philippine Toyota Workers

 

It’s been 17 years since the Philippine Toyota Workers struggled to reinstate 233 comrades and against union busting. The workers made a regular visit to Toyota Motor Co. in September to stage protests in Toyota City and Tokyo. We interviewed the union president and executive committee member at the company’s Tokyo headquarters on Sept. 19.

“We made the biggest progress ever this year,” Ed Cubelo, the union president said. “The Filipino Labor and Employment Minister sent a letter to Toyota CEO Uchiyamada to resolve the dispute at an early date. The letter sent in August came after the ILO recommendations and demanded that the company sit down at the negotiation table.”

When asked if the progress was made because of Duterte government, Cubelo said with confidence in his voice, “That too, but the strongest influence was the 17 years of worker struggle seeking justice. That moved the government.”Cubelo and his members continued with a sit-in protest in August in front of labor and employment ministry in Manila. (By M) 

Union's website

17年の闘いが政府動かす～「フィリピントヨタ労組」エド委員長にインタビュー

233人の大量解雇・組合つぶしとたたかってきた「フィリピントヨタ労組」の争議も

17年目を迎えた。例年9月に代表が訪日して、日本の支援者とともに豊田市と東京で

要請行動を行っている。9月19日昼、トヨタ東京本社前でエド委員長とジェイソン執

行委員に話を聞いた。エド委員長は「今年はいままでにない進展が初めてあった」と

開口一番語った。それは、フィリピン労働雇用省のベリオ長官が内山田トヨタ会長あ

てに争議解決を求める手紙を出したことだった。8月に出されたその手紙は、ILO勧告

に沿ったもので「話し合いのテーブル」を求めるもの。記者が「それはドゥテルテ政

権になったからですか？」と聞くと「それもあるが、一番大きいのは17年間正義を求

めてずっとたたかったきたこと。それが政府を動かした」と自信をこめて答えた。8

月にはマニラの労働雇用省前で「野営行動」を行うなど、休むことなく現地のたたか

いが続いていた。（M） 

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