Union tells Brabeck advisor: lawsuit against labour-only contracting will go all the way to the Supreme Court
When Brabeck's consultant, Reme Montavon, visited the Philippines in January 2006, the Union of Nestle Workers Cagayan de Oro Factory (UNWCF), a member of the IUF-affiliated Council of Filipino Nestle Unions (CFNU), presented him with documents concerning the union's lawsuit against the company for labour-only contracting, which is entering its fifth year.
When Brabeck's consultant, Reme Montavon, visited the Philippines in January 2006, the Union of Nestle Workers Cagayan de Oro Factory (UNWCF), a member of the IUF-affiliated Council of Filipino Nestle Unions (CFNU), presented him with documents concerning the union's lawsuit against the company for labour-only contracting, which is entering its fifth year. The union also provided copies of relevant articles of the Labour Code and Department of Labor and Employment Order No.18 that clarifies the illegal status of labour-only contracting.
The union filed a complaint against the company in 2001 following a Department of Labour investigation that proved union allegations that co-packing arrangements for Nescafe sachets violated the law. As the case enters its fifth year, the union informed Montavon that it intended "to bring this case all the way to the Supreme Court."
The Union also reiterated its criticism of Nestle's abuse of outsourcing and casualization arrangements, stating that: "… we believe that all employees that had direct hand in making Nestle products should be of regular status."