A Random Survey of Manufacturing Companies in
Done from January 29 – 8 February 2009 Data are for period September 2008 to January 2009
Total Number of Factories Covered = 108 (85 factories are from CEZ, Rosario) electronics & semiconductors = 48 (41 from CEZ) garments & apparel = 22 (19 from CEZ) car & automotive = 7 (2 from CEZ) others = 31 (23 from CEZ) Total Workforce Affected = 85467 to 89167 electronics & semiconductors = 43,394 - 45,894 garments & apparel = 15,980 to 16380 car and automotive = 8,223 to 8723 others = 17870 to 18,170 Total Affected By Forced Vacation/Leaves = 25,946 (forced to take a leave or vacation at different times from September 2008 to January 2009) electronics & semiconductoris = 13,885 garments & apparel = 7170 car and automotive = 3400 others = 1490 Total Dismissed/Laid-Off = 18,344 electronics & semiconductoris = 11430 garments & apparel = 610 car and automotive = 2150 others = 4154 Days Of Work electronics & semiconductoris = mostly 2-5 days without OT garments & apparel = mostly 5-6 days without OT car and automotive = mostly 3-5 days without OT others = mostly 3-5 days ► the reasons given by the management to the workers are (1) lack of order (2) global crisis (3) no raw materials ► the 108 companies came from the Cavite Economic Zone (CEZ), First Cavite Industrial Estate (FCIE), Gateway Business Park (GBP), People’s Technology Complex (PTC), EDS Mfg Inc., and companies in Rosario, Noveleta, Dasmariñas, and Gen. Trias outside the economic zones and industrial estates ► the data do not include information from Intel Philippines where workers were said to have been laid off in 2008 prior to the public announcement of closure because the interviewees cannot give an exact number of workers laid-off ► among the data gathered after Feb 8, 2009: ▪ 100 workers from Deco Candles were forced to take an indefinite vacation leave (without pay) since January 2009 (total workforce = 144) ▪ the workers from American Power Conversion (APC) were put on vacation leave from March 9-14 without pay (estimated total workforce of APC is 1,800++) ▪ from a 3-day workweek since October 2008, the management announced a 5-month vacation or temporary closure in Feb 3, 2009. In the face of uncertainty, the workers have chosen to take the offer of a voluntary resignation package. The total number of workers affected totaled 86. Note: Updates/summary of data gathered after February 8 will be published soon.
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