DAVAO CITY—Vice Mayor Paolo Duterte has asked President-elect Rodrigo Duterte to reconsider the appointment of Department of Labor and Employment Undersecretary Joel Maglungsod.
“I texted Bong Go to tell President Rody to reconsider the appointment Joma [Joel Maglungsod],” the younger Duterte said.
The objection is reportedly due to the fact that the Kilusang Mayo Uno has been using its influence on the incoming government on the labor issues concerning Nakashin Davao International Inc.
Maglungsod is a former general secretary of KMU.
According to the vice mayor, KMU has been resisting peaceful talk between the employees and the management of the Nakashin.
“I think the question now is, is the KMU willing to help the company or the business community of Davao City,” he said.
Last week, Nakashin filed a company closure with the Labor Department due to the stoppage of the operation of the company following the barricade of the employees.
Nakashin hired their employees through agencies.
The younger Duterte said that they have tried to talk to the employees to file complaints against the agencies instead, however, “the KMU won’t give in, they really want to kill the company.”
Meanwhile, KMU Secretary-General Karlo Olalo did not buy the idea that “a company as big as Nakashin will face bankruptcy, especially that the owners are foreigners.”
In April, several employees of Nakashin conducted a protest due to the lack of benefits.
Nakashin exports frozen fruits to Japan, Europe and other countries.