Sa pahayag na inilabas ni Ligo Sardines Vice President Mikko Lawrence Tung kamakailan lamang, kung saan inakusahan umano ni Tung na mismong ang gobyerno ang nagnanakaw sa kaban ng bayan at tinawag pa niya diumano ang gobyerno na payaso o clown.
Samantala, ang pasaring naman na ito ni Tung ay nakarating sa Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Assistant Secretary Mon Cualoping. Sa isang pahayag ni Asec. Cualoping kamakailan lamang, sinagot naman niya si Tung kung saan sinabi niya na ang mga negosyante na katulad ni Tung ang siyang hindi natin kailangan, lalo na tuwing mayroong krisis o problema na kakaharapin ang bansa, dahil umano si Tung mismo ang nagpapakalat ng maling balita at nagpapakita ng disgusto sa gobyerno kahit pa man ginagawa ngayon ng pamahalaan ang lahat ng kanilang makakaya para lamang malabanan ang COVID-19.
Ani Asec. Cualoping,
"This kind of businessman is not who we need in a time of great need. He made his stand (and
backtracked?) by pushing disinformation.
"When life becomes better, Filipinos should never forget that this Mikko Lawrence Tung propagated fake news and instigated hatred and doubt on the Government. A Government that is doing everything to beat COVID-19.
I have never eaten Ligo Sardines (Philippines), and I have no intention to buy any of its products in the future. I stand with the Philippine Government."
Samantala, tila karamihan rin sa mga post ng social media account ng Ligo Sardines ay tila pinapatamaan nila ang administrasyong Duterte ngayon na mayroong krisis na kinakaharap ang bansa. Sa katunayan, ang mga patutsada ng kumpanyang Ligo Sardines laban sa administrasyong Duterte ay usap-usapan rin ngayon sa social media.
Sa kabilang banda, ilan naman sa ating mga netizens ang muling binuksan ang isyu na kinaharap ng Ligo Sardines noong Pebrero matapos maging viral ang kanilang mga pasaring laban sa administrasyong Duterte.
Saad sa pahayag na inilabas ng Center for Trade Union and Human Rights,
"Last February 11, around 400 workers of A. Tung Chingco (ATC) Manufacturing Corp. in Valenzuela, manufacturer of leading sardines brand, LIGO, were displaced due to the sudden closure of the company. ATC was ordered closure by Valenzuela local government and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) for its several violations.
LIGO workers, who are mostly contractual, are suddenly left unemployed without any assurance if they will receive any compensation or if they will still have their jobs back. CTUHR have received reports of many workers' rights violations of ATC through the years, such as labor only contracting, forced overtime, long working hours and unsafe working conditions.
We call on the workers of LIGO to unite and collectively demand for what is due to them. The ATC management should sit down with them to discuss appropriate measures that should be taken to ensure the welfare of the workers.
We also appeal to the Valenzuela LGU and DOLE to hold into account the protection of the 400 workers jobs and their families. The workers should not be punished for the violations of their employer.
UPDATE:
The company reopened on February 17. We have yet to receive confirmation from authorities if they have settled all said violations. Some workers were reinstated but some already looked for other jobs."
Source: Citizen Express
