Cebu labor groups held a protest against labor-only contracting practices in some companies on Thursday morning (July 19).
Jaime Paglinawan, coordinator of Alyansa sa mga Mamumuo sa Sugbo -Kilusang Mayo Uno (AMA-KMU), more than a thousand workers approached them to seek help against the illegal labor practice of their employers.
Atty. Alvin Villamor, regional director of Department of Labor and Employment in Central Visayas (DOLE-7), assured that they will review the cases and complaints against the companies which practice labor-only contracting.
Aside from AMA-KMU, ALSA Kontraktwal and BPO Industry Employees Network (BIEN) also joined the protest.
The labor groups will stay in front of DOLE-7 office until tomorrow as part of their protest activity.
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