By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO Bulatlat.com The Ecumenical Institute for Labor Education and Research, Inc. (EILER) is decrying the recent move of the Makati City Prosecutor’s Office to dismiss the child labor case against Eton Properties and contractors. The said case was considered to be the strongest among the series of cases filed as part…
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40 Days After Deaths of Eton Workers, Families Reel from Loss
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
“You cannot put a price tag on lives. What the families want is justice for their relatives and guarantees that what happened in the Eton construction site would not happen again. We cannot just let Eton Properties and its contractors and subcontractors escape blame and accountability as families continue to mourn. ” – Ecumenical Institute for Labor Education and Research (EILER)
News in Pictures: On 40th Day Since Tragedy, Groups Slam Continuing Multiple Subcontracting, ‘Slave Wages’ in Eton
Marking the 40th day of mourning for the slain construction workers of Eton Residences in Makati, the Justice for Eton 11 Network led a candle-lighting vigil in front of Eton Residences construction site in Gallardo Street corner Paseo de Roxas, Monday evening. (Photos by Ina Alleco R. Silverio / bulatlat.com)
On 40th Day Since Eton Tragedy: DOLE Urged to Address Multiple Subcontracting, ‘Slave Wages’ in Eton
NEWS RELEASE 7 March 2011 A labor NGO urged today the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) to take necessary measures in addressing the “multiple subcontracting chains” which continue to exist in Eton Residences, forty days after the tragedy in the construction site of the condominium wherein 10 workers were killed. Ecumenical Institute for Labor…
Urgent Justice for Eton Workers Sought (PR)
Media Release 3 February 2011 Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU) urged the Makati local government and the Department of Labor to act swiftly on bringing justice to the victims of the Eton accident, especially now that the investigation is more inclined to hold Eton contractor, liable. According to the Makati local government, as far as the…
Work Safety Group Urges Probe of Lucio Tan Firm for Death of 10 Workers
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
The Occupational Health and Safety Development demands a thorough investigation of the death of the 11 workers. “Authorities should investigate the contractor and the owners of Eton for their individual responsibilities or the remiss thereof of providing safety for their workforce, ” the group said.