Hanjin asked on status of Boholano workers at Subic
In a letter to Hanjin Subic Shipyard training manager Chan Yong Park, Tagaan expressed dismay in the light of complaints from Boholano workers specifically on poor living quarters and the quality of food which is allegedly "below what is acceptable."
The Bohol Employment and Placement Office (BEPO) have sought the assistance of Hanjin Heavy Industries regarding complaints of some 100 Boholano skilled workers employed at the company's Subic shipyard.
BEPO head Romulo Tagaan made the inquiry into the situation of the workers after the Chronicle reported the sub-standard working conditions and low pay.
In a letter to Hanjin Shipyard training manager Chan Yong Park, Tagaan expressed dismay in the light of complaints from Boholano workers specifically on poor living quarters and the quality of food which is allegedly "below what is acceptable."
Text messages concerning the plight of the workers were first received through Station dyRD days after 152 skilled welders, machine shop operators and electricians were deployed to Subic.
They were recruited by Hanjin through BEPO in December last year and sent to Subic last January 27.
Relatives of some workers in Subic likewise relayed their sad plight and plan to walk out from their work and return home. The Hanjin shipyard is one of the country's biggest dry docks.
According to one recruit who contacted the Chronicle, the 120 welders were not informed by BEPO during their recruitment that deductions on their P150 daily allowance would amount to about P130, which leaves them only P20.
However, Tagaan said in his letter to Chan Yong Park that during the screening process, where the Hanjin recruitment representative gave an orientation on the general conditions of the training, "the most basic concerns of food, accommodation, transportation, among others" were discussed.
"The applicants were made to understand that they would start as trainees and they would not be paid salaries for the duration of the training which runs up to 45 days," Tagaan said.
The P150 daily allowance is to cover cost for board and lodging and transportation, according to Tagaan.
He explained that the cost of training, including uniforms and safety gadgets will be given for free to the recruits.
The BEPO head asked Hanjin to address the improvement of living conditions of the trainees.
According to one trainee, from their P150 allowance, P65 was deducted for food, P35 for their board and lodging.
By KIT BAGAIPO - Bohol Chronicles
The Bohol Employment and Placement Office (BEPO) have sought the assistance of Hanjin Heavy Industries regarding complaints of some 100 Boholano skilled workers employed at the company's Subic shipyard.
BEPO head Romulo Tagaan made the inquiry into the situation of the workers after the Chronicle reported the sub-standard working conditions and low pay.
In a letter to Hanjin Shipyard training manager Chan Yong Park, Tagaan expressed dismay in the light of complaints from Boholano workers specifically on poor living quarters and the quality of food which is allegedly "below what is acceptable."
Text messages concerning the plight of the workers were first received through Station dyRD days after 152 skilled welders, machine shop operators and electricians were deployed to Subic.
They were recruited by Hanjin through BEPO in December last year and sent to Subic last January 27.
Relatives of some workers in Subic likewise relayed their sad plight and plan to walk out from their work and return home. The Hanjin shipyard is one of the country's biggest dry docks.
According to one recruit who contacted the Chronicle, the 120 welders were not informed by BEPO during their recruitment that deductions on their P150 daily allowance would amount to about P130, which leaves them only P20.
However, Tagaan said in his letter to Chan Yong Park that during the screening process, where the Hanjin recruitment representative gave an orientation on the general conditions of the training, "the most basic concerns of food, accommodation, transportation, among others" were discussed.
"The applicants were made to understand that they would start as trainees and they would not be paid salaries for the duration of the training which runs up to 45 days," Tagaan said.
The P150 daily allowance is to cover cost for board and lodging and transportation, according to Tagaan.
He explained that the cost of training, including uniforms and safety gadgets will be given for free to the recruits.
The BEPO head asked Hanjin to address the improvement of living conditions of the trainees.
According to one trainee, from their P150 allowance, P65 was deducted for food, P35 for their board and lodging.
By KIT BAGAIPO - Bohol Chronicles
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