Honda Cars PH to cease local manufacturing operations effective March 2020

[Monseratto]

Ayaw umalis mga workers sa planta.... nag vivigil kuno.

Honda Cars PH closure shocks workers | Inquirer Business

The HCPI workers, many of whom have been with the company for over 25 years, refused to leave the premises inside the Laguna Technopark.

“We will stay here until somebody from the top management comes down and talks to us,” said union vice president Christopher Oliquino, 42.

Oliquino said the workers were staying in the canteen and locker rooms, hoping the supplies left by the food concessionaire and the dry goods from the cooperative’s stockroom could sustain their unplanned vigil.

The union, Liga ng mga Manggagawa sa Honda, claimed there was no prior notice, not even a vague indication of a shutdown, even as the company toward the end of January reduced the production of its BR-V models from 35-38 units to only about 18 a day.

Before this, the company had decided to stop producing the Honda City model at its Laguna plant starting February, Oliquino said.

Saturday surprise
On Saturday afternoon, unsuspecting workers nearing the end of their shift were called in for a meeting that they thought would tackle the company’s sales or the collective bargaining negotiations scheduled for August.

They were surprised to see instead a projector that showed a recorded video of HCPI president Noriyuki Takakura announcing the plant closure.

“People turned emotional (upon watching the video). Some supervisors were there too, but they claimed they also had no idea,” Oliquino said.

“Then we started seeing (on the outside) many heavily built men, like security guards, setting up the barricade fence (at the gate),” he said.

[Athrunzala]

so why is it that KMU members are really interested and protesting near the Honda plant when it's none of their business in the first place. I bet these are only extortionists just what the communists did in the 70s and 80s

[uls]

let's stop speculating na

[shadow]

aside from union nandun ung uncertainty ng incentives

one admin can give incentive tapos babawiin ng susunod na admin

Problema kasi dito kay duterte, kahit valid contracts hinde susundin kung galit siya.


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[Ry_Tower]

let's stop speculating na

The City's sales really suffered because of the Wigo and Mirage plus the Vios' continued patronage of consumers. BRV naman kasi iilan nga lang di bumibili. May Avanza na kasi, nadagdagan pa Rush at Ertiga na maganda din benta.

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Problema kasi dito kay duterte, kahit valid contracts hinde susundin kung galit siya.


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yes pero even before du30 may reputation na ang pinas hindi nag ho-honor ng contract

[_Cathy_]

Ayaw umalis mga workers sa planta.... nag vivigil kuno.

Honda Cars PH closure shocks workers | Inquirer Business

Kawawa yung 25 years in the company. I hope they get a good package.

Parang samin lang, video call from head office when they announced the outsourcing to India at bulagaan din

What will happen to the employees that are in their 40s and up? It won't be easy to find a new job anymore

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[heavenlee]

DOLE, DTI to convince Honda Cars Philippines to continue production in Laguna

Government to the rescue -- make them an offer they can't refuse?

" DTI Secretary Ramon Lopez will also be present at the meeting, according to Bello.

The Labor secretary said they will discuss with HCPI management the clear reason and the possible impact of the closure."

"The government officials will try to convince HCPI to continue its operation in Laguna to save the jobs of over 300 employees, according to Bello."

[uls]

and what can the gov't do?

promise honda the gov't will buy all the cars that come off the assembly line?

[17Sphynx17]

and what can the gov't do?

promise honda the gov't will buy all the cars that come off the assembly line?

I am honestly curious what possible empty promises can be made?

If they give (any) incentives to Honda, Toyota and MMPC will want the same as well defeating anything they can give to Honda and they'd be back at square one.

Pero what other "clear reason" could they expect to hear except "poor sales don't justify maintaining local production" + "higher cost to produce locally vs importing"

As for manufacturing jobs, well, PH has always been a laggard because unions keep denying reality that automation is key to be competitive. And since we are reliant on manual labor, you can see manufacturing fall to the way side as well as agri development (Something that we could have excelled in)