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Solons note improvement in Hanjin safety, but want more
Members of the House Committee on Labor and Employment have expressed appreciation for the implementation of work safety measures inside the Korean shipyard in Subic, but said they wanted to see more improvement in labor safety inside the facility.He...
SBMA asks firm to suspend Korean foreman
A top official of the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) sought the suspension of a Korean foreman at the Hanjin shipyard who was held by company officials after he hit a Filipino worker with a steel flashlight in the face and head on Tuesday.Ar...
Hanjin safety compliance cited
Efforts by South Korean firm Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction Corp. Philippines (HHIC-Phil) to improve health and safety conditions at its shipyard in this free port has resulted in a safer workplace for its more than 16,000 workers.According...
DOLE seeks ‘win-win’ solution to Hanjin problem
The government and other concerned sectors should be able to come up with a “practical solution” to address safety problems at the Hanjin shipbuilding facility while guaranteeing the jobs of about 18,000 shipyard workers, a top labor official str...
Jinggoy inspects Hanjin shipyard in Subic
A day after Sen. Jinggoy Estrada grilled Hanjin during the Senate inquiry, he personally made a site inspection at the controversial shipyard in this Freeport.Hanjin has been under fire after it has recorded 19 deaths and a number of accidents involv...
SBMA chief: Let’s work together for the sake of our workers
Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) administrator and chief executive officer Armand Arreza called for joint efforts in addressing safety issues at the Hanjin shipyard and construction site in Redondo, Zambales.“Due to the risks inherent in shi...
Senate body eyes brief halt to Hanjin operations
Manila, Philippines - The Senate panel investigating the deaths of workers of Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction is inclined to recommend the temporary suspension of the Korean firm's operations for failure to comply with the country's labor la...
Senate probes Hanjin Subic deaths on Feb.4
The Senate committee on labor, employment and human resource development will begin on Feb. 4 the public hearings on the string of deaths of Filipino workers at a Korean-owned shipyard in Subic, Zambales, since 2006.A memorandum by Labor Assistant Se...
SBMA on another fatal accident at Hanjin: ‘Heads will roll’
The Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) said it will pursue the prosecution of all parties found liable in the death of another worker at the Hanjin shipyard here on Friday, even as it suspended a subcontractor whose operations led to the fatal a...
Subic Board ssues ban on subcontractor, Hanjin spared from suspension
The board of the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority has banned a subcontractor of the Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction but spared the Korean shipyard owner, HHIC Philippines Inc., from suspension despite the death of 17 Filipino workers at the ...
Hanjin Subic refused DOH safety training offer
Korean shipbuilding firm Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction Phils. Inc., which has been plagued by work site deaths and injuries, has rejected the "standing offer" of the Occupational Safety and Health Center (OSHC) to provide more safety train...
Ban on Hanjin subcontractor pressed
The Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority has recommended the banning of a subcontractor of the Korean shipbuilder Hanjin after the recent deaths of two workers at the firm’s work site.SBMA Administrator Armand Arreza said his agency investigated the de...
