On the recent scuffle, imprisonment,
and the (still) continuing struggle for the workers
and the (still) continuing struggle for the workers
(or "all after the events between the workers of Nutriasia, Inc.,
its supporters, and of the rotten order who violently dispersed them)
It was last July 30, 2018 when the state, on behalf of the ruling class, has once again shown its utmost disregard for the democratic rights of the people. For choosing to maintain the unjust order amidst its promise of change and reform, it has proven itself to be the enemy of the people as it intensifies its repression manifested through violent dispersal and imprisonment of protesting workers as well as supporters following a peaceful ecumenical service with various sectors.
This seemed to be too much, as these attack dogs were as if thirsty to beat them thinking that those who stood against the law are meant to do so- no matter how the same law includes the right to address grievances, including those of strike.
And any other unjust action pointing the opposition and its personages, the state has illegally detained, and filed false charges towards leaders, supporters, and even journalists who happened to be covering the entire event. From this, it created concern from friends and groups, as well as families whom worried about their children after that violent response from the order.- one of them happened to be a scholar who afforded to listen to the perspective of the common worker.
And to think that in choosing the side of the workers, students, and various struggling folks, the direct involvement of these concerned individuals and groups in provoking dissent, particularly in a form of participating in the picketlines, learning from their experiences, and supporting their struggles including those of providing them meals, these actions also meant asserting the need for addressing concerns which Duterte and his ilk failed to provide-while the harsh, violent response by the order has proved that the administration whom afforded to preach words like change and reform, of inclusive development and others, has no serious, true intent in realising their calls, but instead serve rather the interests of profit and capital which has shown months past like Lapanday in Mindanao, Coca Cola in Laguna, workers from the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT), Jolibee Foods Corporation, and this Nutriasia in Bulacan.
And obviously, it is expecting that the apologists of the order would spew messages maligning those actions. Some would even trying to prove the violent response as "necessary" if not insisting with all their paranoical mindsets those who seriously adhere to principles to plain disruption if not terrorism. The police whom arrested and detained even afforded to 'plant' drugs and guns enough to justify their arrest- which end exposed as one prisoner confessed that he was forced by the police to 'plant' evidence to justify its sinister act.
From this, as well as the earlier actions which the state acted in its violent and slanderous forms on behalf of vested interests, has to be vehemently condemn and urged the people to stand in solidarity with the struggling workers of Nutriasia Inc., and others, with its fight for regularisation of jobs, better wages, and just working conditions. And amidst all the crackdowns and attempts to put down and malign the people will never yield-but instead assert further, and stronger, its call for democratic rights and national redemption.