Iligan City- 500 workers walked out of the Global Steel Philippines, Incorporated (GSPI), the former National Steel Corporation, this city, owned by Mittal family, an Indian National, of Global Steel Holdings Co.. The plant operations were totally paralyzed right after a mediation conference on February 15, 2010 conducted by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) to resolve issues on non compliance of the collective bargaining agreement (CBA); unpaid salaries and wages; non-payment of 13th month benefits of 2009 as mandated under PD 851; non-remittances of SSS, Philhealth and Pag-ibig premiums; non compliance of safety standards; non payment of overtime premiums for six months; and non compliance of environmental standards on industrial waste disposal that causes allege fish kills in Iligan Bay.
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