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COMMUNICATIONS, ENERGY AND PAPERWORKERS UNION OF CANADA SYNDICAT CANADIEN DES COMMUNICATIONS, DE L'ENERGIE ET DU PAPIER April 29, 2011 His Excollancy Benigno Simeon C. Aquino I President Republic ofthe Philippines Malacanang Palace 4 Laurel Street, San Miguel Manila 1005 PHILIPPINES, Fax: 011-63.2-734-7084 Tel: 463 2735 6201 / 564 1451 to 80 Dear President Aquino: \We are writing to express our alarm concerning the recent murder of Philippines labour leader Celito Baccay, a 31-year-old union official at Maeno Giken Workers Organization-Independent (MAGIRWO-Ind,) at First Cavite Industral Estate (FCIE) in Dasmarinas, Cavite, Philipines. Baccay was gunned down on March 8 while driving his motorcycle home from an overtime shift at the factory The police blotter showed thatthe responding officers found one empty shell {rom a 9 mm pistol on the scene. As ofthis writing, the provincial police in Cavite have not 'ssued a report oftheir own investigation on the sad killin. ‘aceay had been engaged in a lengthy union certification struggle at the Maeno Giken Inc factory and was considered by his colleagues a a strong advocate for workers in the factory. 2009 a High-Level International Labour Organization (ILO) Mision visited the Philippines and made a series of recommendations to address the wave of extra-judicial killings, human rights violations and anti-union activity that plagued the country, The Mission heard from worker representatives in the Cavite Export Processing Zone who described the aatinian palvies and practices in the Zone, The ILO, ints report, urged the government to make “all efforts to ensure that workers may ‘exercise their trade union rights ina climate free from violence, threats and fear.” 301 Laurer Avenue West / 901, avenue Laurier Quest, Otay, Ontario K1P EME ‘elopnone /Tesephone 619-290-5200 + Fax) Teicopiur 613-290-5801 = Tle / Ligne arses 9-877-280-5201 ee Infoscep.ca / inlodscepca + wiwcep.ca Y www .scop.ca fe Its disheartening, therefore, to learn that with your new government, extra-judicial killings and hhuman rights violations continue unabated. ‘The ILO also “urge(dl the Government to take all necessary measures so as to ensure that the Investigation and judicial examination of all pending allegations of extrajudicial kiln, attempted murder, abduction and attempted abduction advance successfully and without delay \We have high hopes, Mr. President, that your new government will act promptly and decisively to address this grave human rights concern \We ask that your government ‘= conduct an immediate, impartial and thorough investigation into the murder of Celito Baceay; ‘ile criminal charges against the perpetrators without delay; + ensure the protection of the families and co-unionist of Celito Baccay; + investigate reports of harassment and surveillance of leaders and members of [MAGIKWO-Ind.; and + use al available means to protect the rights ofthe workers in Maeno Giken ne. to freedom of association and collective bargaining, ‘Thank you for your attention in this matter. Respectfully yours, Du bt & ‘Dave Coles CEP President sm=cope 383 ce: Ms. Loretta Ann Rosales Chairperson Commission on Human Rights SAAC Bldg., Commonwealth Avenue UP. Complex, Diliman ‘Quezon City, PHILIPPINES Fax: +63 2929 0102 Tel: 463 2928 5655 /926 6188, E-mail: chair.rosales chr@gmailcam Director General Raul Bacalzo Chief, Philippine National Police (PNP) Camp General Rafael Crame {Quezon City, PHILIPPINES Fax: +63 2724 8763 Tel: +63 2726 4361/4366/8763, E-mail ruth_cossid@yahoo.com Honorable Letla de uma Secretary Department of Justice (003) 0) Bide, Padre Faura 11004 Manila, PHILIPPINES Fax: +63 2521 1614 E-mail: soj@do}-gov.ph oj. detima@gmail.com Hon, Rosalinda Baldor Secretary Department of Labor and Employment 7/6 DOLE Buliding, Intramuros Manila NCR 1002, PHILIPPINES. Tel: +632 527 2131, E-mail: secrdb @dole gov.ph Atty Lilla B, De Lima Director-General Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) Office ofthe Director-General (6/F PEZA Bldg. , Roxas Blvd. Cor. San Luis St. Pasay city Tol: (+63 2) $51-34-54 1055 Fax: (+63 2) 891-63-80 Email: dglble@peza.gov.ph info@peza.gov.ph

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