The workers were allowed to resume their work. Those responsible for locking other workers into the factory were escorted peacefully from the factory. Some of those responsible were detained by authorities. Ros B. Guzman works as a researcher for IBON on the Philippines. This was not an easy task.
Workers are scared to talk.
We went to all the subcontractors that were named by the workers. They do knitting. There are 5 to 10 machines in a garage. The workers earn piece rate and live at the workplace. To earn a living wage they must work 19 hours a day.