Four union officials of the Nexperia Philippines Inc. Workers Union-NAFLU-KMU were sacked by the bosses last December 18, 2024. The union officials, including the president of the union were escorted out of the shop floor by company security. The sacking followed the retrenchment of more than 500 workers of the company in the past year in accordance with the bosses plan for cost optimization and automation.
The union and the bosses are currently in the middle of the collective bargaining negotiations. According to the union, the move by the bosses is clear union-busting, and forcing the union to accept a mere 29 cents USD increase in daily wages. The union has vowed to go on strike against the move by the bosses and has requested support and solidarity in their current fight.
NEXPERIA is a semiconductor manufacturer headquartered in Nijmegen, the Netherlands, managed by a Dutch team. It is a subsidiary of the partially state-owned Chinese company Wingtech Technology. Xuezheng Zhang is the current Chairman and CEO of Wingtech. In 2023, NEXPERIA announced a total revenue of US$2.15 billion. In a 2022 news report, Wingtech was named as a supplier to Apple for its Mac Mini and Macbook components, as well as components for electric vehicles. They also provide electronic products for mobile phones, computing devices, consumer electronics, and other mobile devices.
