Around 300 workers behind the production of cigarette brands like Marlboro will lose their jobs in April as part of the streamlining efforts of the country’s leading tobacco manufacturer and distributor. PMFTC Inc., the local affiliate of Philip Morris International, is targeting to let go of 303 workers in its plant in Marikina, according to a copy of a document seen by the Inquirer. The workers will first be given the option to volunteer for a separation package.
According to a September 2020 statement from the Department of Labor and Employment (Dole), the Marikina plant has about 1,200 workers. Back then, Dole commended the facility for being a “model workplace during the pandemic…
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