LETTER TO DOLE RE TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF OPERATIONS

March ___, 2004

HON. CIRIACO A. LAGUNZAD III
Acting Regional Director
Department of Labor and Employment
National Capital Region
Malate, Manila
GREETINGS:
___________ Inc i! a corporation d"ly organi#ed and e$i!ting in accordance
%ith &hilippine La%! and i! principally engaged in the b"!ine!! of man"fact"ring and
!ale of bed!, mattre!!e!, and other deri'ati'e no'elty item! It ha! man"fact"ring
plant! in ("e#on City, La! &ina!, and Dag"pan City
In trying to pre!er'e it! e$i!tence, the company ha! con!olidated it!
man"fact"ring operation! in La! &ina!, it ha'ing the lo%e!t co!t of operation!, and
e'en !"!pended the operation! of it! Dag"pan plant, and it! !ofa, !ofabed!, and
no'elty item! operation! in ________________________________ )ll of %hich %ere
made in order to lo%er it! co!t of man"fact"ring operation!, and pre'ent the company
from clo!ing
De!pite !"ch mea!"re! ho%e'er, the company contin"e! to lo!e it! re'en"e! in
a 'ery dra!tic manner, con!idering it! high co!t of operation! co"pled %ith lo% prod"ct
!ale! in the mar*et +he !l"mp %a! felt la!t Chri!tma! ,ea!on "p to the month of
-ebr"ary %here mar*et demand i! "!"ally at it! pea*, b"t act"al !ale! ha'e not gone
"p ,"ch regi!tered !ale! %ithin the gi'en period %a! in fact one of the lo%e!t ,if not
the lo%e!t in the company.! !ale! hi!tory for the !aid pea* month!
In thi! regard, the company %hich i! pre!ently e$periencing a 'ol"me of
in'entory and lo% le'el of !ale ha! decided to cond"ct an a!!e!!ment of it! operation!
in general more partic"larly in it! man"fact"ring !egment ,"ch a!!e!!ment
nece!!itate! a temporary !"!pen!ion of it! man"fact"ring operation! in accordance
%ith )rticle 2/0 of the Labor Code ,"ch !"!pen!ion of operation! !hall commence on
______________ and !hall not la!t for more than !i$ 102 month! b"t %ill affect the
employment of ___________ employee!, the name!, po!ition!, and re!pecti'e year! of
!er'ice! %ith the company i! hereby attached a! )nne$ 3)4
,eparate notice! ha'e been indi'id"ally !ent to the affected employee! to date
informing them of thi! condition Re!pectf"lly !"bmitted for the information and
g"idance of thi! 5onorable 6ffice
Very truly yours,
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