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Workers union president Arnold Bautista becomes emotional as he speaks as the workers union of the Sofitel Hotel hold a press conference at the Max Restaurant in Manila on June 3, 2024. The workers are facing immediate termination from their jobs after the management placed the facilities under alleged renovation citing security concerns while the workers assert that it was an excuse to fire them without paying for benefits due them.  Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News

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Sofitel closure

Jonathan Cellona

ABS-CBN News

<div><span></span><span>Arnold Bautista, 47, turns emotional as he joins other workers of Sofitel Philippine Plaza during a press conference at Max&#x27;s Restaurant in Manila on Monday, to protest the termination of workers due to the hotel’s closure. </span></div><div><span>Over a thousand hotel workers are facing immediate termination from their jobs by July 1 after management decided to renovate the facilities, citing the building’s unsafe conditions.</span></div><div><span>Members of the NUWHRAIN Philippine Plaza Chapter (PPC) and Philippine Plaza Supervisors Chapter (PPSC), which represent the rank-and-file and supervisory employees, expressed concern over the recent decision to close the hotel, citing its impact on their income and livelihood. </span></div><div><br/><span><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/2024/5/10/sofitel-philippine-plaza-to-close-by-july-1539" id="isPasted">Sofitel Philippine Plaza to close by July</a></span></div>

<p>Over a thousand hotel workers are facing immediate termination from their jobs by July 1 after management decided to renovate the facilities, citing the building’s unsafe conditions.</p>

Over a thousand hotel workers are facing immediate termination from their jobs by July 1 after management decided to renovate the facilities, citing the building’s unsafe conditions.

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PHOTO: Workers demand transparency after job terminations amid hotel closure

Jonathan Cellona,

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Published Jun 03, 2024 04:41 PM PHT

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Updated Jun 03, 2024 05:09 PM PHT

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