Isabelita dela Cruz,  President of the New Unity of Workers in Triumph International (BPMTI), was on the picket line with Triumph worers when security forces moved in to dismantle their shelter and evict the workers. This is her testimony of what happened that day.

On the 4th of May 2010, protesting workers in the Philippines, previously employed by lingerie company Triumph, were violently evicted from their picket line. “We appeal to everyone to support us in our struggle, to condemn the violent dispersal of our picket and bring to justice  those who injured our colleagues” said Isabelita dela Cruz,  President of the New Unity of Workers in Triumph International (BPMTI)

Almost nine months since irregular mass dismissals of workers of lingerie brand Triumph in Thailand and the Philippines, the OECD National Contact Point in Switzerland has agreed to hear a case against Triumph for breaching their guidelines for responsibile business.

Laid off Triumph International union members in Thailand have transformed their action camp into a sewing factory, producing panties under the label “Try Arm”. 

On August 28, the Dusit Police Bureau in Bangkok issued arrest warrants against three union activists for their role in a peaceful demonstration against the dismissal of nearly 2000 workers at Body Fashion Thailand, a wholly owned subsidiary of Triumph International.