MANILA, Philippines—President Macapagal-Arroyo on Friday said a business process outsourcing (BPO) company has denied reports that it had laid off hundreds of Filipino employees and was in fact looking for more workers to hire.
The President said Malacañang was alarmed by reports that Advanced Contact Solutions Inc. (ACS) had laid off 700 workers, and verified these with the company itself.
“We checked with that center, ACS, and they totally denied it,” she said in a speech at the launch of the UP-Ayala Land Techno Hub at the University of the Philippines on Friday.
According to Ms Arroyo, ACS said it had been receiving calls from other call centers which expressed interest in hiring the laid-off workers.
“But ACS said we’re not laying off anyone, we’re looking for more,” she said.
The Trade Union Congress of the Philippines called the attention of the Department of Labor and Employment to the supposed mass layoffs, urging the DOLE to redeploy the displaced workers to other BPOs.
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The President said Malacañang was alarmed by reports that Advanced Contact Solutions Inc. (ACS) had laid off 700 workers, and verified these with the company itself.
“We checked with that center, ACS, and they totally denied it,” she said in a speech at the launch of the UP-Ayala Land Techno Hub at the University of the Philippines on Friday.
According to Ms Arroyo, ACS said it had been receiving calls from other call centers which expressed interest in hiring the laid-off workers.
“But ACS said we’re not laying off anyone, we’re looking for more,” she said.
The Trade Union Congress of the Philippines called the attention of the Department of Labor and Employment to the supposed mass layoffs, urging the DOLE to redeploy the displaced workers to other BPOs.
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