Note: Excerpts of Nutri-Asia's statement, published on 16 June 2018, is provided and linked below. NutriAsia's statement, dated 20 June 2018, can be found here.

NutriAsia, Inc. (the “Company”) categorically denies claims that endo or “end of contract” is being practiced by its service provider/toll packer (“Provider/Toller”) in Marilao plant. The Company agrees and supports the government’s stand against endo and other illegal forms of contractualization.

The workers deployed by our Provider/Toller...are its regular employees. As such, they are not terminated every five months and contracted again for another five months. They are assured of and enjoy security of tenure as well as all benefits mandated by law, as would any regular employee of any employer does. Being the employer, the Provider/Toller has the management prerogative to assign its employees with various clients. In practice, however, as a concession to the employees, the Provider/Toller usually assigns them to a client which is close to their area of residence.

The engagement of a legitimate service provider/toll packer is expressly allowed by law. Our Provider/Toller, the B-Mirk Group, is engaged in a legitimate and independent business....

... Despite this, it is unfortunate that a minority of the employees of our Provider/Toller were cajoled, and joined by groups such as Kadamay, to commit prohibited activities against the client of their employer. For about two weeks, they managed to prohibit entry to and exit from the plant, which not only completely paralyzed operations but also disrupted the livelihood of their fellow workers. We thus call on the public to observe restraint in issuing unfounded statements in the interest of upholding the law and in promoting the spirit of truth and fairness.