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18 former Sako workers still awaiting share in $1M award
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Posted on Dec 01 2008
Eighteen of the 65 former workers of the defunct garment manufacturer Sako Corp. claim that they have yet to receive any amount from the $1 million judgment awarded them by the federal court three years ago.
Genia R. Gamboa, in a letter to the Saipan Tribune, said the 18 workers, including her, are now back working in the Philippines.
Gamboa said some of the workers have already received payment, but 18 of them are still waiting for their share.
She said she tried to contact her former co-workers since Sept. 10, 2008, to get information whether they have already received the money but this has gotten nowhere.
Gamboa identified the other workers who are still waiting for payment as Susana E. Cruz, Nenita Patricio, Estelita Talarde, Felicitas Antiquiera, Juvy Lizano, Evelyn Reginio, Imelda Reginio, Amalia Benabe, Imelda Sagun, Rosalinda Vijar, Marysol Franco, and Marylou Navarra.
The other workers are Mary-Ann Gabatino, Cedela Manahan, Cristina Lagrimas, Exequila Matus, and Gina T. De Guzman.
Gamboa said they are hoping that the federal court or the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission can help them receive the judgment.
In April 2005, the federal court declared Sako liable in the amount of over $1 million in connection with a lawsuit brought to court by EEOC on behalf of some 65 alien workers.
The court issued a default judgment against Sako, which ceased business operations on Saipan in 2005.
