Starting Monday, the government plans to impose penalties on striking cement truckers who do not comply with a state-issued order to return to work.
Those who refuse to comply with the order will be suspended for up to 30 days as a first noncompliance, and may see their freight transportation license revoked for a second refusal.
A joint government probe team said on Friday that it has secured a list of 777 truckers currently taking part in the strike and sent them the return-to-work orders, with the written mandate served directly to 425 truckers through registered mail.
Starting Monday, the Land, Infrastructure and Transport Ministry plans to verify whether those truckers returned to work and take administrative action against those who continue the stoppage.
The government said that it has no plans to hold additional negotiations with the Cargo Truckers Solidarity, stressing that the striking truckers must return to work first.