NTF-ELCAC on UN rapporteur report hints govt non-compliance

June 23, 2025

The Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) condemns the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict’s (NTF-ELCAC) statement on the June 2025 report on the Philippines submitted by Ms. Irene Khan, United Nations Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression and Opinion. The anti-insurgency body’s statement is full of distortions about its […]

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SkyCable contractualization violates workers’ rights

June 22, 2025

The Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) raises concerns over the contractualization scheme being implemented by cable television and broadband internet services provider Sky Cable Corporation and the numerous violations of workers’ rights involved in the scheme. After Sky Cable, citing “severe financial distress,” retrenched half of its workforce in late 2024 and […]

UN SR Khan’s report deserves govt implementation

June 18, 2025

The Center for Trade Union and Human Rights welcomes the report to the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council that was submitted by Special Rapporteur Irene Khan about her visit to the Philippines from January 23 to February 2, 2024. The report, released this month, rightly captures the Ferdinand Marcos Jr administration’s hypocrisy and inaction […]

Wage hike bill non-passage shows Marcos Jr’s disregard for workers

June 13, 2025

In the wake of the 19th Congress’ adjournment without passing a proposed legislation for a significant wage increase for Filipino workers, the Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) condemns the Senate, the House of Representatives and ultimately President Ferdinand Marcos Jr for their disregard for the sorry plight of the country’s laborers. Filipino […]

UN killings report should push Marcos Jr govt to probe killings

June 12, 2025

The Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) welcomes the report submitted by Mr. Morris Tidball-Binz, United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions, to the 59th session of the UN Human Rights Council regarding the human rights of families of victims of unlawful killings. (Link: https://docs.un.org/en/A/HRC/59/54) Tidball-Binz’s report consolidates and […]