Yesterday, May 4, the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC), the government’s leading anti-insurgency body, released a statement titled “An Insurgency-Free Philippines is on the Horizon” that presents its analysis of the state and future of the government’s fight against the insurgency. The statement, signed by NTF-ELCAC vice-chairperson and National Security […]
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Today marks the third year since labor organizer Loi Magbanua was abducted and disappeared by suspected state agents after attending a meeting in Valenzuela City. While her case shows how the writ of amparo issued by the courts can be ignored by police authorities, we continue to demand that she be surfaced immediately. Magbanua, an […]
The Center for Trade Union and Human Rights welcomes the Ferdinand Marcos Jr administration’s financial and economic assistance program for labor rights defenders, but emphasizes that this is the bare minimum in upholding workers’ labor and human rights. Yesterday, Labor Day, the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) and the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) […]
Today, the Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) joins Filipino workers and the workers of the world in marking International Labor Day by supporting them in demanding the advancement of workers’ labor and human rights. This year is the third Labor Day under the administration of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr and workers’ rights […]
Temperatures and humidity in the country remain high, and the Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) is calling on the government to ensure that employers are protecting workers from extreme heat. April and May are the hottest months of the year, everyone is complaining about the heat, and temperatures are again in news […]
