PRESS STATEMENT 13 May 2017 The labor rights institution, Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) raised serious alarm over President Rodrigo Duterte’s appointment of military generals in his cabinet, stating that it is an ominous sign for the already deteriorating human rights situation in the country and shows an increased tendency for militarist solution to the country’s ills. “Workers and all... Continue Reading →
PRESS STATEMENT
Fourteen workers killed, harassments increased, workplace deaths multiplied in Duterte’s 10-month in office
Fourteen workers were killed in politically motivated killings and workers are restive over absence of significant change in their condition that has not come under the Duterte administation, says a labor rights NGO, Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR). This number is more than twice the six (6) victims during Benigno Aquino’s first year in office.
“As the world marks the first Labor Day under this administration, Filipino workers need only to remember the promises that catapulted President Duterte to power and to struggle, to collect what is due them,” Arago ended.
Women WISE3
IWD 2016: No relief in Daang Matuwid, intensify our action for decent work, and access to social services, and human rights!
On this year’s International Working Women’s Day, women workers under the banner of the network, Women WISE3 or the Women Workers in Struggle for Employment, Empowerment and Emancipation, shall join the protest march to push for decent jobs, national minimum wage, an end on violence against women….
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