The Center for Trade Union and Human Rights mourns with the Bangladeshi people over the death of some 400 garments workers last April 24 in what was dubbed as the “worst disaster in the garments industry history” in Rana Plaza in Savar, Bangladesh. We are deeply saddened by this ill-fate that befell our fellow workers—their lives and skills, they have devoted... Continue Reading →
Urgent Appeal
Hundreds of oil palm workers decry unjust dismissal; call for immediate reinstatement, regularization and implementation of labor standards
The Center for Trade Union and Human Rights is writing to you to seek your support for 293 of oil palm workers who were unjustly dismissed and were refused to go back to work following the lifting of strike last February 1 of nearly 1,000 workers of Filipinas Palmoil Plantations Inc. (FPPI)
These 293 workers were previously employed as casual employees in FPPI for as much as 30 years until an ocular inspection was conducted by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) on October 23 as a result of the union’s long campaign against unjust working conditions in the plantation. The inspection’s initial findings released on October 25 confirmed the company’s massive violations of labor standards. . . .
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