200 Coke Contractuals’ Layoff Violates Labor Rights

January 15, 2025

Labor NGO Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) condemns multinational soft drink giant Coca-Cola Company and its Philippines branch Coca-Cola Beverages Philippines for laying off 200 contractual workers in its Cebu operations after the Labor Department ordered their regularization. More than 200 contractual Coke workers, many of whom have been employed in the […]

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Bonifacio Day illegal assembly case show police disrespect for rights

January 10, 2025

Labor NGO Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) condemns the Philippine National Police (PNP) Manila Police District (MPD) for filing an illegal assembly case against labor leaders, progressive legislators, and leaders of peoples’ organizations in relation to the protest held on November 30, 2024, Andres Bonifacio Day.  It will be recalled that, on […]

Negros Development Workers’ Arrest Continues Marcos Govt Pattern of Repression

January 3, 2025

The Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR), an NGO working in the labor sector, condemns the arrest of three development workers in Negros Occidental in the first days of 2025 and claims that the arrests show continuing government repression of development work in the country using counter-terrorism charges. On January 2, Federico Salvilla […]

Electronics Giant’s Axing of Union Officers, Union Busting – Labor NGO

December 19, 2024

The Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) condemns electronics giant Nexperia Philippines Inc. for laying off four union officials, including the union president and vice president, amidst ongoing negotiations for a collective bargaining agreement (CBA). This is a clear case of union busting and a violation of workers’ right to the freedom of […]

PhilHealth Defunding: Politicians Prioritizing Self-Interest

December 18, 2024

In the name of the right of workers and poor Filipinos to affordable healthcare services, the Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) condemns the government of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr for removing any subsidy to the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation or PhilHealth in the approved 2025 national budget. First, the Universal Health Care […]