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 […]
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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 […]
The Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) welcomes the statements made last week by a senior law and human rights minister of Indonesia that a “practical arrangement” has been made for the repatriation of drug trafficking victim Mary Jane Veloso to the Philippines, as well as further news reports confirming this. Indonesia’s Coordinating […]
The Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) celebrates journalist Atom Araullo’s legal victory against government officials Lorraine Badoy and Jeffrey Celiz. This victory is yet another reason for the abolition of that the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC), of which Badoy and Celiz are the public faces. In […]
There are currently 25 activists of the country’s labor movement – unionists, labor leaders, labor organizers – who are in prison. Almost all of them share the same story: certain alleged witnesses file trumped-up charges against them. On that basis, courts release warrants for their arrest or for a search of their residences. Upon serving […]
