Beyond the fake narratives that the posters are peddling, it is clear that the military and the government are behind their creation and posting. This is still classic red-tagging that violates labor and social movement activists’ many human rights. This case gives the lie to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr’s much-ballyhooed executive order against red-tagging. The […]
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There’s no right to freedom of speech and related rights under a law that was created by the dictator Ferdinand Marcos precisely to violate these rights. The Public Assembly Act of 1985 or Batas Pambansa 880 only legalizes the harassment of protestors and the silencing of dissent. The Center for Trade Union and Human Rights […]
The Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) vehemently condemns the recent harassment of a retired labor organizer in the Davao region by military agents. The harassment of Eduardo Capuyan, together with the threat and intimidation of other labor organizers in Davao, cry out for investigation from the national government. On February 10, two […]
The Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) gives the proposed legislation imposing a “no work, no pay” scheme on the country’s legislators a critical and cautious support. While it is a step in the right direction, the bill, if it becomes a law, is a mere drop in the bucket of what the […]
The Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) expresses its solidarity with the delivery riders of Food Panda who are questioning the online food delivery platform’s unauthorized collection of taxes from them. We demand that Food Panda stop the collection of said payments and return the money that it has collected to its riders. […]
