Extreme heat poses dangers for workers

April 28, 2025

Temperatures and humidity in the country remain high, and the Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) is calling on the government to ensure that employers are protecting workers from extreme heat. April and May are the hottest months of the year, everyone is complaining about the heat, and temperatures are again in news […]

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Bayan Muna campaigner’s abduction, alarming

April 28, 2025

The Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) vehemently condemns the abduction of a campaigner of progressive partylist group Bayan Muna in the Southern Tagalog region as another proof of the rottenness of elections in the country under elite democracy. We demand that Pauline Joy Banjawan, who is also an organizer of progressive urban […]

Retiree’s arrest shows dangers in money rewards for activists’ capture

April 24, 2025

The Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) expresses its solidarity with the family and friends of Prudencio “Tatay Pruding” Cebu Calubid Jr as they file for a writ of habeas corpus for the 81-year old retired technician who was wrongly arrested in December 2024 and remains detained because of mistaken identity compounded with […]

Pope Francis, workers’ Pope, championed dignity, rights, social justice

April 24, 2025

The Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) joins the Catholic Church, the entire Christendom, and the workers of the world in mourning the death of Pope Francis, the workers’ and people’s pope. We will remember Pope Francis as a true follower of Christ, a champion of the dignity of workers and all humans, […]

Veteran labor organizer’s disappearance: one year, no action from courts

April 10, 2025

The Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) marks the first year of veteran labor organizer William Lariosa’s disappearance by condemning the Philippine courts’ inaction on his case and by calling for his immediate surfacing by the Philippine military. We also express our solidarity with Lariosa’s family and colleagues and various organizations in southern […]