A labor NGO praised today the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Committee’s (HRC) decision earlier this month to accept a complaint about the extrajudicial killing of a Panay-based migrant rights activist during the COVID-19 pandemic, saying it is a welcome step towards attaining justice and accountability. The Center for Trade Union Rights (CTUHR) said the […]
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A labor NGO condemned today the ruling issued by the Pasig Regional Trial Court suspending the implementation of the P85 minimum wage hike for private sector workers in Metro Manila, saying it shows the government’s insensitivity towards the plight of the country’s workers. The Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) criticized the decision […]
We note that President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr, in his penultimate State of the Nation Address (SONA), focused on his government’s efforts to provide relief to workers and the poor amidst the economic crisis worsened by the attacks of US-Israel on Iran. We also note that for workers and all Filipinos, he emphasized job creation by […]
The Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) vehemently condemns the arrest of more than 51 youth activists in today’s State of the Nation Address (SONA) protest. These youth activists are reportedly members of Hiphop United, Vandals United and Anakbayan Pasong Tamo and mostly come from poor and working-class communities. Police officials have failed […]
One day before President Ferdinand Marcos Jr’s second to the last State of the Nation Address (SONA), a labor rights NGO called on the chief executive to address the issue of political prisoners and the country’s human rights situation in his speech. The Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) said that as the […]
