A labor NGO condemned today the mass layoff carried out by one of billionaire Ramon Ang’s companies for denying the affected workers and their families a stable source of income amidst the soaring cost of living and busting the workers’ union. The Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) said that the government should […]
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A labor NGO praised a Batangas court’s acquittal today of an urban poor organizer over four charges of falsification of public documents and said that the ruling means a step closer to freedom for the accused. The Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) said that the ruling of Batangas Municipal Trial Court that […]
Joining today’s Day of Action Against Terror Laws in front of the Justice Department building in Padre Faura, Manila, a labor NGO said that the country’s anti-terror law is part of the Duterte administration’s legacy of repression that should be repealed immediately. The Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) said that the Anti-Terrorism […]
Historic, but not enough. This was the reaction of a labor NGO to Labor Secretary Francis Tolentino’s announcement of an P85 wage hike for Metro Manila, which is historically the highest increase in the region, as it said the increase in workers’ cost of living is also historic. The Center for Trade Union and Human […]
As the month nears its end and the contracts of contractual employees of the University of the Philippines (UP) near their end, a labor NGO said that the state university is treating its contractuals in ways that violate its motto of “honor and excellence.” The Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) criticized the […]
