STRAIGHT PATH TO EXCLUSIVE GROWTH
A Midterm Assessment of the Trade Union and Human Rights Situation Under Aquino (2013)
Month: May 2013
Labor Group Condemns Police-Company Collusion To Stop Picketing Workers
The Center for Trade Union and Human Rights condemns the collusion of the Quezon City police and the Pentagon Steel Corporation management to put down the picket of over a hundred workers in Brgy. Apolonio Samson, Kaingin Road, Quezon City. “The extent of support given by the local police to the company is alarming especially […]
On the death of over 400 garments workers in Bangladesh
The Center for Trade Union and Human Rights mourns with the Bangladeshi people over the death of some 400 garments workers last April 24 in what was dubbed as the “worst disaster in the garments industry history” in Rana Plaza in Savar, Bangladesh. We are deeply saddened by this ill-fate that befell our fellow workers—their […]
Aquino ‘Turning a Blind Eye’ to Workers Woes – CTUHR
On the 127th International Labor Day, Center for Trade Union and Human Rights criticized the Aquino administration’s responses concerns of Filipino workers saying that the administration is “turning a blind eye” to workers issues and demands. CTUHR Executive Director Daisy Arago said, “Recent actions and responses of Malacanang and the Department of Labor [and employment] […]