Month: July 2013

CTUHR Reports Rampant Union Rights Violations Under Aquino

July 30, 2013

The Center for Trade Union and Human Rights reported of rampant union rights violations within the first half of Aquino’s presidency. The group cited 132 documented cases of violations to workers right to freely organize that victimized over 20,000 workers and other forms of human rights violations. Violations of workers’ freedom to organize (also referred […]

Aquino Too Insecure for this Year’s SONA — CTUHR

July 22, 2013

The Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) criticized the very tight security employed by the police by installing razor sharp wires along Commonwealth Ave. to keep the protesters away from Batasan Complex in time for the President’s State of the Nation Address (SONA) this afternoon, July 22. “Maybe President Aquino is too insecure […]

On the Killing of Davao City Transport Leader

July 11, 2013

The Center for Trade Union and Human Rights strongly condemns the killing of Davao City transport leader Antonio Petalcorin, President of Network of Transport Organization-Davao (NETO-NCTU-APL). This is another blow to the working sector and a clear indication that human rights situation in the country has not improved. According to reports, Antonio Petalcorin, was shot […]