Month: May 2019

Labor Rights NGO Express Solidarity with Protesting Holcim Workers

May 10, 2019

The labor rights NGO, Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) vehemently condemns the  brutal attack against the protesting workers of Lafarge Holcim Ltd.  Reports say that last May 1, the picketline of protesting workers under the union Davao Holcim Employees Workers Union was attacked by around 20 unidentified motorcycle riding men armed with knives. […]

Salute to Joel “Ka JV” Virador

May 8, 2019

Days had passed since your passing and the grief had been overwhelming. It is not a comfortable and feeling to write a tribute to someone who passed away, because you can no longer hear what we have to say. There’s always this guilt that we didn’t even thank you enough when you were alive. THANK […]

[Repost] On May Day Feminist Groups Reiterate Call for a Women’s Strike

May 1, 2019

If Women Stop, The World Stops *Demand no gender wage gap, end gender-based violence among other issues* * Call for a Women’s Global Strike on 8th March 2020* 01 May 2019Chiang Mai, ThailandFor Immediate Release On May Day, feminists, women’s groups and social justice movements are demanding a just, fair and equitable world  that includes, […]

Attacks on Workers and Unionists, Sinister Move to Deflect on Duterte’s Failure to Improve Their Lives

May 1, 2019

“In its 3rdLabor Day, the Duterte regime continue to  fail on its election promises to end ENDO, provide substantial wage increase and halt the skyrocketing prices. Yet, it never have second thoughts on busting unions and blaming workers’ restlessness for factory closures. It astutely used Mindanao Martial Law to militarize workplaces, forced unionists to surrender and […]