As President Rodrigo Duterte delivered his 5th State of the Nation Address (SONA), workers and labor rights advocates lamented the real state of the nation which is marked with government’s incompetence, tyranny, corruption and foreign debt. After 4 years, the Filipinos expected nothing more but false promises, lies and fear-mongering from the President’s speech and […]
The Philippines has been consistently tagged as one of the most dangerous countries for workers for four (4) consecutive years by the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) through its Global Rights Index. This rating is measured in terms of respect for workers’ rights, job security, safety at work and freedom of association. Killings of workers, […]
The Center for Trade Union and Human Rights condemns the passing of the Anti-Terrorism Act which was signed yesterday, July 3, by President Rodrigo Duterte. We believe that the law will only worsen human rights violations and abuses on workers and Filipino people. Its provisions clearly show that it will not protect workers and peoples […]
Myanmar Jade Mine Collapse Kills at Least 168 Dozens of miners were missing after a huge pile of muddy waste collapsed into an open pit in northern Myanmar, triggering a vast wave, an official said. By Saw Nang and Richard C. Paddock https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/02/world/asia/myanmar-jade-mine-collapse.html MANDALAY, Myanmar — With barely enough time to yell “run,” hundreds of jade miners had […]
