BPO company’s layoffs, rights violations should be probed

June 10, 2026

A labor NGO today threw its support behind employees of the Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) sector who are calling for an investigation into layoffs and alleged rights violations being carried out by a leading company operating in its three sites that are affecting more than 1,500 workers The Center for Trade Union and Human Rights […]

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Gardenia should end CBA violations

June 10, 2026

A labor NGO today criticized the leading manufacturer of packaged bread in the country for violating its collective bargaining agreement (CBA), in light of a case filed by the company’s workers before the National Conciliation and Mediation Board (NCMB) related to the issue. The Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) cited workers’ claims […]

Intl labor ranking for Philippines still dire

June 3, 2026

We in the Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR), a member of the Workers Rights Watch Network, welcome the release of the 2026 Global Rights Index (GRI). The GRI is a well-respected report on the state of workers’ rights globally, released by the International Trade Union Confederation or ITUC, the broadest global labor […]

Davao PNP red-tagging of activists show accountability needed

June 2, 2026

A labor NGO belittled the Davao police’s apology for making a Facebook post that claims 14 activists in the region are “active wanted persons,” implying a manhunt and arrest and imprisonment, saying the country’s human rights situation calls for accountability. The Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) said the apology made by PMaj. […]

Makabayan bills on union rights should be govt priority – Labor NGO

June 2, 2026

As the Makabayan bloc of legislators filed two bills today protecting workers’ right to form unions, a labor NGO said that these bills should be prioritized by the government to help workers cope with the current economic crisis and remove the dangers being posed by exercising the right. The Center for Trade Union and Human […]