Releases

Babe Romualdez told: support Pinoys victimized by ICE

July 21, 2025

The Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) is calling on Philippine Ambassador to the US Jose Manuel “Babe” Romualdez to provide support to Filipinos who are being victimized by actions of the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) amidst the Donald Trump administration’s intensified crackdown on migrants. When he was released from detention […]

National University prof termination unjust, needs scrutiny

July 21, 2025

The Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) condemns the National University’s (NU) dismissal from work of a professor who has rendered two and a half years of service as a stark example of contractualization in the country’s private universities. The dismissal of Jose Mario de Vega, who is Associate Professor 1 in the […]

Talaingod case ruling shows weaponization of courts, should be reversed

July 16, 2025

The Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) vehemently condemns the conviction for child abuse of activism legend Satur Ocampo, Rep. Teacher France Castro, eight teachers of a Lumad school and three volunteers, collectively known as “Talaingod 13,” by a Tagum City court this month. The unjust conviction of the 13 activists further exposes […]

India strike shows attacks on workers, need for pushback

July 14, 2025

The Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) expresses its warmest solidarity with the workers and people of India who held a national strike against anti-worker laws on July 9, in which 250 million workers and farmers participated. The strike highlights the kinds of attacks that the workers of the world, including Filipino workers, […]

31 worker deaths in 1 month demand workplace inspections, employer accountability

July 14, 2025

The Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) expresses grave alarm over the deaths of 31 workers in one month, which include five (5) in a mining tunnel tragedy in Nueva Vizcaya, two (2) in an explosion at an ammunition manufacturing facility in Marikina, and others caused by trucks falling into ravines and crashing […]

Victim of mistaken identity should be indemnified, not revictimized, by govt

July 10, 2025

The Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) vehemently condemns the Ferdinand Marcos Jr government, as represented by its Office of the Solicitor General (OSG), for appealing the release from detention of a victim of mistaken identity of the government’s counter-insurgency drive. The government is showing its incapacity to admit and learn from its […]

Public sector unionist’s release: other pol prisoners should follow

July 7, 2025

The Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) celebrates the temporary release from detention of public unionist Tonette Dizon on July 2, after the courts dismissed 13 out of the 17 trumped-up cases filed against her and allowed her to post bail for the remaining four cases. The release of Dizon, former director of […]

Kawasaki should negotiate, not file cases

July 6, 2025

The Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) recognizes the difficulty faced by the Kawasaki Motors Philippines Corporation (KMPC) in balancing financial losses with workers’ demand for a wage hike. At the same time, arriving at a compromise can be done and has to be done. The KMPC management can do this by negotiating […]

Anti-terror laws were weaponized vs. labor

July 3, 2025

As the Anti-Terror Act (ATA) marks its fifth year, the Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) joins labor centers, development and other NGOs, and people’s organizations in calling for the immediate review, if not the junking, of the law, together with the Terrorism Financing Prevention and Suppression Act (TFPSA). The country’s supposed anti-terrorism […]

P50 wage hike shows legislation needed

July 1, 2025

The P50 minimum wage increase which was recently approved by the Metro Manila wage board does little to provide workers with an immediate relief amidst the cost of living crisis and to move closer to a living wage as mandated by the 1987 Philippine Constitution. While the P50 wage hike is the highest increase ever […]