The Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) expresses its warm solidarity with the Indonesian workers and unions, students and people who are holding street protests against excessive pay for politicians and for higher wages for workers. We condemn the Prabowo Subianto government’s repression of the protests, which has led to the death of […]
The Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) sees the protests held by persons deprived of liberty (PDL) in the Negros Occidental District Jail (NODJ) in Bago City as legitimate, stemming from demands that the government must meet. It therefore condemns the reported repression of the protests, including prison authorities’ use of rubber bullets […]
The Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) condemns the harassment by state forces of two labor organizers in the Davao region in July and August. These cases of harassment show continuing violations of workers’ freedom of association and freedom of expression under the Ferdinand Marcos Jr government. On July 24, military elements led […]
The Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) vehemently condemns the arrest on trumped-up charges of Felixberto Consad, member of progressive transport group Pagkakaisa ng mga Samahan ng mga Tsuper at Operators Nationwide (PISTON), on August 14 in Sogod, Southern Leyte. Consad’s arrest highlights the continuity of the human rights situation in the country […]
The Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) welcomes the Labor Department’s decision on the labor dispute in electronics giant Nexperia Philippines Inc. for upholding workers’ right to protest and other related labor rights. In a decision dated August 18, 2025, Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) secretary Bienvenido Laguesma declared that Nexperia’s dismissal […]
To counter the rosy picture of employment and the economy being painted by the government, a fashion show was staged in Quezon City on Sunday to highlight the state of workers’ labor and human rights. The fashion show, titled “Runway to Reality: Pakikibaka ng mga Manggagawa sa Ilalim ng Administrasyong Marcos Jr. (Workers’ Struggles Under […]
The Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) celebrates the acquittal and release from prison of another labor organizer who was victimized by trumped-up charges and the government’s weaponization of the justice system against dissent. This legal victory highlights the need to free political prisoners from the labor movement and all political prisoners in […]
The Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) expresses its solidarity with the faculty and staff unions of the University of Asia and the Pacific (UA&P) as they file a notice of strike after the university management refused to negotiate in earnest for higher wages and benefits. The UA&P Union of Faculty Members (UA&PUFM) […]
The Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) welcomes the decision of the Taguig Regional Trial Court acquitting five activists known as “Sta. Cruz 5” of trumped-up charges of illegal possession of firearms and explosives. The acquittal is yet another proof that the government has been attacking activists using planted evidence and fabricated cases […]
On, August 6, five activists collectively known as “Sta. Cruz 5” will face promulgation on their cases before the Taguig Regional Trial Court. Arrested on October 15, 2018 in Sta. Cruz, Laguna, the activists face trumped-up charges that the country’s courts should immediately junk and they should be set free immediately. The Sta. Cruz 5 […]
