The Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) welcomes the acquittal of labor organizer Juan Alexander “Bob” Reyes in his final remaining case after more than eight years of detention. His acquittal underscores the injustice suffered by labor organizers who are arrested and imprisoned on trumped-up charges because of their work in advancing workers’ […]
The Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) strongly condemns the arrest warrants targeting three human rights defenders in Visayas. The charges must be junked and the rights defenders must be freed from this continuing persecution. On August 31, 2026, human rights defenders John Ruiz III, Jhonggie Rumol, and Dyan Gumanao were targeted with […]
The Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) today calls for the immediate surfacing of all desaparecidos as it marks the International Day of the Disappeared, saying the continued abduction of activists shows that state forces still use enforced disappearance to silence dissent. CTUHR highlights four cases of labor activists who were abducted and […]
The Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) condemns today logistics giant DHL Supply Chain’s threat to terminate 473 warehouse workers in Muntinlupa under the guise of redundancy. Likewise, CTUHR expresses its support for the workers’ ongoing strike against the management. CTUHR calls the DHL’s action a blatant act of union-busting and a clear […]
A labor NGO expressed grave concern today over the termination of John Kyle Enero, a Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) worker-organizer in Cebu, calling it a clear act of retaliation and a blatant attack on the fundamental right of workers to organize. The Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) said Enero’s termination by Azpired […]
The Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) strongly condemns the arrest warrants issued against Jerome Adonis, Chairperson of Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU), and Jacq Ruiz, spokesperson of Kilusan ng Manggagawang Kababaihan (KMK), over alleged violations of Article 153 of the Revised Penal Code, or Tumults and Other Disturbances of Public Order, in connection […]
The Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) today demanded the immediate and full implementation of the P85 minimum wage increase in Metro Manila, criticizing the petitioners for putting business interests ahead of workers who are already struggling with the rising cost of living. The demand comes after the Alliance of Philippines Fishing Federations […]
Following the statement of Interior and Local Government Secretary Jonvic Remulla absolving the Philippine National Police (PNP) of the killing of construction worker Eric Saber, a labor rights NGO condemns the government for using “loose firearm” claims to justify and sanitize state-sponsored violence. The Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) said that by […]
A labor NGO praised today the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Committee’s (HRC) decision earlier this month to accept a complaint about the extrajudicial killing of a Panay-based migrant rights activist during the COVID-19 pandemic, saying it is a welcome step towards attaining justice and accountability. The Center for Trade Union Rights (CTUHR) said the […]
A labor NGO condemned today the ruling issued by the Pasig Regional Trial Court suspending the implementation of the P85 minimum wage hike for private sector workers in Metro Manila, saying it shows the government’s insensitivity towards the plight of the country’s workers. The Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) criticized the decision […]
