A labor rights NGO today celebrated a landmark ruling released by the International Criminal Court (ICJ) affirming that workers’ right to strike is covered by an existing convention of the International Labour Organization (ILO), saying that the ruling is a victory for Filipino workers. The Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) celebrated the […]
A labor NGO criticized popular courier company LBC Express for not moving its workers’ rights forward by refusing to sincerely bargain in ongoing CBA negotiations, causing a deadlock, and prompting workers to file a notice of strike. The Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) cited claims made by workers through their Facebook Page […]
Amidst investigations into the shooting at the Senate on the night of May 13, a labor NGO said that the mental and emotional health and wellbeing of the staff and employees of the upper house, as well as journalists covering it, must also be examined and protected. The Center for Trade Union and Human Rights […]
A labor NGO praised the courts’ junking of terrorism financing charges against a Cebu-based development NGO, saying this legal victory is a win for the country’s civil society against government repression. The Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) welcomed the ruling of the Regional Trial Court Branch 74 in Cebu City junking the […]
A few days after supervisors of PLDT Inc. held another protest at the Makati City office of the country’s biggest and most popular telecommunications and digital services company, a labor NGO called on the company to stop slowing down ongoing CBA negotiations with the workers. The Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) cited […]
A labor NGO said today that the initial findings of a civil society fact-finding mission on the massacre of 19 individuals in Taboso, Negros Occidental, released on May 15, sets a standard that the ongoing investigation of the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) must meet. Labor NGO Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) […]
Former President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs killed an estimated 12,000 to 30,000 drug users and dealers, overwhelmingly from the poorest sections of society. It worsened the culture of impunity for human rights violations in the country. It was even expanded to attack all voices of dissent to the Duterte government, especially those coming from […]
A labor NGO hailed today a Tacloban City labor court ruling declaring 126 Foodpanda riders as regular employees of the company, and called on the leading online food and grocery delivery platform to implement and nationalize the ruling and respect its workers’ labor rights. The Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) praised the […]
As an NGO working with Filipino workers and poor communities to claim their labor and human rights, the Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) welcomes the release of the Commission on Human Rights’ (CHR) report on the “National Inquiry on Red-tagging,” which the government agency held in 2025. While we note some of […]
Joining workers’ groups in today’s Labor Day protests in Mendiola, a labor NGO said that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr has not done anything significant for Filipino workers in his almost four years in office, and has called on the chief executive to approve a significant wage hike and address workers’ rights issues. The Center for […]
