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Philippines: Arrests and detention Marred International Labor Day 2020

May 2, 2020

Seventy six (76) were arrested and detained yesterday in separate incidents, — the biggest number of arrests in the recent history of Labor Day celebrations in the Philippines. Ten (10) volunteers of CURE COVID, a citizens’ alliance which included workers who were running a Community Kitchen and distributing food packs in their communities were arrested […]

WORKERS’ RIGHTS WATCH ALERT!

May 1, 2020

Ngayon ay Pandaigdigang Araw ng mga Manggagawa. Makasaysayan ang araw na ito sa mga manggagawa para igiit ang nakamit at binabawi na ngayong mga tagumpay at karapatan. Kaya naman, sa kabila ng lockdown dahil sa pagkalat ng COVID-19, tuloy ang pagkilos ng mga manggagawa para ipanawagan ang kanilang mga hinaing para sa kalusugan, kabuhayan at […]

Workers Demand for Guaranteed Income, Protection, Respect for Rights Before Returning to Work

May 1, 2020

“This year’s International Labor Day celebration is historically different, there will be no huge demonstrations on the streets in the Philippines and in other countries as well, due to the onslaught of the COVID-19 pandemic. But the calls for living wage, job security amidst lay-off, humane conditions of of work, safe workplaces, right to organize […]

STATEMENT ON THE BRUTAL AND SENSELESS KILLING OF WINSTON RAGOS

April 23, 2020

We condemn in highest possible terms, the brutal and senseless killing of retired soldier Winston Ragos. His murder only shows how cruel the Duterte government’s militarist approach is, in this battle against the COVID-19 pandemic. This is what happens when the leader of the state declares on national tv a “shoot them dead” order to […]

DOLE’S Closure of Assistance Program, Unjust, Irresponsible and Pointless

April 17, 2020

On April 15, 2020, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) announced that its COVID-19 Adjustment Measure Program (CAMP) is now closed for new applications. OIC Assistant Secretary Dominique Tutay said that this is to give way to the transition to the wage subsidy for small business program of the Department of Finance.  The Center […]

RED-TAGGING OF UNIONISTS CONTINUE AMID COVID-19 CRISIS

April 13, 2020

Amid the threats posed by the COVID-19 pandemic and the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) imposed in Luzon, the military continues harassment and red-tagging the trade unionists and labor rights defenders in Coca-Cola Femsa Philippines, Inc. in Sta. Rosa, Laguna.  On April 6, 2020, labor alliance Pagkakaisa ng Manggagawa sa Timog Katagalugan (PAMANTIK-KMU) reported that on March […]

#FreeTheSanRoque21

April 2, 2020

“We are calling for the immediate and unconditional release of the #SanRoque21. Their grievance for food and aid is legitimate, just and should be immediately addressed. The Duterte administration should see the spontaneous protest for what it really is, not an attempt to destabilize or defy the government or a simple show of Filipinos’ ‘katigasan ng […]

MANDATORY HAZARD PAY FOR WORKERS EXEMPTED FROM THE COMMUNITY QUARANTINE, URGED

March 26, 2020

Almost 2 weeks has passed since President Duterte placed Luzon under an Enhanced Community Quarantine to prevent the spread of COVID-19, causing work stoppage and suspension of mass transportation.  Amid the current crisis, the Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) expresses great concern for our healthworkers and frontliners who continue to face the […]

ON THE COVID-19 CRISIS: Workers’ Rights NGO Appeals for the Suspension of the “No Work, No Pay” Policy And Bills Payment For Displaced Workers

March 18, 2020

On March 16, President Duterte announced the implementation of an Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) or Total Lockdown in Luzon to contain the spread of COVID-19, few days after it declared the community quarantine in Metro Manila.  The lockdown includes the suspension of all public transportation, heightened presence of military personnel, regulated food and essential health […]

Honda Cars Phils. Sudden Closure, Unjust and Illegal; Immediate Dialogue Urged

February 24, 2020

“The sudden closure of Honda Cars Phils. Inc. (HCPI), without informing its workers is irresponsible, unjust and illegal. The management and the workers thru their union are bound by a collective bargaining agreement (CBA), and yet everyone was caught by surprise.  It is the workers’ right to be informed of such drastic actions, especially as it […]