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Labor Rights NGO Demands PH Government to Allow ILO High-Level Mission amidst Intensifying Attacks vs Labor and Human Rights Defenders

November 5, 2019

The Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) reiterates its call upon the Philippine government to allow the High-Level Mission proposed by the International Labour Organization (ILO) at the soonest possible time. CTUHR expressed alarm over the recent attacks against rights defenders especially the illegal mass arrest conducted by combined forces of AFP, PNP, […]

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‘Hands Off Teacher-Unionists!’ – Labor Rights NGO

October 22, 2019

Labor rights NGO, Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) denounces the consecutive brutal attacks against teacher-unionists in the country.  Just a few days after the celebration of the World Teachers’ Day, wherein teachers in the country ‘celebrated’ through a huge protest nationwide to demand their call for living wage or the P30,000 entry-level […]

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Network to Support Plight of Workers Launched

October 10, 2019

Several lawyers, artists, Church people, members of the academe and labor rights advocates launched the Labor Rights Defender Network (LaRD-Net) on October 9, 2019. The formation of this new network is a response to the growing need to consolidate the ranks of labor rights defenders in support of workers in the midst of continuing violation […]

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Workers, Labor Rights Advocates in PH Join Global Climate Strike

September 20, 2019

Today, September 20, marks the Global Climate Strike organized and spearheaded by the youth and supported by different sectors around the world. This aims to make a strong call for Climate Justice, in time for the United Nations’ climate talks leading to the 26thConference of Parties of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.   Workers […]

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CTUHR Reports on EJKs and other Human Rights Violations Among Workers at the CHR Public Hearing

September 10, 2019

MOn September 10, the Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) joined fellow labor and human rights defenders and advocates at the Commission on Human Rights’ public inquiry on the attacks on human rights defenders in the country.  “We welcome these efforts of the CHR to hear the plight of human rights defenders in […]

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PEPMACO Workers’ Strike

September 9, 2019

Workers of Pepmaco and their supporters conducted a picket protest near in their plant in Airstrip Silangan, Canlubang, Calamba City in Laguna last September 9. They are still demanding for regularization of work and to improve working condition.  The Pepmaco Workers Union (PWU-NAFLU-KMU) thru their Union President Angelo Canete vows to continue their collective action […]

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No to Martial Law in Negros!

August 2, 2019

Resist Martial Law in Negros, Stop the Killings! Build Peace in Negros Now! What’s in Negros Island that killings, violence and poverty keep on pounding the province and its people seems to have not known peace in their lives?  Why is the State is using it as a laboratory or testing ground for something so dangerous […]

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Statement on Duterte’s Veto of the Security of Tenure Bill

July 26, 2019

“Big foreign capitalists and their partner businesses are celebrating with the veto of the SoT Bill.” This is the initial reaction of the Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) on President Duterte’s Veto of the Security of Tenure Bill. Duterte vetoed the bill, last night, retracted an hour later and formalized the veto […]

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After Three Years in Power, Duterte Continues to Fail the Workers and the Poor, as Labor and Human Rights Violations Heighten

July 22, 2019

“Broken promises, broken further by a combination of laws and practices that Duterte government created while making the Filipino poor poorer and sending the Philippines to indebtedness to China”, says the Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) on the President’s 4thState of the Nation Address (SONA) and 3 years in power. “Duterte actually inflicted […]

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DOLE’s Decision to Defer Consent to ILO Mission, Arrogant; Their Excuse, Ridiculous and Simply an Attempt to Conceal Pervasive Labour Rights Violations

July 19, 2019

“They are lying! No one from DOLE contacted us to ask about the 43 workers and labour rights defenders killed under the three years of the Duterte administration,”said Daisy Arago, Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) Executive Director.  This is almost double the 26 killed under 6-year Aquino administration, and almost half of […]

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