We’ve done our part, it’s time to do your work, DOLE. Defend our unions! We sincerely appreciate the ILO statement asking the Department of Labor (DOLE) to investigate the trade union rights violations in PH. It was in the same spirit that we supported the Labour Rights Defenders (LaRD-Net) in a dialogue with Sec. Bello and […]
“This is so absurd and totally inconsiderate! The government is not giving financial assistance to those affected by the pandemic , and yet, punishing them simply because they are unvaccinated without ascertaining the reason why, is very inhuman. Don’t they know that those availing public transport and even drivers of those public transportation are workers who have to struggle […]
The Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR), one of the petitioners against Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020 (together with d Pro-Labor Legal Assistance Center (PLACE) expresses appreciation to the SC who struck down as unconstitutional the Sec 4 of ATL’s overly broad and vague definition of terrorism and a portion of Sec. 25 which […]
The Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) manifests our support for Makabayan Bloc’s House Resolution 2210 and 2309 or the Measures Seeking to Investigate the Reported Illegal Implementation of “No Vaccine, No Pay” Policies. Indeed, there is no question that vaccination provides both a scientific and humanitarian-based approach in addressing a pandemic health […]
The Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) vehemently condemns the harassment, threat and surveillance conducted against one of its staff, Giebdhart “Nico” Canave, 38 years old. Canave who is employed since April 2020 by this institution as a Documentation and Research Officer was harassed and threatened by individuals who introduced themselves as “mga […]
What industrial peace? This is the Center for Trade Union and Human Rights’ (CTUHR) reaction when Sec. Silvestre Bello was asked what is the the legacy of the Duterte administration in the labor sector. Sec. Bello boasted that this was done achieved through “tripartism” or the three-way dialogue between the State, the employers and the workers. […]
As the countdown for the last 365 days of President Duterte in office begins, the Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) unites with workers, trade unionists and human rights defenders in delivering the message of ending the years of hardships that Duterte’s regime has severely inflicted against the Filipino people. With this, CTUHR commits […]
The Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) slams Duterte’s proposal of arming anti-crime volunteers or its so-called “force multipliers. Duterte pitched this idea during the launching of PNP’s Global Coalition of Lingkod Bayan Advocacy Support Groups and Force Multipliers on June 25. CTUHR fears that this so-called “anti-crime volunteers” will only be used […]
On the International Labor Day, labor rights NGO Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR), expresses alarm on the deteriorating state of Filipino workers amid the multi-faceted crises – health, employment and human rights crises. The plight of the Filipino workers is further worsened by the government’s incompetent pandemic response and the state-sponsored attacks and […]
The Center of Trade Union and Human Rights condemns the dirty staining of black propaganda and red tagging towards Community Pantry organizers by no other than the spokespersons of the National Taskforce to End Local Communist Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) Lt. Gen. Antonio Parlade Jr. and Lorraine Marie Badoy. The malicious and incriminating remarks made by these […]
