Releases

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 […]

On the Violent Dispersal of Workers’ Strike of Champion Detergent Maker: ‘Hold the Company Accountable,’ DOLE Urged 

June 28, 2019

(photo from PEPMACO Workers Union FB Page) The labor rights NGO, Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) vehemently condemns the barbaric and brutal attack against the striking workers of Peerless Producers Manufacturing Corporation (PEPMACO), manufacturer of Champion brand detergent and other surfactants.  At around 1:00 in the morning of June 28, 2019, hundreds […]

Salute to Joel “Ka JV” Virador

May 8, 2019

Days had passed since your passing and the grief had been overwhelming. It is not a comfortable and feeling to write a tribute to someone who passed away, because you can no longer hear what we have to say. There’s always this guilt that we didn’t even thank you enough when you were alive. THANK […]

[Repost] On May Day Feminist Groups Reiterate Call for a Women’s Strike

May 1, 2019

If Women Stop, The World Stops *Demand no gender wage gap, end gender-based violence among other issues* * Call for a Women’s Global Strike on 8th March 2020* 01 May 2019Chiang Mai, ThailandFor Immediate Release On May Day, feminists, women’s groups and social justice movements are demanding a just, fair and equitable world  that includes, […]

Attacks on Workers and Unionists, Sinister Move to Deflect on Duterte’s Failure to Improve Their Lives

May 1, 2019

“In its 3rdLabor Day, the Duterte regime continue to  fail on its election promises to end ENDO, provide substantial wage increase and halt the skyrocketing prices. Yet, it never have second thoughts on busting unions and blaming workers’ restlessness for factory closures. It astutely used Mindanao Martial Law to militarize workplaces, forced unionists to surrender and […]

Workers Complain of Ill Effects of Climate Change on Work and Health, Demand Php750 Pay Hike and Better Conditions to Adapt

April 29, 2019

W“We cannot focus on our work and the blower in the factory is not enough to ventilate the  production plant,”said Blas, a factory worker. “We can’t work any longer now reducing our income due to heat,” Regie, a pedicab driver butts in. “Our family members contract several illnesses, cough, asthma and several skin diseases due to […]

Labor Rights NGO, CTUHR Writes an Open Letter to Lola Flora (Ms. Susan Roces) About the Situation of Makers of Champion Detergent

March 26, 2019

The Labor rights NGO, Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) appealed to Ms. Susan Roces, through an open letter, to support the workers of Peerless Producers Manufacturing Corporation (PEPMACO). This is the company that manufactures the detergent brand Champion, which Roces endorses. The Center believes that Ms. Susan Roces, who portrays the character […]

Bukas na Liham para kay Lola Flora (Bb. Susan Roces)

March 25, 2019

Dear Lola Flora/Bb. Susan Roces, Pagbati po ng isang mapagpalang araw!  Marami po sa amin ang inyong masugid na tagasubaybay at lubos ang aming paghanga sa inyo lalo na inyong papel bilang si Lola Flora sa palabas na “Ang Probinsyano” – puno ng malasakit sa kapwa at marubdob ang hangaring makamit ang katarungan para sa […]

Labor Rights Group Calls for the Immediate Release of Union Leader Eugene Garcia

March 23, 2019

The Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) denounces the illegal arrest and calls for the immediate release of Eugene Garcia, Union President of Pioneer Float Glass Manufacturing Inc. (formerly Asahi Flat Glass Corporation).  On March 19, Garcia who just came home from a hearing at the National Conciliation and Mediation Board (NCMB), was […]

Labor Rights Group Hit Mon Tulfo’s Insensitive and Cruel Remark About Filipino Workers

March 20, 2019

“Anong karapatan niyang sabihin iyon tungkol sa amin. Wala siyang alam sa pang-araw-araw naming paghihirap. Subukan nga niyang gawin ang trabaho naming, kahit isang linggo lang!”says Jimmy, when asked of his reaction to Special Envoy to China Mon Tulfo’s remarks that Filipino construction workers are ‘lazy slowpokes.’ (“What right does he have to say that […]