“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 […]
Labor rights NGO, Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) condemns the creation of the Joint Industrial Peace and Concern Office (JIPCO) in various economic and freeport zones in Central Luzon. “JIPCO is institutionalizing the massive workers’ rights violations in the economic zones. It is also a re-affirmation of the state’s policy of crushing militant unionism, […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
“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 […]
