The Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) welcomes the House Committee on Labor and Employment’s consolidation and passage of bills for a P200 across-the-board minimum wage hike for private sector workers. This is a small step in the right direction. We are glad that the House version of the bill mandates a wage […]
The Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) welcomes the dismissal of terrorist financing charges that were filed against the head of a Leyte-based development NGO. At the same time, it condemns the filing of similar charges against five activists in the Cagayan Valley region. The increase in cases of terrorist financing filed by […]
The Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) vehemently condemns the arrest of Myrna Cruz-Abraham, a former labor organizer and a veteran activist, based on trumped-up charges of frustrated murder. Her arrest shows that repression of dissent continues under the Ferdinand Marcos Jr government. Abraham, 69 years old, was arrested by eight Philippine National […]
Government claims that it met inflation targets are not convincing for workers and ordinary Filipinos who feel the increase in prices of basic goods and in payments for basic services. We call on the government to take decisive action against these price and payment hikes. In early January, the Ferdinand Marcos Jr government claimed that […]
Labor NGO Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) condemns multinational soft drink giant Coca-Cola Company and its Philippines branch Coca-Cola Beverages Philippines for laying off 200 contractual workers in its Cebu operations after the Labor Department ordered their regularization. More than 200 contractual Coke workers, many of whom have been employed in the […]
Labor NGO Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) condemns the Philippine National Police (PNP) Manila Police District (MPD) for filing an illegal assembly case against labor leaders, progressive legislators, and leaders of peoples’ organizations in relation to the protest held on November 30, 2024, Andres Bonifacio Day. It will be recalled that, on […]
The Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR), an NGO working in the labor sector, condemns the arrest of three development workers in Negros Occidental in the first days of 2025 and claims that the arrests show continuing government repression of development work in the country using counter-terrorism charges. On January 2, Federico Salvilla […]
The Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) condemns electronics giant Nexperia Philippines Inc. for laying off four union officials, including the union president and vice president, amidst ongoing negotiations for a collective bargaining agreement (CBA). This is a clear case of union busting and a violation of workers’ right to the freedom of […]
In the name of the right of workers and poor Filipinos to affordable healthcare services, the Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) condemns the government of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr for removing any subsidy to the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation or PhilHealth in the approved 2025 national budget. First, the Universal Health Care […]
The Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) welcomes the statements made last week by a senior law and human rights minister of Indonesia that a “practical arrangement” has been made for the repatriation of drug trafficking victim Mary Jane Veloso to the Philippines, as well as further news reports confirming this. Indonesia’s Coordinating […]
