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ON THE COVID-19 CRISIS: Workers’ Rights NGO Appeals for the Suspension of the “No Work, No Pay” Policy And Bills Payment For Displaced Workers

March 18, 2020

On March 16, President Duterte announced the implementation of an Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) or Total Lockdown in Luzon to contain the spread of COVID-19, few days after it declared the community quarantine in Metro Manila.  The lockdown includes the suspension of all public transportation, heightened presence of military personnel, regulated food and essential health […]

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Honda Cars Phils. Sudden Closure, Unjust and Illegal; Immediate Dialogue Urged

February 24, 2020

“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 […]

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Creation of Joint Industrial Peace and Concern Office (JIPCO): Institutionalizing the Massive Workers’ Rights Violations and Re-Affirming the State’s Policy of Cutting Militant Unionism

January 28, 2020

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, […]

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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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