The Center for Trade Union and Human Rights expressed concern over the announcement made by presumptive President Rodrigo Duterte that he is leaning towards appointing Lt. Gen. Ricardo Visaya as the next chief of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. “We are concerned about the recent announcement of President-elect Duterte choosing Gen. Visaya as next […]
“On May 9, let us remember Marcos’ martial law.” A few days before elections, labor rights NGO Center for Trade Union and Human Rights urged the public to remember the human rights atrocities and plunder during Marcos dictatorship before casting votes on Monday. The group belied claims by Ferdinand Bong Bong Marcos Jr, son of […]
“Amidst the loud noise of election frenzy and heaps of promises of lifting the poor out of poverty if Daang Matuwid will continue, PNoy could make at least even a word true by granting the workers significant wage hike this Labor Day. Instead, his government gives P7.00 to workers in Central Luzon only, too little […]
The Center for Trade Union and Human Rights in its report assessment of Aquino’s trade union and human rights record said that Aquino has driven workers to fatal and destitute conditions in the last six years. “Aquino’s legacy to the workers is death and destitution. Workers under Aquino practically die in order to survive living […]
“Regular workers beware of retrenchments and mergers, It will cut you out of jobs, bust the union and contractualize labor.” This is one of the points, the labour rights organization Center for Trade Union and Human Rights emphasized in its assessment report of the worker situation in Aquino’s six years in office. The group documented […]
The Center for Trade Union and Human Rights hit the retrenchment of 44 workers including union officials in the Japanese glass manufacturing firm, Asahi Flat Glass Philippines while the collective bargaining negotiations are ongoing. Roben Casalda, documentation coordinator of CTUHR said, “The move of the Japanese firm is a plain and direct attack on the […]
Cases of harassment and intimidation against trade unionists and labor activists dramatically soared in Y2015 as documented by the Center for Trade Union and Human Rights. Compared to five cases in the previous year, at least 35 cases of harassment and intimidation committed against 192 individuals comprised mainly of trade unionists, labor activists and staff […]
On December 10, a few days away from the Paris Climate talks, women workers and urban poor communities gather at Plaza Miranda, Manila to demand climate justice and belie the Aquino government’s seeming strong stance in the ongoing talks. “The Aquino government’s so-called leadership in the 21st Conference of Parties to the UN Framework Convention […]
The Center for Trade Union and Human Rights joins the Filipinos and the world in remembering the tragedy brought by super typhoon Haiyan on its second year commemoration this November 8. “Two years after super typhoon Haiyan ravaged central Philippines, communities, especially of the poor and workers, are still unable to fully recover because of […]
Wages for plantation workers in Mindanao vary across region between P235 to P307 a day. Casual and contract workers in oil palm and banana plantations get as low as P120 to P150 for eight to twelve hours of work according to group’s previous researches. “Employment generation is also not sufficient and women in these plantations […]
