Workers and families from Filipinas Palmoil Plantation, Inc. (FPPI), Agusan Plantation, Inc. (API), and AGUMILL located at Rosario and Trento, Agusandel Sur, Caraga Region, Philippines staged a simultaneous strike on Tuesday, November 27, against what they called gross violations of labour standards and mass termination of 252 casual employees at FPPI last October 25 and […]
The Center for Trade Union and Human Rights positively welcomed the ‘desaparecidos’ bill which was approved by Congress last week and urged the Aquino government to sign into law the and enforce it effectively once enacted. “This new legislation is a welcome development. We are urging President Aquino to sign it into law before this […]
In time with the celebration of Children’s month, The Center for Trade Union and Human Rights presented to the public yesterday October 4, the findings of its research on child labor in oil palm plantations in Caraga revealing that 24% of workers in the said industry are children between 5-17 years old. “While children are […]
Following the death of four septic tank workers in Ali Mall Quezon City last Thursday, August 30, the Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) urged the government to amend laws concerning occupational health and safety (OHS) standards and labor contractualization. Daisy Arago, executive director of CTUHR said, “Apart from a thorough investigation of […]
The Center for Trade Union and Human Rights criticized the Aquino government for “grossly violating the poor’s right to life and right to adequate housing” as a result of violent demolition of homes of urban poor communities to favor “so-called development projects.” In reaction to the death of Arnel Tolentino in a demolition last April […]
The Center for Trade Union and Human Rights strongly criticized Malacañang’s recent statement rejecting the P125 wage hike pointing out that the Palace’s computation is flawed and misleading. CTUHR Executive Director Daisy Arago said “Malacañang is misleading the public by multiplying the proposed wage hike to 38 million. The total Php 1.6 T is definitely […]
TAYTAY RIZAL – Renato Ojascastro, a worker of Glomar Herbal Philippines Corporation (GHPC), was detained from February 24 to 27 on charges of estafa filed by company owner Maribel Nepucpan months after Ojascastro and two other workers filed labor raps against the company for illegal dismissal, underpayment of wages and other violations of labor standards. […]
The Center for Trade Union and Human Rights condemned the violent demolition of homes in Corazon de Jesus, saying that the brute force and displacement of families from their homes are “never justifications for so-called development projects.” Arman Hernando, CTUHR documentation head said, “We condemn the violence the local government of San Juan enforced on […]
Business tycoon and Eton Properties Philippines Inc. Chief Executive Officer, Lucio Tan failed to attend the first preliminary investigation of criminal charges filed against him and five other officials of subcontractors of Eton Construction at the Makati prosecutor’s office, Tuesday, June 21. Charges of non-payment of minimum wage and employment of a minor in hazardous […]
Union decries illegal shutdown and union busting NOVALICHES — Some 200 workers at Mustad Terminal Tackle Inc. (MTTI) were left jobless in May 24, Tuesday when a sudden announcement at around 10am was made by company officials saying that the factory is ceasing its operations on that very day. MMTI is a Norwegian-owned multinational company […]
