CTUHR Statement on President Aquino’s State of the Nation Address 2014 Amid heightened public clamor for his impeachment and accountability for the Disbursement Acceleration Program, President Benigno Aquino III delivered his fifth State of the Nation Address last Monday, July 28, again trumpeting the exceptional economic growth, improved credit ratings, fiscal stability and good governance—all […]
The Center for Trade Union and Human Rights criticized President Aquino’s defense of the Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP) and challenge to the Supreme Court’s (SC) ruling against DAP as “setting a bad example” for companies that violate labor rights and defy court decisions favoring workers. Daisy Arago, CTUHR Executive Director said that President Aquino’s stubborn […]
What is at stake for Filipino workers in the recent deals between the Philippines and the United States that purportedly aims to strengthen bilateral cooperation in addressing development and security issues? The signing of a new defense agreement (Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement-EDCA) alongside economic deals (including the move to change the Philippine constitution) between the […]
The Center for Trade Union and Human Rights slammed the unjust dismissal of 24 union officials of NXP Semiconductors Company Workers Unions (NXPSCIWU) saying such was a “deliberate move to weaken union organizing in export processing zones.” “Export processing zones implements a no union-no strike policy. Despite this, NXPSCIWU is one of the few independent […]
The Center for Trade Union and Human Rights said that the Aquino government’s industrial peace policy have only entrenched injustice to workers and hostility to unions and actions because of the government’s preference to maintain a good business climate rather than uphold workers rights and interests. Citing A Special Report on industrial peace and tripartite […]
Workers of Express Coat Enterprises Inc., a Quezon City-based manufacturer of laminated posters and notebook covers, staged a strike on Wednesday, March 19, on grounds of unfair labor practice after management dismissed 24 workers, including 2 union officers, at the height of collective bargaining negotiations. The temporary dismissal of the 24 workers, 21 of which […]
Nearly four months after typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) hit Eastern Visayas, hundreds more workers suffer job loss and forced leaves as companies fail to resume operations due to power outages or ongoing repair. Around 350 contractual workers in PHILPHOS were retrenched in February this year as the fertilizer-producing company is still unable to operate due to […]
A group of labor activists and academe from different countries led by the Asia Monitor Resource Centre, a regional labor organization based in Hong Kong, formally released yesterday, February 27, in a press conference in Hong Kong, the findings of its investigation of the Cambodian government crackdown on striking garments workers last Jan 2 and […]
Picketing workers of Pentagon Steel Corporation face harassment from police forces and management anew as the latter tried to take out equipment from the factory site in Kaingin Road, Balintawak Quezon City on February 11. Six patrol vehicles with around 40 uniformed and non-uniformed policemen were deployed in the site at 8 AM to ensure […]
Labor situation in 2013 was more hostile to unions and workers rights, labor NGO, Center for Trade Union and Human Rights reported citing trends of increasing labor standard violations, persistent trade union attacks, dramatic decrease in new union registrants, and arbitration mechanisms that undercut workers’ struggle. Violations of labor standards increased in the past three […]
