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Govt unionist’s suspension, bad for freedom of expression

June 4, 2025

The Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) condemns the suspension meted out to a public sector unionist who used her social media account to forward contractual employees’ demands to the head of the government agency employing her. We believe that the suspension should be lifted immediately and is a bad sign for the […]

Quezon bus corp strike should be resolved with a better deal for workers

May 25, 2025

Labor NGO Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) is observing closely the workers’ strike, which started more than a month ago, in FOC Transportation Corporation, a company whose buses ply the Lucena-Infanta route in Quezon province. We are calling on the FOC Transportation Corporation to propose a better separation package for workers. The […]

Kawasaki should bargain, improve workers’ conditions

May 23, 2025

Labor NGO Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) calls on the Kasawaki Motors Philippines Corporation (KMPC) and the government to ensure that the rights of Kawasaki workers to collectively bargain is truly upheld and protected. On May 21, Kawasaki workers, led by the Kawasaki United Labor Union (KULU), launched a strike in the […]

Winning pols told: address jobs crisis, workers’ rights

May 19, 2025

One week after the May 12 elections and two days after the Commission on Elections proclaimed senators who won the elections, the Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) calls on all newly-elected legislators and politicians to address the worsening jobs crisis and uphold workers’ rights. The labor NGO cited data released by independent […]

Voters urged: shun anti-worker candidates in polls

May 10, 2025

The Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) is calling on voters to reject candidates for the Senate and other elected positions who have a track record of supporting administrations that are notorious for violations of workers’ labor and human rights. On Monday, May 12, the Filipino workers and people have an opportunity to […]

NTF-ELCAC silent on rights, warns of more violations

May 5, 2025

Yesterday, May 4, the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC), the government’s leading anti-insurgency body, released a statement titled “An Insurgency-Free Philippines is on the Horizon” that presents its analysis of the state and future of the government’s fight against the insurgency. The statement, signed by NTF-ELCAC vice-chairperson  and National Security […]

Disappeared labor organizer: 3 years missing despite writ

May 3, 2025

Today marks the third year since labor organizer Loi Magbanua was abducted and disappeared by suspected state agents after attending a meeting in Valenzuela City. While her case shows how the writ of amparo issued by the courts can be ignored by police authorities, we continue to demand that she be surfaced immediately. Magbanua, an […]

Govt assistance for labor rights defenders, bare minimum

May 2, 2025

The Center for Trade Union and Human Rights welcomes the Ferdinand Marcos Jr administration’s financial and economic assistance program for labor rights defenders, but emphasizes that this is the bare minimum in upholding workers’ labor and human rights. Yesterday, Labor Day, the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) and the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) […]

Workers’ rights show no progress under Marcos Jr

May 1, 2025

Today, the Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) joins Filipino workers and the workers of the world in marking International Labor Day by supporting them in demanding the advancement of workers’ labor and human rights. This year is the third Labor Day under the administration of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr and workers’ rights […]

Extreme heat poses dangers for workers

April 28, 2025

Temperatures and humidity in the country remain high, and the Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) is calling on the government to ensure that employers are protecting workers from extreme heat. April and May are the hottest months of the year, everyone is complaining about the heat, and temperatures are again in news […]