Releases

Davao Rights Activist’s Arrest Shows Duterte Attacks Continue under Marcos Jr.

August 15, 2024

The Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) strongly condemns the arrest, based on trumped-up charges, of Jayvee “Jay” S. Apiag, a former leading human rights worker in Southern Mindanao and currently a law student. We are calling for the junking of the trumped-up charges filed against him and for his immediate release. Like […]

Death under Detention of Political Prisoner, a Wake-up Call – Labor NGO

August 7, 2024

The Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) deeply mourns the death of long-time labor activist and political prisoner Ernesto Jude Rimando Jr on July 23. CTUHR expresses its heartfelt condolences to Rimando’s family, friends and comrades and to the workers and the poor in the Visayas whom he worked with for almost 20 […]

Carina-Habagat Floods Need Better Analysis, Response, Marcos Jr. Told

July 27, 2024

The Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) is utterly dismayed by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr’s statements on the massive July 24 floods that were caused by the southwestern monsoon, which was strengthened by supertyphoon Carina (international name Gaemi). We call on him to study and act on the deeper reasons for the disaster. […]

Marcos Jr’s 3rd SONA: Still No ‘Bagong Pilipinas’ for Workers

July 22, 2024

Today, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr will deliver his third State of the Nation Address (SONA). Today, we in the Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) say: it is already Marcos Jr’s third SONA, but Filipino workers still have not experienced the “bagong Pilipinas” (new Philippines) that he promised. Unemployment remains high, wages remain […]

Satur, Castro, 11 others’ Conviction – an Injustice, must be Overturned

July 16, 2024

This is an act of injustice that ignores the human rights situation in the country and must be overturned. The Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) condemns the conviction of former Bayan Muna Partylist Rep. Satur Ocampo, ACT Teachers Partylist Rep. France Castro and 11 others for child abuse. Seasoned activists Ocampo and […]

P35 NCR Wage Hike, Too Little amid Non-stop Price Hikes – Labor NGO

July 3, 2024

The amount can’t buy even a kilo of rice or cover the increase in transportation fare. The Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR), decries the Ferdinand Marcos Jr government-approved P35 wage increase for private-sector workers in the National Capital Region. The wage hike is completely inconsiderate towards workers and their families who are […]

DOLE Statement on BPO Organizer’s Death Irresponsible

June 11, 2024

The Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) condemns the Department of Labor and Employment’s (DOLE) statement to the International Labour Conference (ILC) about call center employees organizer Alex Dolorosa’s murder in April 24, 2023 as irresponsible, distorting facts and avoiding accountability. The DOLE cannot paint a positive picture of the labor and human […]

Sofitel workers’ jobs should be protected – Labor NGO

June 9, 2024

The Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR), an NGO that empowers workers in the formal and informal sectors of the economy in order to claim their labor and human rights, is calling on the government of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr to intervene into the reported closure of Sofitel on July 1 in order […]

ILO confab Told: Philippines not Making Progress on Labor Rights

June 7, 2024

The Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) welcomes the inclusion of the Philippines in the agenda of the International Labour Organization’s (ILO) 112th International Labour Conference, currently being held in Geneva, Switzerland. We tell the ILO’s ILC: the Philippines is not making any progress in protecting labor rights and human rights. The data […]

Mensahe ng Pakikiisa sa Daluyong

May 26, 2024

Ang Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR), isang non-government organization na sumusuporta sa mga manggagawa sa pormal at di-pormal na sektor ng ekonomiya para isabuhay ang kanilang mga karapatang pangmanggagawa at pantao, ay mahigpit na nakikiisa sa ating lahat na narito ngayon at sa ating mga kapanalig. Makabuluhan ang layunin ng ating pagtitipon […]