Statements coming out of deliberations on the wage hike bills at the House of Representatives show a disregard for the situation of the country’s workers and social justice. Filipino workers have only received meager wage increases since 1989, when the country’s regional wage boards were created. This contrasts with the numerous times that the prices […]
Today, International Working Women’s Day, the Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR), an NGO working to empower Filipino workers in the formal and informal sectors of the economy, calls for upholding the labor and human rights of all working and poor women. Women despite its contribution to society remain invisible particularly in the […]
Today, March 7, marks the third year since the Bloody Sunday massacre and illegal arrests in the Southern Tagalog region. We remember the nine activists killed by simultaneous police and military raids: labor leader Manny Asuncion; fisherfolk leaders Ariel and Chai Evangelista; urban poor activists Melvin Dasigao, Mark Lee Bacasno; and indigenous activists Abner and […]
The Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR), an NGO working for the empowerment of workers in the country’s formal and informal sector, calls on authorities to investigate the February 28 police dispersal of a protest held by workers in front of the House of Representatives. The Philippine National Police (PNP) of Batasan, Quezon […]
The Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR), an NGO that strives to empower Filipino workers in the formal and informal sectors of the economy, unites with the Filipino workers and people in celebrating the 38th anniversary of the Edsa “People Power” revolt. Filipino workers played an important part in the Edsa uprising. Through […]
Yes, the proposed P100 increase in the minimum wage of private-sector workers nationwide now pending at the Senate is badly needed by the country’s workers, but is not enough to meet their basic needs. The global cost of living crisis is affecting the Philippines severely. A P100 increase in the minimum wage will help wage […]
The Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) an NGO working for the labor and human rights of workers in the country’s formal and informal sectors, condoles with the family and friends of the twenty seven (27) victims who were confirmed dead because of the February 6 landslide that followed heavy rains in Masara […]
We are very glad that UN Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Opinion and Expression Ms. Irene Khan, at the end of her mission to the country today, recommended the abolition of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC). The Ferdinand Marcos Jr government should immediately heed Ms. Khan and abolish the […]
Like the Filipino workers and people, we find the “drug word war” between President Ferdinand Marcos Jr and former President Rodrigo Duterte very amusing. We are reminded of the phrase “bread and circus,” except that, so far, there has been circus but no bread. The Filipino workers and people still need to find out how […]
The government’s Public Utility Vehicle (PUV) Modernization Program supposedly aims to transform vehicles, particularly traditional jeepneys, into “safe,” comfortable, and environmentally-friendly modes of transportation. However, this can only be achieved if old vehicles, aged over 15 years, are phased out. The issue of PUV modernization has been buzzing since 2016, and this fears about it […]
