Today, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. marks his second Labor Day in office by celebrating the 50 years of the country’s Labor Code (PD 442), signed into law by his father. the dictator. in 1974. We at the Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) say: “There is nothing to celebrate about the 50 years […]
Press StatementLabor Day 2024 2nd Labor Day under Marcos Jr: nothing but empty words for w0rkersToday, Internaational Labor Day, we celebrate, and protest the devaluation of, the contributions of workers globally not just to the economy but to the world’s development as a whole. We salute and celebrate the contributions of Filipino workers to the […]
The Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR), as an NGO that empowers workers in the formal and informal sectors of the economy to claim their labor and human rights, condemns police forces’ harassment of the jeepney drivers and operators and their supporters who started a transport strike yesterday, April 29. Police forces were […]
There is no doubt that the Philippines needs to modernize its transport system. There is also no doubt that we need to reduce if not eliminate pollution especially in the metropolis. But forcing small operators and more than 300,ooo jeepney drivers out on the streets and without income or buried in debt is totally unacceptable. […]
April 24 marks the first anniversary of full-time Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) union organizer Alex Dolorosa’s murder in Bacolod City, Negros Occidental and our call for justice continues. Dolorosa, a member and paralegal officer of the BPO Industry Employees Network or BIEN and an LGBT activist of BE GLAD, was found dead near a chicken […]
The Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR), an NGO that empowers workers from the formal and informal sectors of the economy to claim their labor and human rights, unites with the workers and peoples of the Philippines and the world in marking this year’s Earth Day. In the spirit of the creation of […]
The Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR), an NGO that aims to empower Filipino workers in the formal and informal sectors to claim their labor and human rights, condemns the abduction of veteran Mindanao labor activist William Lariosa in Bukidnon province on April 10 and demands his immediate surfacing. Lariosa, 63, is a […]
The Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR), an NGO that seeks to empower workers in the formal and informal siionectors to claim their labor and human rights, raises concerns over union-busting in Dreambuilders Pro Inc. — the construction arm of well-known real estate developer Filinvest. Dreambuilders Pro Inc retrenched the leaders and members […]
Today, March 28, the Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR), an NGO devoted to empowering workers in the informal and formal sectors to claim their labor and human rights, remember the murder of Southern Tagalog electronics unionist and labor leader Dandy Miguel. It was three years ago, still in the middle of the […]
The Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) vehemently condemns the abduction of Pangasinan activists Francisco “Eco” Dangla III and Axielle “Jak” Tiong last March 24 in San Carlos City, Pangasinan province. The two activists, founders of the Pangasinan People’s Strike for the Environment and leaders of progressive organizations in the province. have been […]
