A labor NGO condemned today the arrest of two community health workers and their companions in a joint police-military raid in Tarlac City on March 11, saying that the activists are victims of planted evidence and trumped-up charges and should be released from detention immediately. The Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) condemned […]
A labor NGO said that the acquittal and release from prison of a long-time women and children’s rights defender should compel the Marcos Jr government to review cases and laws that target labor and civil society activists. The Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) said that the acquittal of Sally Ujano, Women’s Crisis […]
As it launches the initial findings and recommendations of its 2025 report today, a network devoted to the rights of Filipino workers detailed the Ferdinand Marcos Jr government’s promises of taking action and actual inaction and called on the government to address the major rights issues facing workers. At a press conference at the Smallville […]
A labor NGO called on the management of a factory that is producing pulp for specialty paper and is based in Lanao del Norte to negotiate in earnest with workers, as they demand higher wages in ongoing negotiations for a CBA that have led to a deadlock and a strike. The Center for Trade Union […]
A labor NGO today condemned the attempt by a factory owned by Filipino billionaire Lucio Tan to disperse a protest held by its workers over a deadlock in CBA negotiations due to the management’s refusal to bargain in earnest. The Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) condemned Packageworld, Inc., a maker of packaging […]
A labor rights NGO said that the jeepney drivers’ transport strike and their supporters’ protests in Metro Manila last Thursday were marred by police harassment and surveillance, as well as other breaches of the right to freedom of assembly and expression. The Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) said that in most protest […]
A labor NGO told the management of a Chinese restaurant chain to prioritize people over profits, as the latter refuses to seriously bargain with workers in ongoing negotiations and appears to divest its ownership of its business without informing the workers. In CBA negotiations that started on January 22, Katipunan Food Services Inc (KFSI), which […]
Electronics giant Nexperia reinstated two union officials whom it had laid off in a labor dispute, and labor NGO Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) said the move is a positive development for workers’ right to freedom of association in the country. On March 9, Dutch-owned electronics company Nexperia Philippines, Inc. reinstated Antonio […]
In celebration of International Women’s Day, a labor NGO said that sexism, currently a hot topic on Philippine social media, exists in the country’s workplaces, as women workers struggle with lower pay, lack of maternity benefits, denial of job security, and sexual harassment and violence. Labor NGO Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) […]
Joining a protest to mark the fifth anniversary of the deadly Bloody Sunday joint police-military raids in Southern Tagalog, labor NGO Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) decried the continuing denial of justice to the victims and their families and called on President Ferdinand Marcos Jr to hold to account the police and […]
