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 […]
As UN Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Opinion and Expression, Irene Khan, continue her visit in the country, the Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR), an NGO working for the empowerment of workers in the formal and informal sectors, expressed concerns over statements issued by Philippine government agencies, as well as its trust […]
The Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR), a human rights NGO that focuses on workers in the formal and informal sectors, welcomes the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Opinion and Expression in time for her arrival to the country on January 23 and calls on her to investigate the numerous cases […]
