What industrial peace? This is the Center for Trade Union and Human Rights’ (CTUHR) reaction when Sec. Silvestre Bello was asked what is the the legacy of the Duterte administration in the labor sector. Sec. Bello boasted that this was done achieved through “tripartism” or the three-way dialogue between the State, the employers and the workers. […]
As the countdown for the last 365 days of President Duterte in office begins, the Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) unites with workers, trade unionists and human rights defenders in delivering the message of ending the years of hardships that Duterte’s regime has severely inflicted against the Filipino people. With this, CTUHR commits […]
The Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) slams Duterte’s proposal of arming anti-crime volunteers or its so-called “force multipliers. Duterte pitched this idea during the launching of PNP’s Global Coalition of Lingkod Bayan Advocacy Support Groups and Force Multipliers on June 25. CTUHR fears that this so-called “anti-crime volunteers” will only be used […]
On the International Labor Day, labor rights NGO Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR), expresses alarm on the deteriorating state of Filipino workers amid the multi-faceted crises – health, employment and human rights crises. The plight of the Filipino workers is further worsened by the government’s incompetent pandemic response and the state-sponsored attacks and […]
The Center of Trade Union and Human Rights condemns the dirty staining of black propaganda and red tagging towards Community Pantry organizers by no other than the spokespersons of the National Taskforce to End Local Communist Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) Lt. Gen. Antonio Parlade Jr. and Lorraine Marie Badoy. The malicious and incriminating remarks made by these […]
“We were under agency contract for several years, until the union fought for our regularization. Our workload is lighter compared before, though still difficult. We now enjoy wage increase and benefits. Before being part of the union, even operators or workers compete, working to the max, to increase the output, increasing the profit without increasing […]
\The Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) vehemently condemns the simultaneous illegal raids and arrest of progressive leaders in Central Luzon and another raid in Laguna. The Center calls for their immediate and unconditional release and an investigation on the obvious violations in the said raids. “Once again, stricter quarantine protocols are being […]
Just two days after Duterte was quoted giving yet another order to kill, the country wakes up to a “Bloody Sunday” on March 7, 2021. Human rights groups tagged this day as such, as the Synchronized Enhanced Managing of Police Operations (SEMPO) in Laguna, Rizal, Cavite and Batangas resulted to extrajudicial killings and illegal arrests […]
The Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) condemns the illegal arrest and filing of trumped up charges against two (2) unionists in Laguna, yesterday. The usual modus of early morning raids and tanim-ebidensya was again used in a recent attack against labor leaders. On March 3, 2021Arnedo Lagunias and Ramir Corcolon were arrested in separate […]
The Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) stands firm in our support for Otto De Vries, a fellow labor rights defender, amid the Bureau of Immigration’s revocation of his permanent residence VISA in the Philippines and the issuance of an order to leave. We also stand in solidarity with the Ecumenical Institute for […]
