Comelec anti-discrimination guidelines good, must be implemented

February 21, 2025

The Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) welcomes the guidelines against discrimination released by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) for the 2025 elections. The guidelines’ release is a step in the right direction and the Comelec must ensure that they are properly implemented. The Comelec released Resolution No. 11116 titled “Anti-Discrimination and Fair […]

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Labor political prisoners should be freed, Marcos Jr told

February 20, 2025

Today, we mark the seventh anniversary of labor activist and political detainee Maoj Maga’s imprisonment with a protest in front of the Justice Department calling for immediate freedom for him, for all the 25 political prisoners from the labor movement, and all political prisoners in the country. Among the political prisoners from the labor movement, […]

Terror financing case vs Cordillera labor leader harassment, must be junked

February 17, 2025

The Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) condemns the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Marcos Jr government for filing a trumped-up terrorism financing case against Mike Cabangon, a long-time labor leader in the Cordillera region. Filing the case is an act of harassment as the case is baseless and must be junked […]

Boni Day protest case junking good for right to assembly

February 12, 2025

The Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) welcomes the decision of the Manila Prosecutor’s Office to junk the case filed by Manila policemen against activist leaders, most of whom who are running for the 2025 elections, over the skirmishes during the Bonifacio Day protests last year. The ruling is a win for workers’ […]

Strike injunction in electronics giant violates labor rights

February 6, 2025

The Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) condemns Labor Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma for assuming jurisdiction over the labor dispute in electronics giant Nexperia’s plant in Cabuyao, Laguna. This is a violation of the Nexperia workers’ right to collectively bargain and strike and their right to decent work. The 1,585 workers of Nexperia Philippines […]