Talaingod case ruling shows weaponization of courts, should be reversed

July 16, 2025

The Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) vehemently condemns the conviction for child abuse of activism legend Satur Ocampo, Rep. Teacher France Castro, eight teachers of a Lumad school and three volunteers, collectively known as “Talaingod 13,” by a Tagum City court this month. The unjust conviction of the 13 activists further exposes […]

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India strike shows attacks on workers, need for pushback

July 14, 2025

The Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) expresses its warmest solidarity with the workers and people of India who held a national strike against anti-worker laws on July 9, in which 250 million workers and farmers participated. The strike highlights the kinds of attacks that the workers of the world, including Filipino workers, […]

31 worker deaths in 1 month demand workplace inspections, employer accountability

July 14, 2025

The Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) expresses grave alarm over the deaths of 31 workers in one month, which include five (5) in a mining tunnel tragedy in Nueva Vizcaya, two (2) in an explosion at an ammunition manufacturing facility in Marikina, and others caused by trucks falling into ravines and crashing […]

Victim of mistaken identity should be indemnified, not revictimized, by govt

July 10, 2025

The Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) vehemently condemns the Ferdinand Marcos Jr government, as represented by its Office of the Solicitor General (OSG), for appealing the release from detention of a victim of mistaken identity of the government’s counter-insurgency drive. The government is showing its incapacity to admit and learn from its […]

Public sector unionist’s release: other pol prisoners should follow

July 7, 2025

The Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) celebrates the temporary release from detention of public unionist Tonette Dizon on July 2, after the courts dismissed 13 out of the 17 trumped-up cases filed against her and allowed her to post bail for the remaining four cases. The release of Dizon, former director of […]