Muntinlupa demolition violates rights, should be probed

September 9, 2025

The Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) is calling the attention of the Muntinlupa City and national governments and the public to the demolition of urban poor homes in the Acero, Immaculate Conception and Sto. Niño communities of Barangay Cupang, Muntinlupa City yesterday, September 8, by a demolition team assisted by Philippine National […]

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Flood control corruption harms Filipino workers

September 5, 2025

The Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) condemns the cases of corruption that are being exposed by investigations into the government’s flood control projects. Corruption related to these projects, amounting to billions of pesos, harms Filipino workers in many ways. Reports show that out of the P545 billion spent by the government on […]

Indonesians right in demanding wage cut for pols, wage hike for workers

August 30, 2025

The Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) expresses its warm solidarity with the Indonesian workers and unions, students and people who are holding street protests against excessive pay for politicians and for higher wages for workers. We condemn the Prabowo Subianto government’s repression of the protests, which has led to the death of […]

Negros jail protest legitimate, prisoners’ demands must be met

August 29, 2025

The Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) sees the protests held by persons deprived of liberty (PDL) in the Negros Occidental District Jail (NODJ) in Bago City as legitimate, stemming from demands that the government must meet. It therefore condemns the reported repression of the protests, including prison authorities’ use of rubber bullets […]

Davao labor organizers’ harassment, attack on union rights

August 27, 2025

The Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) condemns the harassment by state forces of two labor organizers in the Davao region in July and August. These cases of harassment show continuing violations of workers’ freedom of association and freedom of expression under the Ferdinand Marcos Jr government. On July 24, military elements led […]