Workers, Labor Rights Advocates Look Back at 2018, Slam Duterte Admin for Rampant Labor Rights Violations On January 31, 2019, more than 200 workers, Church people and students gathered at the Iglesia Filipina Independiente National Cathedral to tackle the situation of workers’ and human rights in the country. The activity is hosted and organized by…
ES Transport workers score strike victory Nearly hundred ES Transport workers now back at work only two days after they went on strike. The strike which only started on January 31, 2019 has reached a successful resolution after the management agrees to reinstate the suspended workers and return the bus trips to its original schedule…
Tuloy ang laban ni Andres Bonifacio “Itong Katagalugan na pinamamahalaan noong unang panahon ng ating tunay na mga kababayan, noong hindi pa tumutuntong sa mga lupaing ito ang mga Kastila, ay nabubuhay sa lubos na kasaganaan, at kaginhawaaan. Kasundo niya ang mga kapitbayan at lalung-lalo na ang mga taga-Hapon. Sila’y kabilihan at kapalitan ng mga…
On the first month of Sta. Cruz 5’s illegal arrest and detention, Labor rights NGO hits Duterte over surging cases of trump-up charges vs activists, human rights defenders Labor rights organization Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) calls for their immediate release and the junking of trumped-up charges filed against Sta Cruz 5:…
Labor Rights Group Condemns Brutal Dispersal of Banana Plantation Workers’ Strike; Demands Accountability of Sumifru and Its Cohorts in Duterte Government Labor rights group, Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) strongly denounces the violent dispersal of the workers’ strike at Sumifru Philippines Corporation in Compostela Valley. On October 11, 2018, 11th day of…
On the dismissal of Usec. Joel Maglunsod An Affront to Struggling Workers; State Forces Cue for Intensified Worker’s Rights Violations The Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) is dismayed, but not surprised over the sudden removal of Joel Maglunsod from the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE). Duterte’s ascription of the workers strikes…
On AFP & Malacanang’s Statement Implicating Trade Unions in “Red October”: Ridiculous, Irresponsible and Sinister The Center for Trade Union and Human Right (CTUHR) slammed the statements made by AFP Chief Galvez and AFP Chief of Staff for Operations Brig. Gen. Antonio Parlade with Ms. Tina Monzon-Palma on September 21,2018, alleging that the issue of…
The Bukluran ng Manggagawang Pilipino (BMP) explained that Philippine society is divided into ‘two nations’. On one hand, a nation of rent-seeking property-owners and another nation of paupers who are forced to sell their labor-power and have always been at the losing end of state policies. “Year in, year out the toiling masses have yearned…
Nutri-Asia ni Rene Boy E. Abiva Panay ang pang-eenganyo ng mga imahe sa ‘sang dambuhalang billboard sa kahabaan ng Edsa at North Luzon Expressway bitbit nila ang paulit-ulit mong islogan mula 1996 hanggang ngayon: “ masarap, masaya ang lutuin kung hahaluan ng Datu Puti, Silver Swan, UFC, Mang Tomas, PAPA, Golden Fiesta at Locally.” Habang…
Duterte administration, worst and harshest to workers’ rights- CTUHR Labor rights NGO Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) affirms the recent report of International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) which ranked the Philippines as among the 10 worst countries for workers’ rights. “The ITUC Global Rights Index 2018 report re-validates CTUHR own findings that…
IN THE CLAWS OF TYRANNY: State of Workers’ Rights under Duterte Administration Genuine Change! Promise that is crystal clear for millions of Filipinos that prompted them to junk the common traditional politicians in 2016 and embraced Rodrigo Roa Duterte as the President of the Republic of the Philippines. His assumption to power earned him the…
A ‘Bargaining Chip’ or Confirmed Labour Migration Policy? Call for Clarity to End Confusion Regarding the Kuwait Deployment Ban “The ban stays permanently. There will be no more recruitment for especially domestic helpers. No more,” Duterte told reporters on Sunday in Davao. “I would like to address to their patriotism: come home. No matter how…
Workers fight dictatorship, defend human rights! Workers fight dictatorship, defend human rights! The Philippine Alliance of Human Rights Advocates (PAHRA) is one with the working class in commemorating Labor Day. We add our voices in solidarity with the toiling masses specifically in demanding for the end of contractualization in the country and the respect, protection…
DUTERTE: Kaaway ng Manggagawa’t Kabataang Pilipino Bubuhos ang libo-libong masa sa lansangan, isisigaw ang mga panawagang naghahangad ng pagbabago. Kasabay ng mga talumpati ng mga lider ng iba’t ibang grupo maririnig ang ingay ng mga sasakyang bumubusina. Ang mga kalsada na kadalasang larawan ng trapik ay magmimistulang naglalagablab na damdaming palaban ng masang patuloy na…
On 2nd Labor Day of President Duterte, Regime not only miserably failed on Ending ‘Endo’, but intensified workers’ rights violations – CTUHR As the Duterte administration marks its 2nd Labor Day in power, it is no longer facing the hopeful workers and trade unions that trusted him, but a seething dismay of betrayed people. The regime…
On Labor Day, all roads lead to Mendiola, Frustrated workers to march together on Labor Day The growing frustration, disappointment and dissatisfaction of workers over President Rodrigo Duterte’s failure to fulfill a promise have only bonded workers. Unable to secure an Executive Order over the past year that would have re-established direct hiring as the…
Hindi bakasyon ang Mayo Uno ni Gregorio V. Bituin Jr. Marami akong mga kakilala na nag-aanyaya sa akin sa mga lakaran, o kaya’y magbakasyon, o sa anumang aktibidad dahil holiday daw ang Mayo Uno. Totoo ngang idineklarang holiday ang Mayo Uno bawat taon pero hindi ibig sabihin nito na bakasyon na tayo. Holiday ang Mayo…
On Duterte’s passing the responsibility to Congress to end contractualization: Like throwing a person in a shark-infested sea Labour rights organization, Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) slammed Pres Duterte’s turn around on end to contractualization, saying that Malacanang’s move smashes the tiniest hope for decent work that workers in this country were…
On Duterte’s passing the responsibility to Congress to end contractualization: Like throwing a person in a shark-infested sea Labour rights organization, Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) slammed Pres Duterte’s turn around on end to contractualization, saying that Malacanang’s move smashes the tiniest hope for decent work that workers in this country were…
No Labor-version of E.O., no labor reps for the signing today Which draft Executive Order (EO) is going to be signed by the President? Will the signing push through today, or we’re facing another postponement just because other drafts other than that of labor have been submitted by DOLE before the OP for the same…
