Tag: Labour Rights
NGOs urge EU to put pressure on Thailand
A group of international labour, environmental and human rights organizations has sent a letter to the E.U. Commissioner for Fisheries, Maritime Affairs and Environment urging the European Commission to maintain pressure on Thailand on human rights abuses in the nation’s fishing industry.
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Tuesday, February 23, 2016, 03:00 (GMT +...
Reintegration: the Forgotten Side of Migration in ASEAN
In fact, the ASEAN Community, specifically its economic pillar called the ASEAN Economic Community, excludes migrant workers from its blueprints to turn ASEAN into a single market and production base.
By Tess Bacalla
MANILA, Apr 29 (Reporting ASEAN) — Marilyn Sakiwat, 55, looked forward to coming home to the Philippines for...
Workers’ rights, NGOs increasingly under fire in Cambodia: Wells
NGO and labour come under repressive legislation under Cambodia’s Hun Sen
By Jennifer Wells | Business Columnist
Tues., May 24, 2016
Travelling through Cambodia recently, I saw tinder-dry fields baking in 40-degree heat, evidence of the country’s severe drought, now defined as the worst in a half-century.
Rice planting has been delayed and...
Malaysia to accept more Cambodian domestic maids
Malaysia has agreed to allow more Cambodians to work in the country, especially as domestic maids.
June 4, 2016, Saturday
PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia has agreed to allow more Cambodians to work in the country, especially as domestic maids.
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said visiting Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen conveyed...
VP Jusuf Kalla Proposes ASEAN Minimum Wage
Indonesian Vice President Jusuf Kalla has proposed the implementation of an ASEAN minimum wage for workers in the ASEAN member countries to ensure equality in the region.
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THURSDAY, 02 JUNE, 2016 | 06:34 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Kuala Lumpur - Indonesian Vice President Jusuf Kalla has proposed the implementation of an...
Maybank offers female staff up to one-year maternity leave
Maybank today announced that it will offer extended maternity leave of up to 365 days for eligible female employees within the group with immediate effect.
By NST ONLINE - March 8, 2017 @ 7:32pm
KUALA LUMPUR: Maybank today announced that it will offer extended maternity leave of up to 365 days...
‘An invisible jail’ – stateless children in Malaysia
It is not uncommon to read about cases of stateless children in Malaysian newspapers. These children are not granted Malaysian citizenship due to a variety of reasons.
Published 6 Jul 2017, 12:19 pm Updated 8 Jul 2017, 11:54 am
FEATURE | It is not uncommon to read about cases of stateless...
Thailand: Provide Legal Status, Protections for Refugees
The Government of Thailand should stop detaining and forcibly returning refugees to situations of potential harm, Fortify Rights said today. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Filippo Grandi will meet Thai Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha tomorrow in Bangkok to discuss the situation of refugees in Thailand.
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Moving toward Decent Sex Work: Decent Work and Exploitation in Thailand (Sex Worker Community Research)
In 2016, Thai society is more concerned with addressing exploitation, reducing corruption and honouring the rights of the child than punishing the buying and selling sex. Most of Thai society may well consider exchanging sex for money to be immoral. However, we propose that the breach of some of...
Myanmar wants minimum wage accepted on trial basis
Myanmar’s government has called on garment workers and factory owners to accept a proposed minimum wage on a trial basis in order to “break the deadlock between both sides over the issue,” state media reported Monday.
By Selim ALTIN on July 13, 2015
– Plea made as hundreds march in commercial...
