Rice straw is gathered, bound and carried from the rice paddies to a central place after the harvest. Photo by Takeaway from wikimedia commons is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
June 8, 2022 Mr. Jurin Laksanawisit Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Commerce Ministry of...
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Indian fisherman at work. In an early morning, a fisherman is checking and repairing his fishing net in Kerala, India. Photo: hadynyah from Getty Images.
To, Shri Piyush Goyal Minister for Commerce and Industry Government of India REF: PROPOSED...
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In Photos: #EndWTO Mobilisation in Nairobi Kenya, December 2015. Photo by Afsar Jafri, Focus on the Global South — India Programme.
By Walden Bello* The World Trade Organization will be holding its 12th Ministerial Meeting in...
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Press Conference on Tuesday, 14 June 2022 Organised by Focus on the Global South 11:00 Geneva |...
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On Tuesday, 6 June 2022, Focus on the Global South together with the Institute of Asian Studies...
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Farmers from Sumalo, Bataan engaged in a dialogue with Agrarian Reform officials to expedite the land distribution process in the contested former Litton Estate. June 6, 2022. DAR Central Office, Quezon City. Photo by Joseph Purugganan.
PRESS RELEASE FARMER-BENEFICIARIES FROM BATAAN LAUD ACTION ON AGRARIAN LAND, CALLS ON DAR TO...
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24 พฤษภาคม 2565 ขบวนต่อต้านร่างกฎหมายทำลายการรวมกลุ่มของประชาชน นัดหมายชุมนุมเพื่อคัดค้านการเสนอร่างพ.ร.บ.องค์กรไม่แสวงหาผลกำไรฯ https://ilaw.or.th/node/6112 โดยเริ่มการชุมนุมตั้งแต่วันก่อนหน้านี้ที่บริเวณถนนราชดำเนินนอก หน้าอาคารสหประชาชาติ และวางแผนจะเดินขบวนไปยื่นหนังสือที่ทำเนียบรัฐบาล ซึ่งมีการประชุมคณะรัฐมนตรีในวันนี้ และต้องการให้รัฐมนตรีว่าการกระทรวงพัฒนาสังคมและความมั่นคงของมนุษย์ (พม.) ออกมารับหนังสือ พร้อมรับปากว่าจะหยุดการเสนอกฎหมายนี้. Photo Source: iLaw
by Kheetanat Wannaboworn The draconian legacy of the 2014 coup d’état continues to haunt the...
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10 Years of the Tenure Guidelines: States Must Address Rising Inequalities and Enact Agrarian...
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May 26, 2022 Joint Statement released by Asia Floor Wage Alliance (AFWA) and Focus on Global South...
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By Su Yati* I will start my story with how I became a civil servant before I share my thoughts on...
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by Muslim Silaen* The labour situation in Indonesia is currently facing the challenge of...
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By Anusha Lall The COVID-19 Pandemic, Recovery and Impact on Workers The impact of the pandemic...
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From left to right (clockwise): (1) A street sweeper maintains cleanliness of major roads amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Muntinlupa City, Philippines. (2) Garment Workers in Cambodia. (3) Healthcare workers in India taking details of a patient in a respiratory disease ward. (4) Supermarket cashiers wear masks and face shields to maintain physical distance as grocery shopping has changed amid COVID-19, Bangkok, Thailand. All pictures © ILO Asia-Pacific
1 May, 2022 Statement from Focus on the Global South Workers across the world have faced a series of immense setbacks with the advance of neoliberalism and expansion of global value chains that have been exacerbated in the past two years.
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2,000 individuals from different food producing sectors and communities held a protest march in Lucena City, Quezon Province on April 18 to shed light on the issues they are confronting and to challenge electoral candidates to respond to these problems. Photos from Danilo Carranza.
LUCENA CITY – To commemorate the International Day of Peasants’ Struggles last April 17, around...
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Solidarity Statement from Focus on the Global South on the International Day of Peasant Struggles...
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