Indonesian Workers in Crisis
by Muslim Silaen* The labour situation in Indonesia is currently facing the challenge of...
Read MorePosted by Anisa | May 18, 2022 | Asia/World, FOCUS Dispatch, Opinion/Analysis
by Muslim Silaen* The labour situation in Indonesia is currently facing the challenge of...
Read MorePosted by Anisa | May 18, 2022 | Asia/World, FOCUS Dispatch, Opinion/Analysis
By Anusha Lall The COVID-19 Pandemic, Recovery and Impact on Workers The impact of the pandemic...
Read MoreFrom 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
Posted by Anisa | May 1, 2022 | Asia/World, Corporate Accountability, Social Movements, Statement
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.
Read More2,000 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.
Posted by Anisa | Apr 18, 2022 | Food Sovereignty and Agroecology, Philippines, Social Movements, Statement
LUCENA CITY – To commemorate the International Day of Peasants’ Struggles last April 17, around...
Read MorePosted by Anisa | Apr 17, 2022 | Asia/World, Food Sovereignty and Agroecology, Social Movements, Statement
Solidarity Statement from Focus on the Global South on the International Day of Peasant Struggles...
Read MorePosted by Anisa | Apr 17, 2022 | 1Post Types, Cambodia, Food Sovereignty and Agroecology, Mekong Region, Photo
Photo Exhibition: Community Seed Festival 2022 On the occasion of the International Day of...
Read MorePosted by Anisa | Apr 5, 2022 | FOCUS Dispatch, Mekong Region, Reports, Thailand
For many of us organised in The Assembly of the Poor, agriculture is a way of life. Our members...
Read MorePosted by Anisa | Apr 5, 2022 | Cambodia, FOCUS Dispatch, Food Sovereignty and Agroecology, Mekong Region, Photo
Bak Roteh Village, Preaek Luong Commune, Ek hnom District, Battambang Province, Cambodia. 9th...
Read MorePosted by Anisa | Apr 5, 2022 | Blog Post, Cambodia, FOCUS Dispatch, Food Sovereignty and Agroecology, Mekong Region, Women
Voice of Ms. Yin Pon Translation by: Ridan Sun, Focus on the Global South “The COVID-19...
Read MorePosted by Anisa | Mar 31, 2022 | Focus in the News, Philippines, Power and Democracy
by Walden Bello Six years ago, I made the only recorded resignation on a question of...
Read MoreReports of IGWG on TNCs & Intersessional Meeting on 2030 Agenda & HC/SG Thematic Reports and Item:3 General Debate - 29th meeting, 49th Regular Session of Human Rights Council. Source: media.un.org
Posted by Anisa | Mar 23, 2022 | Asia/World, Corporate Accountability, Statement
Subject: Concerns after the presentation of the report of the 7th session of the OEIGWG by the...
Read MorePosted by Anisa | Mar 16, 2022 | Asia/World, Corporate Accountability, News, Statement
GLOBAL CAMPAIGN The Global Campaign considers that human rights due diligence is a preventive...
Read MorePosted by Anisa | Mar 11, 2022 | Announcement, Asia/World, Climate & Environment, Corporate Accountability, Media Release
As corporations and governments push “nature-based solutions” to fight the climate and biodiversity crises, over 360 organisations launch a statement exposing them as “nature based dispossessions” that will cause huge new land grabs and promote harmful practices like monoculture tree plantations and industrial agriculture.
Read MorePosted by Anisa | Mar 8, 2022 | Asia/World, Statement, Women
The month of March 2022, widely known as Women’s Month, began under the looming shadow of...
Read MorePosted by Anisa | Mar 7, 2022 | Philippines, Statement, Trade and Investment
Trade Justice Pilipinas has criticized the Duterte administration for prioritizing liberalization...
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