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In Photos: The Life and Struggle of Indigenous Peoples in Cambodia

by Anisa | 23/06/2022 | 1Post Types, Cambodia, FOCUS Dispatch, Mekong Region | 0 Comments

A group of around 50 indigenous families from a community of indigenous peoples in Romeas village, Sre kor commune, Sesan district, Strung Treng Province, refuse to accept the compensation offered to them and move to a new place the government provided as a...

Fighting for Land Rights in Cambodia — Interview with Chhoeun Ratha

by Anisa | 23/06/2022 | Blog Post, Cambodia, FOCUS Dispatch, Mekong Region, Social Movements, Women | 0 Comments

Leading the Charge For more than ten years, I've been involved in various reclamation campaigns and activities that are usually directed against specific wealthy individuals infringing on peoples’ lands. I helped the affected community in registering their complaints...

The Situation of Cambodian Working-Class Women and Their Struggle in the Face of the Covid-19 Pandemic

by Sokunthy Ros | 18/05/2022 | Cambodia, FOCUS Dispatch, Mekong Region, Opinion/Analysis | 0 Comments

by Ros Sokunthy Regardless of the fact that it is the twenty-first century, Cambodian working-class women’s lives and labour rights remain relatively poor and have continued to be exploited, particularly during economic and/or broader crises such as the Covid-19...

Monsoon

by Galileo de Guzman Castillo | 18/05/2022 | Blog Post, FOCUS Dispatch, Philippines | 0 Comments

2022 May 14 By Galileo de Guzman Castillo[i] Shall this be the terminus or high time Of harsh reckonings and new beginnings? Resonant, dissonant reason or rhyme Disconnected, unreal imaginings And permanent conflicts, contradictions Between those who...

Precarious Road Ahead: The Continuing Struggle of Workers against Contractualization in the Philippines

by Joseph Purugganan | 18/05/2022 | FOCUS Dispatch, Opinion/Analysis, Philippines | 0 Comments

By Joseph Purugganan In his final labor day address to workers, outgoing Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte spoke about celebrating “all the triumphs and progress that the labor movement has accomplished over the years,” but he spoke as well about the need...

My Personal Feelings after the Military Coup

by Anisa | 18/05/2022 | Blog Post, FOCUS Dispatch, Mekong Region, Power and Democracy | 0 Comments

By Su Yati* I will start my story with how I became a civil servant before I share my thoughts on how I feel about the military coup in Myanmar. My name is Su Yati, and I used to work as a senior clerk at Myanmar Railways Transportation Department. I had to work...

Indonesian Workers in Crisis

by Anisa | 18/05/2022 | Asia/World, FOCUS Dispatch, Opinion/Analysis | 0 Comments

by Muslim Silaen* The labour situation in Indonesia is currently facing the challenge of de-industrialization which has resulted in many workers starting to turn into informal workers. The time and rules imposed in work are also now becoming more lax or flexible—the...

The Post-Pandemic Workers’ Agenda: Who Is Saying What?

by Anisa | 18/05/2022 | Asia/World, FOCUS Dispatch, Opinion/Analysis | 0 Comments

By Anusha Lall The COVID-19 Pandemic, Recovery and Impact on Workers The impact of the pandemic and post-pandemic recovery plans on workers across Asia and the world demands attention. The fallouts of the pandemic in terms of economic disruption, surging unemployment,...

Reseed

by Galileo de Guzman Castillo | 05/04/2022 | Blog Post, FOCUS Dispatch, Food Sovereignty and Agroecology, Philippines | 0 Comments

2022 April 1 By Galileo de Guzman Castillo[i] You, who’ve fed the world with calloused hands For years have struggled, deprived and starved Cultivating soils and tilling lands But remaining landless, dispossessed On the grounds, you’ve occupied,...

Indian Farmers Inspire Fight Against Neoliberalism

by Ranjini Basu | 05/04/2022 | FOCUS Dispatch, Food Sovereignty and Agroecology, India | 0 Comments

The year long Indian farmers protest has inspired people all across the world. The grit, resilience, sacrifice and the unity of the farmers made the protests a historic event in the fight against neoliberalism. However, even as the protests at the Delhi borders ended...