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Dec 292009
2009 Civil Society Voices
Dec 202009
COPENHAGEN, Dec 19 (IPS) – The climate change summit proved to be a “spectacular failure even according to its own terms,” but civil society had “some successes,” such as the inclusion of certain issues on the climate agenda, and making the voice of the South heard loud and clear.
Civil society groups also came up with a final statement in which they rejected“purely market-oriented and technology-centred false and dangerous solutions,” such as “nuclear energy, agro-fuels, carbon capture and storage, Clean Development Mechanisms, biochar, genetically ‘climate-readied’ crops, geoengineering, and reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD).”
Dec 182009
Today marks International Migrants Day, a day set aside by the United Nations General Assembly to promote the human rights and fundamental freedoms of migrants, which include “the design of actions to ensure their protection”[i].
Dec 112009
Like Burma’s other neighbors, India hosts a large and growing refugee population, the majority of whom are Chin ethnic minorities. India generally tolerates the presence of Burmese refugees, but does not afford them any legal protection, leaving them vulnerable to harassment, discrimination, and deportation.
Dec 112009
KUALA LUMPUR, 10 Dec 2009: As the world marks International Human Rights Day today, CARAM Asia launches an online petition campaign seeking crucial support and commitment from every employer of households to grant a weekly paid day off to their migrant domestic worker (MDW). From today onwards, the online campaign will be featured for 30 days on the major media online sites based in Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Hong Kong, and the Middle East:
Dec 072009
Permasalahan di Indonesia, UU No 39/2004 sebagai peraturan tertinggi dalam menangani masalah buruh migran tidak memasukkan definisi mengenai buruh migran yang tidak berdokumen. UU ini juga tidak berperspektif perlindungan. Padahal, undocumented and documented terkait dengan perkembangan krisis global yang kian akut memicu beberapa negara penerima seperti pemerintah Hongkong untuk melakukan kebijakan yang mendorong buruh migran untuk tidak mempunyai dokumen misalnya two-weeks rule. Selain itu, terjadinya krisis ekonomi mendorong negara penerima meningkatkan kebutuhan BMI yang tidak berdokumen (agar tidak punya hak untuk melakukan apapun dan untuk mendapatkan tenaga buruh murah).
Nov 132009
As governments from around the world convened for the third annual Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD) in Athens, Greece on 4-5 November, many in the civil society sector continue to question the credibility of the forum as a valid platform capable of producing beneficial change for migrant workers. As a regional network, Coordination of Action Research on AIDS and Mobility Asia (CARAM Asia) stands resolute in its criticism of the current structure that continues to operate outside of formal international legislation and promotes market forces above human and employment rights.
Nov 032009
Another life is lost, as yet another migrant worker dies after being tortured. The situation is serious. The right to life is threatened as violence and abuse in various forms escalate, warns Irene Fernandez.
Oct 282009
Katrina Jorene Maliamauv reflects on the brutal death of a domestic worker, Mautik Hani, at the hands of callous employers. Mautik had dreams to chase; questions to ask; memories to share. Her life has been snuffed out now … but do Malaysians care?
Oct 272009
The organisers of an Asean People’s Forum have expressed deep disappointment that nearly all civil society representative selected for a meeting with Asean government leaders were either rejected or barred from speaking. This action has sabotaged the credibility of the Asean Inter-governmental Commission on Human Rights, which was being inaugurated.