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Somebody Else’s Pain, Someone Else’s War - Tuesday, May 26, 2009
I am sure that the American director Lee Wang will not get upset with me if I “steal” the title of her recent documentary for my editorial. In fact, we are sharing the same concern about what is happening to many “third country workers” (third country nationals or TCNs) in Iraq, who Wang calls “an invisible army” of more than 30,000 people, mostly from India, Sri Lanka and the Philippines, all working to support someone else’s war... (full story) |
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CELEBRATING WOMEN - Tuesday, May 26, 2009
From the first time that International Women’s Day was celebrated in 1917 up to today, we can say that there has been enormous progress in promoting women’s rights and in changing the perceptions of women. Women are making their presence felt in all sectors of society... (full story) |
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Migrant Workers’ Protection - Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Twelve years ago, Republic Act 8042, otherwise known as the Migrant Workers and Overseas Act of 1995 was passed into law. It was enacted to establish a higher standard of protection and promotion of the welfare of migrant workers, their families, and overseas Filipinos in distress. Twelve years hence, has the law lived up to its promise? (full story) |
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Making Migration a Choice - Monday, May 25, 2009
To travel and migrate is everyone’s right. All over the world, millions of people are constantly on the move. Men and women move and mi-grate across borders for many reasons. Unemployment, underemployment and low pay that is not enough to pro-vide for the needs a family are some of the conditions that make people migrate. Encouraged by the prospects of available jobs and higher pay which are not available in their countries, people migrate and work abroad... (full story) |
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Jordan: Protecting Foreign Domestic Workers - Monday, May 25, 2009
From August 25-28, 2008,DAWN Executive Director and PMRW President Carmelita Nuqui participated in the roundtable meeting with multi-stakeholders on Foreign Domestic Workers’ issues in Jordan and the Campaign Strategies Workshop held in Amman, Jordan... (full story) |
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