International Labor Day 2023: Agri-workers renew call for rights protection as food & climate crises worsen
The Coalition of Agricultural Workers International (CAWI) renewed its demand for substantial protection of the rights and welfare of agricultural workers amid worsening global food and climate crises. CAWI emphasized that, like the rest of […]
Philippine labor ministry urged to allow ILO mission
The Coalition of Agricultural Workers International (CAWI) recently submitted a letter to the Philippine labor ministry to immediately allow the International Labor Organization (ILO) to conduct its High-Level Tripartite Mission (HLTM) to the Philippines to […]
Agri-workers To NTC: Hands Off Our Unions, Hands Off Our Online Platforms!
NOTE: The Federation of Agricultural Workers (or UMA), a Philippine member of the Coalition of Agricultural Workers International (CAWI) and its Steering Council, was maliciously tagged as a “terrorist group” by the Philippine National Security […]
Release of Filipino farmers, activists from jail welcome, but fight for land, justice continues
The Coalition of Agricultural Workers International (CAWI) welcomes the release of 83 farmers and land reform activists in the Philippines last June 12, after three days of detention based on clearly trumped-up charges.
On June 9, […]
International Labor Day 2022: Oppression and resistance: The state of agricultural workers
The Coalition of Agricultural Workers International (CAWI) joins the billions of workers worldwide in commemorating International Labor Day today.
We mark this day with profound disquiet over the worsening conditions of agricultural workers amid the simultaneous […]
International Day of Rural Women 2021: Upholding women agri workers’ rights and welfare builds foundation for food systems change
As the world marks this year’s International Day of Rural Women, the Coalition of Agricultural Workers International (CAWI) reiterates our call on governments and policymakers to give due attention to and act on the plight […]
Hands off Angie Ipong, Stop the Persecution of Peasant Advocates
Photo: NNARA Youth
The Coalition of Agricultural Workers International (CAWI) supports the call of our fellow land rights advocates in the Philippines for the immediate revocation of the warrant of arrest served to Angie Ipong, an […]
Labor Day 2019: Agricultural workers, among the most exploited and oppressed
Statement
The Coalition of Agricultural Workers International (CAWI) joins the rest of the working people around the world in observing the International Workers’ Day today. We raise our voices with them in demanding that the collective […]
Statement on the massacre of 9 agri workers in Hacienda Nene, Philippines
Photo credit: KASAMA TK
Satement
The Coalition of Agricultural Workers International (CAWI) condemns the massacre of nine agricultural workers, including four women and two minors, allegedly by 40 armed goons on October 20 in Hacienda Nene, Sagay City, […]
Bring to justice the killers of Filipino farm worker leader, end impunity
Joint statement
PAN Asia Pacific (PANAP) and Coalition of Agricultural Workers International (CAWI)
We strongly condemn the recent killing of another farm worker leader in the Philippines. On June 27, Julius Broce Barellano died of gunshot wounds. […]
#NoLandNoLife | World Hunger Day 2015: Hunger, poverty and repression killing rural communities
As the world marks World Food Day today, we join the Asian Peasant Coalition (APC) in exposing the real situation facing farmers and other small food producers, especially in the poor countries, one that is […]
#NoLandNoLife | 29 March: “Day of the Landless” Stop land grabbing! Defend human rights!
Joint statement issued by the Asian Peasant Coalition (APC); Coalition of Agricultural Workers International (CAWI); Asian Rural Women’s Coalition (ARWC); People’s Coalition on Food Sovereignty (PCFS); PAN Asia Pacific (PANAP); Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP); […]