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On the ILO High-Level Tripartite Mission in the Philippines
Sep 27, 2022
HON. BIENVENIDO E. LAGUESMA
Secretary
Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)
Republic of the Philippines
Dear Secretary Laguesma:
Greetings from the Coalition of Agricultural Workers International (CAWI).
It has come to our attention through our member in the Philippines, the Unyon ng mga Manggagawa sa Agrikultura (UMA), that your office has formally asked the International Labour Organization (ILO) to […]
Migrant, agri workers’ struggles, commemorated in Malaysia
PETALING JAYA, MALAYSIA – “Workers come to work to live, not to die,” said Irene Xavier, co-chair of the Labour Law Reform Coalition last April 28 during the organisation’s International Workers’ Memorial Day (IWMD) press conference.
Although Labour Day on May 1st is the most widely-known observance of workers’ rights and struggles, IWMD remains a solemn […]
Agri workers’ rights are human rights
While 170,000 farmers and farm workers worldwide are killed annually due to unsafe working conditions and suffer twice the risk of death compared to other industries, the agricultural sector remains systemically underrepresented in the discourse on human rights.
On December 10, 2021, International Human Rights Day, the Coalition of Agricultural Workers International (CAWI) organized the webinar […]
[Webinar] Agri Workers’ Rights are Human Rights
On International Human Rights Day, Dec. 10, 2021, at 3:00 AM Eastern Time, we invite you to a webinar organized by the Coalition of Agricultural Workers International (CAWI), entitled “Agri Workers’ Rights are Human Rights.”
Amid the starvation wages of agricultural workers and their hazardous working conditions, alongside intense political repression, we pose the questions: How can agricultural […]
Upholding Labor Standards For Agricultural Workers, More Urgent During COVID-19 Crisis – PANAP
PAN Asia Pacific, Press Release
PENANG, Malaysia – Regional advocacy group PAN Asia Pacific (PANAP) today urged governments to not just ensure that immediate financial relief are provided to agricultural workers impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, but to respect and promote their rights based on already globally recognized and established labor standards.
“Upholding labor standards that guaranteeing […]
Wage Crisis of the Plantation Workers in Sri Lanka: Fair & Living Wage for the Plantation Workers
Background Information:
The Plantation People (Indian Origin Tamils) form a Minority community that consists of about 4.4% (2012) of the population in Sri Lanka and at present it is estimated as approximately 1.5 million. When in the 18th century plantations were started in Sri Lanka, people from India and specially from Tamil Nadu were brought as […]
Agricultural Workers Demand Military to Keep Out of Sumifru Strike
The Unyon ng mga Manggagawa sa Agrikultura (UMA) today demanded that the military stay out of the ongoing strike of the 900 workers of Japanese conglomerate owned Sumifru Corporation Philippines in Compostela Valley.
According to John Milton “Butch” Lozande, secretary general of UMA, the striking workers of Nagkahiusang Mamumuo sa Suyapa Farm (NAMASUFA) went on strike […]
Migrant workers in the plantation sector expect and deserve no less
Following up on its statement on Women in Oil Palm, Tenaganita turns its attention to the situation of migrant workers in oil palm plantations.
The majority of workers (about 85%), in oil palm plantations in Malaysia are migrant workers from neighboring countries such as Indonesia, Bangladesh, Nepal , Cambodia ,India. In some plantations, there are also workers […]
Crackdown not in sync with ‘new Malaysia’, immigration told
PETALING JAYA: Activists have questioned immigration director-general Mustafar Ali after he defended the nationwide crackdown on undocumented workers despite criticism from rights groups.
Vocal migrant rights organisation Tenaganita said the main problem with the crackdown was the way the foreigners were arrested, depriving them of basic human rights.
Read more here: http://www.tenaganita.net/news-and-press-releases/news/crackdown-not-in-sync-with-new-malaysia-immigration-told/
Stop and think, govt warned of vicious cycle in crackdown against migrant workers
PETALING JAYA: Prominent migrants’ rights group Tenaganita has highlighted the need to understand the root causes of undocumented migrant workers in the country, saying the problem goes back to government agencies’ failure to strictly enforce laws including on human trafficking.
“Migrant workers enter the country with valid documents. But instead of getting themselves documented, they end […]