Wednesday, March 31, 2010

On Attack Anniversary, a Repeated Plea

On Attack Anniversary, a Repeated Plea: "Families of victims in a gruesome 1997 grenade attack renewed calls for the government and the FBI to reopen a stalled investigation Tuesday, as they marked the 13th anniversary of the assault. (30 March 2010)"

Saturday, March 27, 2010

អត្ថប្រយោជន៍នៃការអានសៀវភៅ

អត្ថប្រយោជន៍នៃការអានសៀវភៅ: "មានការសង្កេតឃើញថា ប្រជាពលរដ្ឋខ្មែរជាពិសេសយុវវ័យ​នៅ​ក្នុង​ប្រទេស​កម្ពុជា​នា​ពេលបច្ចប្បន្ន​នេះ បាន​ងាក​មក​ធ្វើ​ការ​អាន​សៀវ​ភៅ​ជា​បណ្តើរ​ហើយ។"

Land Demonstrators Briefly Close Main Road

Land Demonstrators Briefly Close Main Road: "Hundreds of villagers stopped traffic on National Route 4 Friday as they continued a sustained demonstration in a land dispute with a powerful government official. (26 March 2010)"

Thursday, March 11, 2010

Burma: Election Laws May Shut Down Opposition Parties

Burma: Election Laws May Shut Down Opposition Parties: "
(New York) - Newly issued laws in preparation for 2010 elections in Burma are designed to exclude the main opposition party and ensure a victory for the ruling military, Human Rights Watch said today.

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Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Cambodia and APCICT Launch Training Programme to Bridge the Digital Divide

Cambodia and APCICT Launch Training Programme to Bridge the Digital Divide: "The Asian and Pacific Training Centre for Information and Communication Technology for Development, a regional institute of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (APCICT-ESCAP), has collaborated with the Cambodian government to launch the “Academy of ICT Essentials for Government Leaders” (Academy) in Phnom Penh today."

Rights for Working Women on International Women's Day

Rights for Working Women on International Women's Day: "
By Michelle Petrotta, Program Officer, International Labor Rights Forum


As the world celebrates the 100th International Women's Day, the United Nations Commission on Bengali Women Women is in New York, reviewing progress of the implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action that was agreed upon in 1995. Fifteen years after the international communities committed to take all necessary measures to eliminate all forms of discrimination against women and the girl child, women are still not free from discrimination and sexual harassment in the workplace.


Women often make up between 70-90 percent of the total work force in export processing zones in developing countries throughout Asia, Latin America, and Sub-Saharan Africa. While increased access to employment has provided new economic opportunities for women, the work they perform remains precarious as they are systematically denied rights to regular pay, working hours, equal pay for equal work, safe and non-hazardous work environments, and permanent contracts where their right to organize in labor unions is respected. Sexual harassment in the workplace is especially atrocious and widespread form of discrimination against women that completely impedes their economic empowerment and autonomy. Forced pregnancy tests as a pre-condition for employment are another form of discrimination that reduce a woman's ability to demand a living wage and break out of poverty. Women working in the garments, agricultural, and light manufacturing industries face overwhelming barriers as they attempt to earn a living wage to support themselves and their families.



For years, ILRF's Rights for Working Women campaign has worked to end the abuses women face in the workplace. For example, our Fairness in Flowers campaign focuses on eliminating sexual harassment, forced pregnancy tests, poor occupational health conditions and violations of trade union rights in the production of cut flowers in Ecuador and Colombia. You can learn more about the abuses women face in this industry by reading this report by ILRF and USLEAP. You can find out how to support women workers in the flower industry by reading our Fairness in Flowers Campaign Toolkit. ILRF also has a long history of working with grassroots organizations to document and fight sexual harassment against women in the workplace globally. You can view some of our reports on sexual harassment from Mexico to Kenya to Thailand online here.
Another sector of the economy that includes a large number of exploited women workers is domestic work. Conditions in this sector are often highly abusive and dangerous and many countries exempt domestic workers from labor rights protections. This year, the International Labor Organization (ILO) is making decent work for domestic workers a major focus. The international labor movement, including major international labor confederations like the IUF, are contributing feedback to the process of drafting a potential international convention to protect domestic workers. A new report by the International Trade Union Confederation examines the issue of how inequality in child care and household work affects women's role in the labor market.
One of the tools that can be used to reverse discrimination against women in the workplace -- including in the US -- is ILO Convention 111 which specifically addresses discrimination issues. You can find out more about Convention 111 and how it connects to rights for women on the blog here.
It's often most powerful to hear the voices of working women themselves. You can read stories from working women globally about their struggles on ILRF's website here.


On this International Women's Day, and everyday, we reiterate our support to women workers as they dare to stand up for their rights, and are an inspiration for women and men everywhere who organize against workplace discrimination.

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Monday, March 8, 2010

ស្ត្រីខ្មែរក្នុងវិស័យកសិកម្ម

ស្ត្រីខ្មែរក្នុងវិស័យកសិកម្ម: "ដើម្បីជាការអបអរទិវាសិទ្ធិនារីអន្ដរជាតិឆ្នាំនេះ វិទ្យុអូស្រ្ដាលី​សូម​នាំ​មក​ជូន​នូវ​របាយការណ៍​មួយ​ជុំវិញ​តួនាទី​ដ៏​សំខាន់ និង​ការ​ចូល​រួម​របស់​ស្ត្រី​នៅ​ក្នុង​ការ​អភិវឌ្ឍ​វិស័យ​កសិកម្ម តាម​រយៈ​ការ​ចែក​ចាយ​នូវ​បទ​ពិសោធន៍​អំពី​ស្ថាន​ភាព​រស់​នៅ​របស់​ស្ត្រី​ជា​កសិករ។"

គម្រោងបង្កើតសហព័ន្ធម៉ាស៊ីនកិនស្រូវនាំអង្ករទៅបរទេស

គម្រោងបង្កើតសហព័ន្ធម៉ាស៊ីនកិនស្រូវនាំអង្ករទៅបរទេស: "ក្រសួងពាណិជ្ជកម្ម បានចាប់ផ្តើមគិតគូរអំពីការធ្វើពាណិជ្ជកម្ម​អង្ករ​ទៅ​បរទេស​ក្នុង​តម្លៃ​ខ្ពស់។ ការ​ជំរុញ​នាំ​ចេញ​អង្ករ​នេះ​បាន​ធ្វើ​​ឡើង​បន្ទាប់​ពី​ស្រូវ​ប្រមាណ​២លាន​តោន​ត្រូវ​បាន​គេ​បញ្ចាក់​ថា ​លើស​​ពី​​សេចក្តី​ត្រូវ​ការ​ក្នុង​ស្រុក។ លោក សរ សុវណ្ណារ៉ា ធ្វើ​សេច​​ក្តី​រាយ​កាណ៍​ជូន​លោក​អ្នក​នាង​ពី​រាជ​ធានី​ភ្នំពេញ។"

Wednesday, March 3, 2010

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