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)"
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Saturday, March 27, 2010
អត្ថប្រយោជន៍នៃការអានសៀវភៅ
អត្ថប្រយោជន៍នៃការអានសៀវភៅ: "មានការសង្កេតឃើញថា ប្រជាពលរដ្ឋខ្មែរជាពិសេសយុវវ័យនៅក្នុងប្រទេសកម្ពុជានាពេលបច្ចប្បន្ននេះ បានងាកមកធ្វើការអានសៀវភៅជាបណ្តើរហើយ។"
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 18, 2010
Revisiting Lon Nol's Cambodia - Phnom Penh Post
Revisiting Lon Nol's Cambodia - Phnom Penh Post: "
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Revisiting Lon Nol's Cambodia Phnom Penh Post On October 9, with much pomp and ceremony, they presided over the founding of the Khmer Republic, bringing Cambodia's centuries-old monarchy to an end and ... |
Indigenous Cambodians call for land protection - Radio Australia
Indigenous Cambodians call for land protection - Radio Australia: "
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Indigenous Cambodians call for land protection Radio Australia Cambodia's indigenous community has called on the government to live up to its obligations under local and international law and protect their interests. ... Cambodia: PIME missionary: Saint Paul Institute a centre of excellence for ...Spero News Traveling With An iPhone: My Experience in CambodiaiPhone Download Blog (blog) Indigenous Cambodians decry foreign land concessionsReuters UK Earthtimes (press release) -CathNews Asia (blog) -The Nation all 16 news articles » |
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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(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: "
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By Michelle Petrotta, Program Officer, International Labor Rights Forum
As the world celebrates the 100th International Women's Day, the United Nations Commission on
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.
As the world celebrates the 100th International Women's Day, the United Nations Commission on
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.
"Monday, March 8, 2010
ស្ត្រីខ្មែរក្នុងវិស័យកសិកម្ម
ស្ត្រីខ្មែរក្នុងវិស័យកសិកម្ម: "ដើម្បីជាការអបអរទិវាសិទ្ធិនារីអន្ដរជាតិឆ្នាំនេះ វិទ្យុអូស្រ្ដាលីសូមនាំមកជូននូវរបាយការណ៍មួយជុំវិញតួនាទីដ៏សំខាន់ និងការចូលរួមរបស់ស្ត្រីនៅក្នុងការអភិវឌ្ឍវិស័យកសិកម្ម តាមរយៈការចែកចាយនូវបទពិសោធន៍អំពីស្ថានភាពរស់នៅរបស់ស្ត្រីជាកសិករ។"
គម្រោងបង្កើតសហព័ន្ធម៉ាស៊ីនកិនស្រូវនាំអង្ករទៅបរទេស
គម្រោងបង្កើតសហព័ន្ធម៉ាស៊ីនកិនស្រូវនាំអង្ករទៅបរទេស: "ក្រសួងពាណិជ្ជកម្ម បានចាប់ផ្តើមគិតគូរអំពីការធ្វើពាណិជ្ជកម្មអង្ករទៅបរទេសក្នុងតម្លៃខ្ពស់។ ការជំរុញនាំចេញអង្ករនេះបានធ្វើឡើងបន្ទាប់ពីស្រូវប្រមាណ២លានតោនត្រូវបានគេបញ្ចាក់ថា លើសពីសេចក្តីត្រូវការក្នុងស្រុក។ លោក សរ សុវណ្ណារ៉ា ធ្វើសេចក្តីរាយកាណ៍ជូនលោកអ្នកនាងពីរាជធានីភ្នំពេញ។"
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
LDS Church works with Cambodian government to aid rice farmers - KSL-TV
LDS Church works with Cambodian government to aid rice farmers - KSL-TV: "
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 KSL-TV | LDS Church works with Cambodian government to aid rice farmers KSL-TV KAMPONG CHHNANG, Cambodia -- Last November, KSL 5 News showed you how Utahns were helping Cambodian children receive education and training ... |
More Cambodian farmers shift toward organic crops - istockAnalyst.com (press release)
More Cambodian farmers shift toward organic crops - istockAnalyst.com (press release): "
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More Cambodian farmers shift toward organic crops istockAnalyst.com (press release) 3, 2010 (Xinhua News Agency) -- The number of organic farmers producing crops in Cambodia is growing thanks to efforts aimed at training agricultural ... |
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