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Decent Work, Pay Equity and a Living Wage for Women
Universal Employment, Decent Work and Social Protection goals are essential to address the fact that women remain the majority of the world’s poor and are burdened with the overwhelming majority of unpaid care work. They are also cornerstones of our overarching goal of reducing inequalities of wealth, power and resources between countries, between rich and poor and between men and women. more »
Development Report:(Big) business as usual
7 June 2013: In an entire year a Bangladeshi garment worker will make less than one of the world’s wealthiest people, Gina Reinhardt, makes in one single second. Six people in the Walmart family own more wealth than the annual budget of Bangladesh’s government. One percent of the world’s population owns more wealth than the bottom 95% and the global financial crisis has increased inequality even further. more »
Civil Society statement on the Asia-Pacific Regional Preparatory Meeting for the General Assembly High-level Dialogue on International Migration and Development 2013
31 May 2013: About 60 representatives from a diverse group of CSOs, NGOs and Trade Unions came together to prepare for this preparatory meeting in Bangkok, Thailand in preparation for the General Assembly UN High-Level Dialogue on International Migration and Development scheduled to take place at the UN General Assembly in New York in October, 2013. more »
CSOs JOINT STATEMENT on Asia-Pacific Regional Preparatory Meeting for the General Assembly High-level Dialogue on International Migration and Development 2013
29-31 May 2013, Bangkok: Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development, together with civil society organisations, submitted an oral and text joint statement on migration and development in view of the preparation of the post-2015 development framework at the Asia-Pacific Regional Preparatory Meeting for the General Assembly High-level Dialogue on International Migration and Development on 29 May 2013. more »
Statement letter to the Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea
APWLD stands in solidarity with the women’s and people’s movements in Papua New Guinea opposing the recent outbreak of violence against women. Below is the full text of the letter to the PM of PNG.
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International Migrants Day: Demanding Protection for Foreign Domestic Workers and All Women Migrants
December 18, 2012: As we observe the 12th year of the International Migrants Day, the Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development (APWLD) commemorates the gains made in the region for all migrant workers, refugees, displaced peoples and their families, while also reaffirming her solidarity with its network and international partners in the continuing struggles for the recognition, protection and fulfillment of the rights of women migrant workers, especially domestic workers. more »
MANILAKBAYAN: Support Mindanao’s People Mobilisation for the Defense of Land, Environment and Human Rights
Seventy-four person delegation from Mindanao, in alliance with women human rights defenders (HRDs), environment advocates, and network of APWLD in the Philippines are mobilising for the defense of land, environment and human rights of the indigenous people of Mindanao as part of its MANILAKBAYAN movement to bring voices of concern on mining-affected communities and the attacks on HRDs. more »
Women Human Rights Defenders Day Statement
To mark the International Day of Women Human Rights Defenders [1]APWLD calls on the International community to recognise the importance of women human rights defenders voice and activism in the any new development framework. We mark the day in solidarity with women human rights defenders around the world and call attention to the particular threats faced by women struggling for economic justice and land rights. more »
Rise to End Violence Against Women: Join “ONE BILLION RISING”
Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development (APWLD) rise with its sisters in the region to join “ONE BILLION RISING”, a global movement promoted by V-Day organisation to end all forms of violence against women (VAW) and call for gender equality and justice in the world. more »
Action Alert: Soldiers massacre family of anti-mining human rights defender in Tampakan, Southern Philippines
Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development (APWLD), in solidarity with its sisters at KARAPATAN Alliance for the Advancement of People’s Rights, condemns the extrajudicial killings of an indigenous women human rights defender, Juvy Capion, her sons and daughter in Tampakan, Southern Philippines. more »
Call on Cambodia’s Government: Release human rights defenders Yorm Bopha & Tim Sakmony!
Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development, together with its partner human rights organisations, call for the immediate release of land and housing rights activists, Yorm Bopha and Tim Sakmony, who were arrested on 4 September and 5 September, respectively, on dubious charges. The arrest and charges appear to be Cambodian authorities’ attempt to intimidate Cambodia’s human rights defenders and social activists. more »
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Just and Sustainable Development Goals for Women Read more
Resources - Two New Publications
Mobilise-Action and Organising with Mobile Phones
The New slave in the Kitchen-Debt Bondage and Women Migrant Domestic Workers in Asia .
