We, concerned ASEAN Thai NGOs, civil society groups and migrant worker associations, are perturbed by the failure of the Burmese government to provide prompt and immediate response to the victims of cyclone Nargis and the tidal surge, which hit Burma on 3rd May 2008, and to date, have caused the death of more than 100 […]
Archive for May, 2008
DEMAND IMMEDIATE RESPONSE BY ASEAN FOR VICTIMS OF CYCLONE NARGIS
Published by May 20th, 2008 in International Affairs. 0 CommentsINTERNATIONAL FACT FINDING MISSION FOR NCR LAND RIGHTS
Published by May 18th, 2008 in Land Development and Housing and Economic Rights. 0 Comments28 April 2008
The continued arrest of indigenous community leaders by the police, acting in collusion with plantation companies in Sarawak must stop immediately. The recent arrests of five community leaders in the Kg. Wawasan area with trumped up charges organized by the company with the support of the police reflects the high handedness in which […]
KUALA LUMPUR 2 May, 2008: In Asia, domestic work is only recognised and covered under the labour laws of Hong Kong. The Malaysian Employment Act 1955 mentioned domestic worker as “servant” who is not entitled to the same labour rights as other workers. Therefore, on the occasion of the International Labour Day, CARAM Asia […]
POSITIVE ENGAGEMENT WITH CIVIL SOCIETY AND MOVING AHEAD WITH ELECTIONS FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Published by May 18th, 2008 in Government Policies & Negligence and Malaysian NGOs. 0 Comments29 April 2008
The Coalition for Good Governance (CGG), an informal grouping of 55 civil society organisations (CSOs), thanks the State Government of Selangor for the meeting with the Mentri Besar of Selangor (MB) on 16 April 2008.
At this meeting, the MB agreed to the setting up of task forces comprising representatives from government agencies and […]
Sambutan Mei satu 2008 kali ini adalah perarakan dari Dataran Merdeka ke SMJK (C) Confician. Namun pihak polis telah menghalang para pekerja daripada memasuki Dataran merdeka dengan menutup jalan. Polis telahpun bersedia dengan polis FRU dan meriam air untuk menyuraikan pekerja yang telahpun mula berkumpul dihadapan Bank Pertanian.
Pasukan rundingan Jawatankuasa Mei 1, 2008 yang diketuai […]
URBAN SETTLERS GROUPS TO FORM “TASK FORCE” WITH SELANGOR GOVERNMENT
Published by May 18th, 2008 in Land Development and Housing. 0 Comments2 May 2008
PERMAS lauds the Selangor State government’s initiative in setting up a TASK FORCE which will play consultative, think tank and advisory role on land and housing issues, particularly pertaining to urban poor communities. This was agreed upon after an almost 2-hour dialogue session organized by PERMAS with the YB Iskandar Abdul Samad, Exco […]
ANGKATAN BELIA ISLAM MALAYSIA (ABIM) MEDIA STATEMENT
Published by May 18th, 2008 in Religion. 0 Comments4 May 2008
ANGKATAN BELIA ISLAM MALAYSIA (ABIM) MEDIA STATEMENT ON THE FOLLOWING ISSUES:
1. The action by Y.B. Karpal Singh in filing a police report against the Regent of Kelantan, and
2. The calls made by MCA president, Datuk Seri Ong Ka Ting, relating to some contentious religious and racial issues
The Muslim Youth Movement of Malaysia (ABIM) […]
Burma Refugees Letter-Writing Campaign
Published by May 18th, 2008 in Labour and Migration. 1 CommentDear friends
June 20th is World Refugee Day. The refugees from Burma are starting a letter writing campaign this week, to appeal to the Malaysian government to protect and assist them as they seek refuge here. We are seeking your support - every opportunity that you have to appear before a crowd, can you […]
Open Letter To ASEAN Labour Ministers Meeting, Grand Hyatt, Bangkok, Thailand 6th -7th May, 2008
Published by May 18th, 2008 in Economic Rights, Migration and Law and Justice. 0 CommentsWe, migrants from Burma, who currently live and work in Malaysia and Thailand, have recently met and discussed the situation of migrant workers. We work as construction workers, domestic workers, factory workers, fisherfolk, migrant health workers and plantation workers. We, the migrant workers of ASEAN, have contributed to the building of ASEAN communities but our […]
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