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Read more about the article Some ASEAN countries not ready for “legally binding” document on protection of migrants’ rights

Some ASEAN countries not ready for “legally binding” document on protection of migrants’ rights

Philippine Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said some countries in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations are not yet ready to commit to a legally binding document that will include the protection and promotion of the rights of the migrant workers in the ASEAN region.

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Read more about the article Think tank urges Duterte to stand firm on DENR’s closure of mines
President Rodrigo Duterte shares a light moment with Environment Secretary Gina Lopez during the 9th Cabinet Meeting in Malacañan on December 5, 2016. (King Rodriguez/Presidential Photo)

Think tank urges Duterte to stand firm on DENR’s closure of mines

Independent think tank and research group IBON said that Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte should stand firm with the decision of Department of Environment and Natural Resources to close several mining companies after it failed to pass the agency’s mining audit.

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Read more about the article Groups say ‘peace,’ a compelling reason to resume talks with Reds
Various organizations gathered Saturday in a peace consultation in Ateneo de Davao University, said that "peace," among others was a “compelling reason” for President Rodrigo Duterte to resume talks with the communists. (Earl O. Condeza/davaotoday.com)

Groups say ‘peace,’ a compelling reason to resume talks with Reds

The peace consultation, spearheaded by the Sisters Association in Mindanao, Exodus for Justice and Peace, and the Ateneo de Davao University Center for Engagement and Advocacy Council, urged the government to resume peace talks with the National Democratic Front of the Philippines.

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Read more about the article ASEAN meet to tackle migrant workers’ rights
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Senior Labor Officials join hands at the start of the two-day ASEAN Labor Ministers' Retreat at Marco Polo Hotel in Davao City on Sunday. From left: Abdul Mutalib POKSSDP Haji Mohd Yusof, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs, Brunei Darussalam; CHUOP Narath, Deputy Director General of Labour, Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training, Cambodia; Maruli Apul Hasoloan, Director General, Manpower Placement Development and Job Opportunity Expansion, Ministry of Manpower, Indonesia; Phongsaysack INTHALATH, Director General of Labour Management Department, Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare, Lao PDR; Hans Leo Cacdac, Administrator, Overseas Workers Welfare Administration-Department of Labor and Employment, Philippines; Aubeck Kam, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of State (Manpower), Singapore; Dato' Mohd Jeffrey Bin Joakim, Director General of Labour, Department of Labour Peninsular Malaysia, Malaysia; Khin Nway Oo, Deputy Director General ASEAN Unit, International Division, Ministry of Labour, Immigration and Population, Myanmar; Chaiyot Yousub, Director, International Cooperation Bureau, Ministry of Labour, Thailand; Ta Thi Thanh Thuy, Head of Legislation Division, Department of Overseas Labor Administration, Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs, Vietnam and H.E. Vongthep Arthakaivalvatee and Deputy Secretary General, ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community. (Photo by ASEAN Secretariat)

ASEAN meet to tackle migrant workers’ rights

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Labor Ministers’ Retreat and the 10th Meeting of the ASEAN Committee on Migrant Workers will review a Declaration signed ten years ago which provided for the rights of migrant workers.

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