http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/opinions-f21/-t1.htm Sat, 27 Jun 2009 16:32:51 GMT 10 http://i25.servimg.com/u/f25/11/81/03/18/kkmpfo10.gif http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/opinions-f21/-t1.htm http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/opinions-f21/basic-law-of-saudi-arabia-t540.htm KAKAMMPI Dear Sirs and Maams, Sa nakaraang taon, dahil sa reklamo namin tungkol sa kapabayaan ng mga tauhan ng ating consulate sa mga kaso ng OFWs, specifically Teresita Santos, Camat, Fabrigas, Fernandez at yong mga OFWs na sumusobra sa kulungan, I realized na karamihan sa mga pinadala nyong mga tao sa ating mga embahada at consulada ay walang alam sa mga batas ng Saudi Arabia. Kahit yong mga nasa head office ng OUMWA ay wala ring alam sa mga batas dito. Kaya heto na po, here ... Opinions Sat, 27 Jun 2009 16:32:51 GMT http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/opinions-f21/basic-law-of-saudi-arabia-t540.htm#544 http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/opinions-f21/basic-law-of-saudi-arabia-t540.htm http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/opinions-f21/help-save-a-life-help-dondon-lanuza-t539.htm KAKAMMPI Dear friends, Yesterday marked the third month since we started this advocacy and I really appreciate your expression of support and solidarity to the group. Truly, your response was both inspiring and overwhelming as we now count 4,405 members which include big names and celebrities in the Philippines and also from the international community as well as fellow OFWs from Asia, Europe, Canada, U.S and the Middle East. However, though much as this should be a reason for celebration, ... Opinions Sat, 27 Jun 2009 16:28:41 GMT http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/opinions-f21/help-save-a-life-help-dondon-lanuza-t539.htm#543 http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/opinions-f21/help-save-a-life-help-dondon-lanuza-t539.htm http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/opinions-f21/protection-and-promotion-of-the-rights-of-migrant-workers-t509.htm KAKAMMPI Singapore: CSO-TU make recommendations on the Protection and Promotion of the Rights of Migrant Workers http://www.workersconnection.org/articles.php?more=114 Civil Society Organisations and Trade Unions Join Forces for the first time to Table Recommendations on the Protection of the Rights of Migrant Workers to the Ministry of Manpower The Local Organizing Committee (LOC) of the Singapore National Consultation on the ASEAN Declaration of the Protection and Promotion of the Rights ... Opinions Wed, 29 Apr 2009 09:42:02 GMT http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/opinions-f21/protection-and-promotion-of-the-rights-of-migrant-workers-t509.htm#513 http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/opinions-f21/protection-and-promotion-of-the-rights-of-migrant-workers-t509.htm http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/opinions-f21/return-of-the-natives-t508.htm KAKAMMPI LABOR Return of the Natives More Indonesian migrant workers are returning home as employers terminate their contracts because of the global crisis. AFTER 18 months working in Malaysia, Rabiah is now jobless. The 20-year-old returned home after her Malaysian employer, Shin-Etsu Sdn Bhd, terminated her work contract. Already since January Rabiah had felt the impact of the global crisis: no more overtime and her work days with the magnet producer reduced from four to two weeks ... Opinions Wed, 29 Apr 2009 09:40:24 GMT http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/opinions-f21/return-of-the-natives-t508.htm#512 http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/opinions-f21/return-of-the-natives-t508.htm http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/opinions-f21/a-critique-of-the-supreme-court-ruling-on-the-party-list-t507.htm KAKAMMPI Small Means Marginalized? A critique of the Supreme Court ruling on the Party-list system Smallness and the rationale behind it, which is, being small is synonymous with marginalization and under-representation. That is what the Party-list system in the Philippines is all about. By the Policy Study, Publication, and Advocacy (PSPA) Center for People Empowerment in Governance (CenPEG) April 28, 2009 It is every judge’s dream of a decision to make. Truly it is a decision that touched ... Opinions Wed, 29 Apr 2009 08:59:22 GMT http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/opinions-f21/a-critique-of-the-supreme-court-ruling-on-the-party-list-t507.htm#511 http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/opinions-f21/a-critique-of-the-supreme-court-ruling-on-the-party-list-t507.htm http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/opinions-f21/silence-surrounding-violence-against-women-t499.htm KAKAMMPI SILENCE SURROUNDING VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN HAS BEEN BROKEN - UN EXPERT New York, Mar 5 2009 10:00AM Women around the world are no longer fearful of speaking out against the violence they encounter, according to Yakin Erturk, whose mandate as the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women, its Causes and Consequences, expires in June."As I leave, what gives me encouragement is that the silence about violence against women has been broken," Ms. Erturk said. ... Opinions Fri, 20 Mar 2009 02:04:36 GMT http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/opinions-f21/silence-surrounding-violence-against-women-t499.htm#503 http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/opinions-f21/silence-surrounding-violence-against-women-t499.htm http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/opinions-f21/a-call-for-open-transparent-and-participatory-polls-t498.htm KAKAMMPI RESTORE THE PEOPLE’S TRUST IN THE 2010 ELECTIONS: A Call for Open, Transparent, and Participatory Polls A Joint Public Statement For Open, Transparent, and Participatory 2010 Elections March 18, 2009 Quezon City, Philippines he people’s trust and confidence in the electoral system must be brought back in the May 2010 automated polls – the first automated national and local elections in the Philippines. The only way this can be done is to make the automated ... Opinions Fri, 20 Mar 2009 02:02:28 GMT http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/opinions-f21/a-call-for-open-transparent-and-participatory-polls-t498.htm#502 http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/opinions-f21/a-call-for-open-transparent-and-participatory-polls-t498.htm http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/opinions-f21/nicole-s-recantation-serves-us-and-arroyo-government-most-t497.htm KAKAMMPI Nicole's recantation serves US and Arroyo government most - Gabriela The recantation of Subic rape victim Nicole serves mostly the interests of the United States and the Philippine government in their bid to spare the Visiting Forces Agreement from the growing people's clamor for the agreement's abrogation. Nicole is not the first and will not be the last rape victim to recant. As a women's alliance that for 25 years has worked with women victims of violence, we have faced many such ... Opinions Fri, 20 Mar 2009 01:56:59 GMT http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/opinions-f21/nicole-s-recantation-serves-us-and-arroyo-government-most-t497.htm#501 http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/opinions-f21/nicole-s-recantation-serves-us-and-arroyo-government-most-t497.htm http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/opinions-f21/sc-dissenters-expose-unequal-philippine-us-ties-t487.htm KAKAMMPI By the Policy Study, Publication, and Advocacy (PSPA) Center for People Empowerment in Governance (CenPEG) February 16, 2009 "We are two very good tailors and after many years of research we have invented an extraordinary method to weave a cloth so light and fine that it looks invisible. As a matter of fact it is invisible to anyone who is too stupid and incompetent to appreciate its quality."(Emperor's New Clothes) These are trying times. The search for heroes continues – apparently ... Opinions Tue, 17 Feb 2009 07:03:35 GMT http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/opinions-f21/sc-dissenters-expose-unequal-philippine-us-ties-t487.htm#491 http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/opinions-f21/sc-dissenters-expose-unequal-philippine-us-ties-t487.htm http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/opinions-f21/israeli-us-partnership-t476.htm KAKAMMPI UPSHOT COLUMN, THURS jan 15, 2009 The obvious partnership of the superpower and a tiny Middle East nation is mind boggling. Both Republicans and Democrats support Israel in their Gaza invasion because the rich and powerful American Jewish community, who control media, Hollywood, hedge funds, investment banks, among other things, give funds to their campaigns and their cause. It is a 'power quid-pro-quo'. Their political power is totally dependent on this small ... Opinions Mon, 19 Jan 2009 05:22:16 GMT http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/opinions-f21/israeli-us-partnership-t476.htm#478 http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/opinions-f21/israeli-us-partnership-t476.htm http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/opinions-f21/gaza-geopolitics-t475.htm KAKAMMPI UPSHOT COLUMN, WED jan 14, 2009 Gaza is a geopolitical threat to Israel for two reasons. First, its proximity to Egypt invites the transport of arms to the Palestinians. Second, its proximity to Israel invites Hamas rockets. Yet Gaza was a creation of Israel in 1948. That was where they dumped the Palestinians from Ashkelon, now part of Israel. The ghost of its past misdeeds haunts them today. Two years ago, Israel decided to remove its own settlements in Gaza by force under ... Opinions Mon, 19 Jan 2009 05:20:35 GMT http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/opinions-f21/gaza-geopolitics-t475.htm#477 http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/opinions-f21/gaza-geopolitics-t475.htm http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/opinions-f21/amnesty-international-calls-on-president-elect-barack-obama-t456.htm KAKAMMPI Amnesty International calls on President-elect Barack Obama to put human rights at the heart of government Amnesty International today urged US President-elect Barack Obama to show true leadership by making human rights central to his new administration. The organization is calling on the new government to take concrete steps in its first 100 days which would show genuine commitment to bring the USA into line with its international obligations. In the first 100 days of the presidency, ... Opinions Wed, 26 Nov 2008 06:09:18 GMT http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/opinions-f21/amnesty-international-calls-on-president-elect-barack-obama-t456.htm#458 http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/opinions-f21/amnesty-international-calls-on-president-elect-barack-obama-t456.htm http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/opinions-f21/myanmar-harsh-sentences-for-14-dissidents-t455.htm KAKAMMPI Myanmar: Harsh sentences for 14 dissidents reveal government’s true intentions Today’s sentencing of at least 14 dissidents who took part in the 2007 anti-government demonstrations to 65 years’ imprisonment each is a powerful reminder that Myanmar’s military government is ignoring calls by the international community to clean up its human rights record, Amnesty International said. “In the midst of its so-called 'Roadmap to Democracy', the government of Myanmar reveals its true intentions ... Opinions Wed, 26 Nov 2008 06:08:00 GMT http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/opinions-f21/myanmar-harsh-sentences-for-14-dissidents-t455.htm#457 http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/opinions-f21/myanmar-harsh-sentences-for-14-dissidents-t455.htm http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/opinions-f21/chr-mission-team-off-to-malaysia-t454.htm KAKAMMPI The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) is scheduled to send a Composite Team to Malaysia in order to validate reports of human rights violations, especially abuses committed against women and children, allegedly perpetrated by Malaysian deportation authorities. According to CHR Chairperson Leila M. De Lima, the objective of the Mission is to gather firsthand information on alleged beatings and maltreatment, as well as the overall condition of overseas Filipino workers or OFWs, particularly ... Opinions Wed, 26 Nov 2008 06:06:27 GMT http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/opinions-f21/chr-mission-team-off-to-malaysia-t454.htm#456 http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/opinions-f21/chr-mission-team-off-to-malaysia-t454.htm http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/opinions-f21/massive-crackdown-against-migrant-workers-in-south-korea-t453.htm KAKAMMPI A Call to Action against the Massive Crackdown Against Migrant Workers in South Korea A massive and unlawful crackdown by the Ministry of Justice and police force took place in the Seong-Sang Furniture Factory Complex in Masok (Namyangju City, Gyounggi-Do, Korea) today on November 12th from 9:30AM. This crackdown was a co-operation between the Prosecutor's Office and the Police force, with 100 police officers, and immigration offices of Seoul, Eujeongbu, and Incheon Airport. The crackdown ... Opinions Wed, 26 Nov 2008 05:43:45 GMT http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/opinions-f21/massive-crackdown-against-migrant-workers-in-south-korea-t453.htm#455 http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/opinions-f21/massive-crackdown-against-migrant-workers-in-south-korea-t453.htm http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/opinions-f21/statement-of-building-and-wood-workers-international-bwi-t452.htm KAKAMMPI International Day on the Elimination of Violence Against Women - 25 November 2008: Violence against women must end http://www.bwint.org/default.asp?Index=1457&Language=EN On the occasion of the UN International Day on the Elimination of Violence Against Women, BWI affiliates worldwide are organizing activities to mobilize against the violence that affect women around the world. Throughout India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Philippines, Cambodia, Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia, the story ... Opinions Wed, 26 Nov 2008 05:40:23 GMT http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/opinions-f21/statement-of-building-and-wood-workers-international-bwi-t452.htm#454 http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/opinions-f21/statement-of-building-and-wood-workers-international-bwi-t452.htm http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/opinions-f21/labor-migration-a-dangerous-doctrine-t444.htm KAKAMMPI The more the economy is stagnant, the less its ability to create jobs, the more dependent government becomes on overseas labor deployment. By the Policy Study, Publication and Advocacy (PSPA) Program Center for People Empowerment in Governance (CenPEG) November 3, 2008 If the state policy making and legislative agenda do not change course, the whole nation will wake up one day to find that remittances accumulated through off-shore migration or labor exportation have become government's ... Opinions Tue, 04 Nov 2008 07:08:06 GMT http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/opinions-f21/labor-migration-a-dangerous-doctrine-t444.htm#446 http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/opinions-f21/labor-migration-a-dangerous-doctrine-t444.htm http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/opinions-f21/economic-downturn-malaysian-workers-affected-t443.htm KAKAMMPI November 02, 2008 14:08 PM By Sajad Hussein KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 2 (Bernama) -- With the world economy plummeting, there is fear that more Malaysians abroad will be jobless and may head home, thus putting pressure on the already tight job market here. Malaysians working in Singapore are the first to feel the heat and are returning home because they have been retrenched. Workers from other countries may be coming home soon as the economic situation gets worse. The job market ... Opinions Tue, 04 Nov 2008 07:07:02 GMT http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/opinions-f21/economic-downturn-malaysian-workers-affected-t443.htm#445 http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/opinions-f21/economic-downturn-malaysian-workers-affected-t443.htm http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/opinions-f21/pr-state-policy-t442.htm KAKAMMPI PR State Policy - Education for all including refugee/migrant children? State governments have a lot of power and can bring about significant changes not just at the level of the State Government but also at the level of the Local Governments(be it at the Local Council level but also at the Taman/Kampung/Kampung Baru levels). The new Pakatan Rakyat State governments have really been procrastinating and not bringing about much changes....focusing us always on the Federal Government - ... Opinions Tue, 04 Nov 2008 07:05:51 GMT http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/opinions-f21/pr-state-policy-t442.htm#444 http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/opinions-f21/pr-state-policy-t442.htm http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/opinions-f21/bishops-becoming-isolated-in-battle-over-birth-control-t422.htm KAKAMMPI By Christine F. Herrera THE Catholic Church is increasingly becoming isolated on the issue of family planning as other major religious groups have joined forces to support the reproductive health bill in Congress. So far, that alliance includes the Iglesia Ni Cristo, the Jesus is Lord Movement, the National Council of Churches in the Philippines, the United Church of Christ in the Philippines, and Muslim leaders who see value in curbing the country’s rapid population growth. ... Opinions Thu, 09 Oct 2008 00:18:30 GMT http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/opinions-f21/bishops-becoming-isolated-in-battle-over-birth-control-t422.htm#424 http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/opinions-f21/bishops-becoming-isolated-in-battle-over-birth-control-t422.htm http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/opinions-f21/can-catholics-support-the-rh-bill-yes-t421.htm KAKAMMPI Mary Racelis | 10/06/2008 6:56 PM Can one be a Catholic and still support the Reproductive Health bill? Growing numbers of professional and educated lay Filipino Catholics believe they can. Increasingly uneasy that the unshakeable position of the Church contradicts directly their own understandings of Philippine realities, many are actually reading the bill to see for themselves – and emerging as its supporters. Catholic NGO workers, social workers, and social science researchers ... Opinions Thu, 09 Oct 2008 00:17:18 GMT http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/opinions-f21/can-catholics-support-the-rh-bill-yes-t421.htm#423 http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/opinions-f21/can-catholics-support-the-rh-bill-yes-t421.htm http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/opinions-f21/human-rights-of-person-t418.htm KAKAMMPI The Convention on the Rights of Migrant Workers received two ratifications (Jamaica and Paraguay) and one signature, taking the number of State parties to 39. Three ratifications to the UN Convention against Corruption (Belgium, Malaysia and Tunisia) were received, bringing the total number of States parties to 126. The Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance received five signatures (Bulgaria, Greece, Iceland, Lao People’s Democratic Republic ... Opinions Tue, 07 Oct 2008 00:02:54 GMT http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/opinions-f21/human-rights-of-person-t418.htm#420 http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/opinions-f21/human-rights-of-person-t418.htm http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/opinions-f21/papa-papa-paano-ako-ginawa-t412.htm KAKAMMPI I-Witness ni Howie Severino Ngayong Lunes: Ika-29 ng Setyembre 2008 Paano nga ba ginagawa ang sanggol? Maraming magulang ang napipilipit ang dila kapag sinusubukang ipaliwanag ito sa kanilang anak. Nararanasan ito ngayon ni Howie Severino, dahil nagsisimula nang magtanong ang anim na taong gulang niyang anak na si Alon kung paano at kailan siya magkakaroon ng kapatid. Upang malaman kung paano ito sasagutin, bumisita si Howie sa isang obispo, guro, youth advocate, ... Opinions Mon, 29 Sep 2008 03:17:58 GMT http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/opinions-f21/papa-papa-paano-ako-ginawa-t412.htm#414 http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/opinions-f21/papa-papa-paano-ako-ginawa-t412.htm http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/opinions-f21/pinoy-kasi-t411.htm KAKAMMPI Homemaker By Michael Tan Philippine Daily Inquirer First Posted 02:06am (Mla time) 08/29/2008 MANILA, Philippines—Forms and more forms—such plagues in our modern life. To lighten the torment of these forms, I entertain myself with the possibility of answering "none" under "sex" and "many" under "religion." Lately, for my occupation, I've been tempted to write in bold capital letters: HOMEMAKER. Why not indeed, being a single father? Some ... Opinions Mon, 29 Sep 2008 03:14:47 GMT http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/opinions-f21/pinoy-kasi-t411.htm#413 http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/opinions-f21/pinoy-kasi-t411.htm http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/opinions-f21/the-clergy-s-all-out-war-on-contraceptives-t410.htm KAKAMMPI First posted 02:51:04 (Mla time) September 26, 2008 Raul Pangalangan Philippine Daily Inquirer MANILA, Philippines—The Catholic Church's hard-line position against contraception simply doesn't make sense. Fine, the Church objects to abortion, but the bill does not legalize abortion in any way and indeed affirms the criminal laws punishing abortion. Yet the opponents of the bill keep on calling the bill "pro-abortion." Sure, they define abortion very broadly and consider ... Opinions Mon, 29 Sep 2008 03:12:53 GMT http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/opinions-f21/the-clergy-s-all-out-war-on-contraceptives-t410.htm#412 http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/opinions-f21/the-clergy-s-all-out-war-on-contraceptives-t410.htm http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/opinions-f21/threats-and-misinformation-t409.htm KAKAMMPI First posted 02:54:31 (Mla time) September 26, 2008 Rina Jimenez-David Philippine Daily Inquirer MANILA, Philippines—It was difficult to miss the ad put out by the Couples for Christ (CfC) summarizing in bullet points what it deemed the most objectionable portions of the Reproductive Health Bill now being debated in the House of Representatives. The ad asked people to "check" the points they agreed with, including one that said that if the bill is approved, your spouse can ... Opinions Mon, 29 Sep 2008 03:11:48 GMT http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/opinions-f21/threats-and-misinformation-t409.htm#411 http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/opinions-f21/threats-and-misinformation-t409.htm http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/opinions-f21/rh-bill-row-spreads-to-budget-hearing-t408.htm KAKAMMPI By Norman Bordadora Philippine Daily Inquirer First Posted 02:37:00 09/26/2008 MANILA, Philippines—The row in the House over the reproductive health bill pending before the plenary appears to have extended to the budget panel’s subcommittee hearings on the proposed P1.4-trillion budget for 2009. Taking the same tack as the opposing camp that caused the adjournment of the session and delayed deliberations on the bill, the majority and minority lawmakers backing the measure ... Opinions Mon, 29 Sep 2008 03:10:56 GMT http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/opinions-f21/rh-bill-row-spreads-to-budget-hearing-t408.htm#410 http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/opinions-f21/rh-bill-row-spreads-to-budget-hearing-t408.htm http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/opinions-f21/a-law-each-day-keeps-trouble-away-by-jose-c-sison-t407.htm KAKAMMPI Lots of money is now openly flowing for the passage of H.B. 5043 commonly and deceivingly known as “Reproductive Health, Responsible Parenthood and Population Development Act of 2008”. Incidentally, the title of this bill is exactly similar to the titles of the various ordinances passed by some local government units through the initiatives of the same foreign funded groups that have invaded our shores and intruded into our sovereignty, aggressively promoting its extremely harmful population ... Opinions Mon, 29 Sep 2008 03:09:27 GMT http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/opinions-f21/a-law-each-day-keeps-trouble-away-by-jose-c-sison-t407.htm#409 http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/opinions-f21/a-law-each-day-keeps-trouble-away-by-jose-c-sison-t407.htm http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/opinions-f21/reproductive-health-bill-t406.htm KAKAMMPI MANILA, SEPTEMBER 23, 2008 (STAR) FROM THE STANDS By Domini M. Torrevillas - The best thing that has happened over the last two days in Congress is that Speaker Prospero C. Nograles has declared that he will commission women members of the House of Representatives and the Congressional Spouses Foundation Inc. to conduct “all-women” district consultations on the Reproductive Health bill. He said that he will maintain “cold neutrality” in the bill, and that he is publicly neither for nor against ... Opinions Mon, 29 Sep 2008 03:07:57 GMT http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/opinions-f21/reproductive-health-bill-t406.htm#408 http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/opinions-f21/reproductive-health-bill-t406.htm http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/opinions-f21/south-asian-network-for-refugees-idps-migrants-t398.htm KAKAMMPI SANRIM South Asian Network for Refugees, IDPs &Migrants This is a Sub Regional Network based in Sri Lanka that provide services and advocacy and policy framing on Refugees , IDPs and Migrants.. The South Asian Region contributes to high number of refugees influx in the bordering countries and other part of the world also provide large number of migrant workers to the large number of receiving countries. IDPs in South Asia are facing huge issues in all the countries and grappling ... Opinions Tue, 09 Sep 2008 02:31:00 GMT http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/opinions-f21/south-asian-network-for-refugees-idps-migrants-t398.htm#400 http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/opinions-f21/south-asian-network-for-refugees-idps-migrants-t398.htm http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/opinions-f21/greetings-from-warbe-bangladesh-t397.htm KAKAMMPI You all are aware that Bangladesh signed the UN Convention for "The Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Member of their Families" on 4th October 1998 but yet not ratified. WARBE along with partners and other human rights and civil society organizations are lobbying to the government of Bangladesh for the ratification of the Convention since long. The present government of Bangladesh seriously considering for the ratification of migrants rights UN Convention 1990 ... Opinions Tue, 09 Sep 2008 02:28:10 GMT http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/opinions-f21/greetings-from-warbe-bangladesh-t397.htm#399 http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/opinions-f21/greetings-from-warbe-bangladesh-t397.htm http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/opinions-f21/oecd-international-migration-outlook-t396.htm KAKAMMPI OECD International Migration Outlook to be released on Wednesday 10 September OECD - Paris, 3 September 2008 The 2008 edition of OECD's annual International Migration Outlook, with trends, analysis and statistics on international migration movements and policies, will be published at 11.00 a.m. Paris time (09.00 a.m. GMT) on Wednesday 10 September 2008. OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría and John Martin, OECD Director of Employment, Labour & Social Affairs, will comment ... Opinions Tue, 09 Sep 2008 01:53:42 GMT http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/opinions-f21/oecd-international-migration-outlook-t396.htm#398 http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/opinions-f21/oecd-international-migration-outlook-t396.htm http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/opinions-f21/indonesian-migrant-workers-stages-rally-against-exploitation-t395.htm KAKAMMPI The Jakarta Post , Jakarta | Sun, 09/07/2008 7:22 PM The Indonesian Migran Workers Union (IMWU) staged a rally on Sunday against workers extortion and exploitation in front of the Indonesian Consulate General (KJRI) in Hong Kong. Rusemi, chief of IMWU, said that the organization was demanding stern action from the Indonesian government against workers extortion by agencies and employers. “KJRI had issued decrees prohibiting employer to hold workers’ passports and regulating workers ... Opinions Tue, 09 Sep 2008 01:51:50 GMT http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/opinions-f21/indonesian-migrant-workers-stages-rally-against-exploitation-t395.htm#397 http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/opinions-f21/indonesian-migrant-workers-stages-rally-against-exploitation-t395.htm http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/opinions-f21/memorandum-of-agreement-on-ancestral-domain-t394.htm KAKAMMPI The CAGAYAN DE ORO DECLARATION ON THE MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT ON ANCESTRAL DOMAIN OF THE GRP-MILF PEACE PANEL We, the Indigenous Peoples in Mindanao and Palawan who are delegates to the Mindanao-Palawan Indigenous Peoples' Consultation on the Bangsamoro Juridical Entity (BJE) at Manresa Conference Center in Cagayan de Oro City on August 24-27, 2008, and attended by more than two hundred (200) indigenous peoples leaders from the different tribes declare our unified views and recommendations: ... Opinions Tue, 09 Sep 2008 01:49:54 GMT http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/opinions-f21/memorandum-of-agreement-on-ancestral-domain-t394.htm#396 http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/opinions-f21/memorandum-of-agreement-on-ancestral-domain-t394.htm http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/opinions-f21/japayukis-t374.htm Yhasmien I need your opinions po regarding this issue. Opinions Mon, 11 Aug 2008 13:10:30 GMT http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/opinions-f21/japayukis-t374.htm#376 http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/opinions-f21/japayukis-t374.htm http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/opinions-f21/moa-on-ancestral-domain-it-s-not-over-t371.htm KAKAMMPI By the Policy Study, Publication and Advocacy (PSPA) Program Center for People Empowerment in Governance (CenPEG) August 5, 2008 CenPEGIssue Analysis Diliman, Q.C. BOARD OF DIRECTORS: Dr. Bienvenido Lumbera; Prof. Luis V. Teodoro; Dr. Temario Rivera; Dr. Eleanor Jara; Bishop Gabriel Garol; Prof. Melania Abad; Atty. Cleto Villacorta; Evi-Ta Jimenez; Dr. Emmanuel Luna; Dr. Edgardo Clemente; Prof. Roland Simbulan; Prof. Bobby Tuazon The Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) on Ancestral ... Opinions Wed, 06 Aug 2008 07:33:22 GMT http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/opinions-f21/moa-on-ancestral-domain-it-s-not-over-t371.htm#373 http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/opinions-f21/moa-on-ancestral-domain-it-s-not-over-t371.htm http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/opinions-f21/which-ministry-should-be-in-charge-of-foreign-workers-t360.htm KAKAMMPI I believe that rightly, it should be the Human Resources Ministry.They should be responsible for all matters concerning workers - demand and supply. All matters pertaining to the recruitment of foreign workers should come under the purview of the Human Resources Ministry, including the outsourcing agencies and the special approval for foreign workers, said its minister Datuk Dr S. Subramaniam. - Star Online, 21/7/2008 -Subra: Let my ministry handle all foreign worker matters In fact, ... Opinions Tue, 29 Jul 2008 06:11:43 GMT http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/opinions-f21/which-ministry-should-be-in-charge-of-foreign-workers-t360.htm#362 http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/opinions-f21/which-ministry-should-be-in-charge-of-foreign-workers-t360.htm http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/opinions-f21/take-action-on-behalf-of-seven-detained-t359.htm KAKAMMPI Source URL: http://www.frontlinedefenders.org/node/1507 Take Action Please take action on behalf of seven detained human rights defenders Hassan Abdelnabi Hassan, Maytham Badar Jassim Al-Sheikh, Naji Ali Fateel, Mohammed Abdallah Al Singais and Ahmad Jaffar Mohammed Ali in Kingdom of Bahrain Copy the enclosed letter and send it to the address provided. Thank you for taking action on behalf of Hassan Abdelnabi Hassan, Maytham Badar Jassim Al-Sheikh, Naji Ali Fateel, Mohammed Abdallah ... Opinions Tue, 29 Jul 2008 06:08:14 GMT http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/opinions-f21/take-action-on-behalf-of-seven-detained-t359.htm#361 http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/opinions-f21/take-action-on-behalf-of-seven-detained-t359.htm http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/opinions-f21/bahrain-lifts-visa-ban-on-bangladesh-t358.htm KAKAMMPI 1) Bahrain Lifts Visa Ban On Bangladesh, Dhaka To Implement Strict Rules On Workers July 21, 2008 9:11 p.m. EST Sandeep Singh Grewal - AHN Middle East Correspondent Manama, Bahrain (AHN) - Bahrain authorities announced on Monday they are lifting a ban on issuing visas to Bangladeshi nationals. The ban was slapped on May 27 after Bahraini Mohammed Jassim Dossary was killed following an altercation with a Bangladeshi mechanic. The mechanic allegedly cut Dossary's throat using an electric ... Opinions Tue, 29 Jul 2008 06:06:55 GMT http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/opinions-f21/bahrain-lifts-visa-ban-on-bangladesh-t358.htm#360 http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/opinions-f21/bahrain-lifts-visa-ban-on-bangladesh-t358.htm http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/opinions-f21/womens-rights-t357.htm KAKAMMPI THE COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS OF THE PHILIPPINES on the Occasion of the Installation of Officers and Members (Biennium 2008-2010) of the Zonta Club of Mandaluyong-San Juan EDSA Shangri-La Hotel, Mandaluyong City 8 July 2008 delivered by LEILA M. DE LIMA Chairperson, Commission on Human Rights of the Philippines Good afternoon! I wish to thank the Zonta Club, for inviting me here today, and for giving me the honor of addressing your organization in this momentous occasion. ... Opinions Tue, 29 Jul 2008 06:00:36 GMT http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/opinions-f21/womens-rights-t357.htm#359 http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/opinions-f21/womens-rights-t357.htm http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/opinions-f21/investigation-and-prosecution-of-extra-judicial-killings-t356.htm KAKAMMPI THE COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS OF THE PHILIPPINES on the Occasion of the International Training Course on the Investigation and Prosecution of Extra-judicial Killings, Enforced Disappearances and Torture for Public Prosecutors, Human Rights Workers and Legal Practitioners in Central Luzon Subic Bay, Philippines, 16 June 2008 delivered by ATTY. LEILA M. DE LIMA Chairperson, Commission on Human Rights of the Philippines Good morning. The Commission on Human ... Opinions Tue, 29 Jul 2008 05:58:48 GMT http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/opinions-f21/investigation-and-prosecution-of-extra-judicial-killings-t356.htm#358 http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/opinions-f21/investigation-and-prosecution-of-extra-judicial-killings-t356.htm http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/opinions-f21/chrp-nzhrc-human-rights-community-development-programme-t355.htm KAKAMMPI THE COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS OF THE PHILIPPINES on the Occasion of the Launching of the CHRP-NZHRC Human Rights Community Development Programme Quezon City, Philippines, 10 July 2008 delivered by LEILA M. DE LIMA Chairperson, Commission on Human Rights of the Philippines Good morning. It is with great pleasure that I welcome all of you, the representatives of the indigenous communities, Excellencies – the diplomatic community, my co-workers in the Commission, the ... Opinions Tue, 29 Jul 2008 05:55:56 GMT http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/opinions-f21/chrp-nzhrc-human-rights-community-development-programme-t355.htm#357 http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/opinions-f21/chrp-nzhrc-human-rights-community-development-programme-t355.htm http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/opinions-f21/rights-based-approach-to-legislation-t354.htm KAKAMMPI THE COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS OF THE PHILIPPINES on the Occasion of the Workshop on Rights-Based Approach to Legislation Lagos del Sol, Cavinti, Laguna 16-18 July 2008 delivered by LEILA M. DE LIMA Chairperson, Commission on Human Rights of the Philippines Good Morning! To all the participants, my co-workers in the CHR, representatives from the House of Representatives and the Commission on Audit, welcome to the Commission on Human Rights Workshop on the Rights-Based ... Opinions Tue, 29 Jul 2008 05:54:40 GMT http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/opinions-f21/rights-based-approach-to-legislation-t354.htm#356 http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/opinions-f21/rights-based-approach-to-legislation-t354.htm http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/opinions-f21/child-participation-and-juvenile-justice-t353.htm KAKAMMPI THE COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS OF THE PHILIPPINES on the Occasion of the Regional Trainings on Child Perspective, Child Participation and Juvenile Justice. Davao City, 30 June – 4 July 2008 Cebu City, 7 July – 11 July 2008 delivered by ATTY. LEILA M. DE LIMA Chairperson, Commission on Human Rights of the Philippines A pleasant morning to all of you gathered here today. For some of you, this is the first time I will be addressing you ... Opinions Tue, 29 Jul 2008 05:53:24 GMT http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/opinions-f21/child-participation-and-juvenile-justice-t353.htm#355 http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/opinions-f21/child-participation-and-juvenile-justice-t353.htm http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/opinions-f21/forum-on-enforced-disappearances-t352.htm KAKAMMPI THE COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS OF THE PHILIPPINES on the Occasion of the Forum on Enforced Disappearances organized by the AFAD and Ateneo Human Rights Center 30 May 2008 delivered by ATTY. LEILA M. DE LIMA Chairperson, Commission on Human Rights of the Philippines A RENEWED URGENCY TO ADOPT THE UN DRAFT CONVENTION ON THE PROTECTION OF ALL PERSONS FROM ENFORCED OR INVOLUNTARY DISAPPEARANCES To our partners in human rights advocacy, the Asian Federation ... Opinions Tue, 29 Jul 2008 05:51:36 GMT http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/opinions-f21/forum-on-enforced-disappearances-t352.htm#354 http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/opinions-f21/forum-on-enforced-disappearances-t352.htm http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/opinions-f21/global-filipino-nation-cautions-national-officials-on-popula-t345.htm KAKAMMPI This statement focuses on population policy in the context of poverty alleviation goals of the country. The main contention is the fact that population control measures are not effective in bringing down birth rates. The statement abstains from contentious debates relating to women’s rights, health issues, pro-life vs. pro-choice polemic, the religious stance, environmental impact, eugenics and nativism. Those important debates, which should be reserved for separate fora, do not directly relate ... Opinions Mon, 21 Jul 2008 07:35:17 GMT http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/opinions-f21/global-filipino-nation-cautions-national-officials-on-popula-t345.htm#347 http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/opinions-f21/global-filipino-nation-cautions-national-officials-on-popula-t345.htm http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/opinions-f21/employment-agencies-hit-with-taxes-t329.htm KAKAMMPI By AUNG THET WINE / RANGOON Friday, July 4, 2008 Employment agencies in Rangoon have been hit with new measures aimed at curtailing the industry’s notorious tax-dodging schemes, according to members of the city’s business community. Economic hardship, rising commodity prices and high unemployment in the country force many Burmese to look overseas for jobs. In recent years, many employment agencies that can offer work abroad have become lucrative businesses and, as a result, more ... Opinions Mon, 07 Jul 2008 08:50:12 GMT http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/opinions-f21/employment-agencies-hit-with-taxes-t329.htm#331 http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/opinions-f21/employment-agencies-hit-with-taxes-t329.htm http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/opinions-f21/migration-working-group-appeal-t283.htm KAKAMMPI Protect Asylum Seekers, Refugees and Stateless Persons from Burma (Myanmar) 22 May 2008 Distinguished Members of Parliament, Twenty days ago, on 2nd May 2008, Cyclone Nargis ravaged the land of Burma. An estimated 78,000 people are dead, while 56,000 remain missing. Around 2.5 million survivors are at threat of disease, exposure and starvation. What continues to cause international outrage is not the extent of the destruction left by the cyclone, but the stubborn response of the ... Opinions Thu, 29 May 2008 04:52:23 GMT http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/opinions-f21/migration-working-group-appeal-t283.htm#285 http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/opinions-f21/migration-working-group-appeal-t283.htm http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/opinions-f21/total-abolition-of-rela-t282.htm KAKAMMPI While the Malaysian Bar, ALIRAN, SUARAM and others have been calling for the total abolition of RELA, the MWG, in their recent statements to MPs seem to have back-tracked --- now wanting only that RELA... "respect UNHCR documents and refrain from arresting holders of these documents". I do hope that this was a call until RELA is abolished -- and surely we cannot recognize this RELA as an "enforcement agency" -- it a voluntary corp...a group of "bounty hunters" On ... Opinions Thu, 29 May 2008 04:50:55 GMT http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/opinions-f21/total-abolition-of-rela-t282.htm#284 http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/opinions-f21/total-abolition-of-rela-t282.htm http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/opinions-f21/families-paid-through-the-nose-and-now-pay-dearly-for-it-t281.htm KAKAMMPI AFTER having two maids with medical problems within two months, Jason thought he would be third-time lucky. Instead, the help turned out to be a nuisance. Her unreasonable attitude and actions led him to suspect that she was mentally unstable. "It was the last straw for me, especially so soon after having one maid who had hepatitis C and another who had a lung infection," said the 32-year-old businessman from Puchong, Kuala Lumpur Jason's problems began when, in anticipation ... Opinions Thu, 29 May 2008 04:48:42 GMT http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/opinions-f21/families-paid-through-the-nose-and-now-pay-dearly-for-it-t281.htm#283 http://kakammpi.forumotion.com/opinions-f21/families-paid-through-the-nose-and-now-pay-dearly-for-it-t281.htm