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IPEF stakes could not be higher
News, Published on 11/09/2023
» IPEF partner countries and businesses need more from the fledgling agreement -- it's time they raise their voices.
Empowering MSMEs to embrace circular economy
News, Published on 29/06/2023
» Mark Sultan Gersava was a peace development worker from Mindanao, the Philippines, who decided to act on what he saw as a critical challenge: transforming his ordinary products to become environmentally friendly to help mitigate the effect of climate change while empowering his local community with sustainable and long-term livelihoods.
When (not) to stand up to the boss
News, Published on 23/01/2023
» When employees and their bosses hold similar beliefs about when to speak up or disagree at work, they have a better working relationship and this relates to a better performance appraisal for the employee.
Building a health and safety culture
Oped, Published on 28/04/2022
» When it comes to workplace safety and health, "social dialogue" matters.
False jab promises
Oped, Postbag, Published on 04/09/2021
» Re:. "Asean's vaccination tally", (BP, Sept 1).
A just post-pandemic transition
Oped, Published on 24/07/2020
» It will take time for Covid-19's economic consequences to come into full view. But some of the costs are already becoming apparent, beginning with the devastation the crisis will wreak on the global workforce. With climate change also threatening to hurt the world's most vulnerable workers, the need for a holistic crisis response that emphasises both justice and sustainability could not be greater.
Thai-US alliance comes with new twists
News, Published on 14/07/2020
» Before General James C McConville, the Chief of Staff of the US army, was able to sign the Joint Vision Statement 2020 for the Thai-US Defence Alliance last Friday, he had to go through the stringent Covid-19 measures required under Thai law for foreign visitors.
Virus breaks down social barriers in Singapore
Oped, Published on 26/06/2020
» On any other day, 20-year-old Singaporean student Caris Ng and Abdul Kader, a 31-year-old Bangladeshi construction worker, would have almost zero chances of crossing paths. But in the nearly two months of Singapore's "circuit-breaker" lockdown until June, the pair has been coming together through social media, and finding much to bond over common interests in food and music.
Seafood industry must walk talk
News, Published on 05/11/2019
» Recently, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced that the US will be suspending US$1.3 billion (39.2 billion baht) in trade preferences for Thailand under Generalised System of Preference (GSP) by April 2020. The USTR cited a failure to "adequately provide internationally recognised worker rights" in the seafood industry as the main reason for the withdrawal. Thailand now has six months to negotiate and resolve rights issues before the suspension takes effect.
Civil society chief guardian of 'green' human rights
News, Published on 14/05/2019
» On an average Friday night about a year ago in the northern Philippines, the family of Ricardo Pugong Mayumi heard their dogs barking, followed by four gunshots. They rushed into their house to discover the bloody, bullet-ridden body of Mayumi, just as two unidentified men were fleeing the scene.