Deaths bring worker safety into focus

The deaths of 17 women in a garment store blaze in the Mindanao city of Butuan on Wednesday has thrust the practice of employers letting workers sleep on their premises into the spotlight.

Indian state to probe honor killing remarks

A northern Indian state government has ordered a probe after a top police officer’s alleged support for honor killings on Thursday caused a national uproar.

Poverty and violence whisk Mindanao women to trafficking

More than 40 percent of families in Central Mindanao had been displaced from 2000-2010 due to violent conflict in the area. One in ten families had been displaced five times or more, according to a study.

CNN hero to work for ‘miracles’

Filipino-American midwife Robin Lim, CNN ’s Hero of the Year for 2011, is working to bring countless miracles to the Philippines.

Filipinos, mostly women, remain lowly paid – ILO

The number of lowly-paid Filipino workers, mostly women, continues to rise despite economic improvements, the International Labor Organization (ILO) reported yesterday.

Palace welcomes high gender equality report

Malacañang welcomed on Sunday an Asian survey report showing the Philippines’ gender gap as among the narrowest and women’s leadership was among the strongest in the region.

India rape victims ‘made to suffer twice’

A recent undercover investigation carried out by a weekly news magazine and news channel in India has shocked the nation after revealing police apathy toward rape victims.

Filipina wins seat in Korean parliament

Filipino TV host and actress Jasmine Lee has been elected as a lawmaker in South Korea’s parliament, making the Davao native the first naturalized Korean citizen to win a seat in the National Assembly.

Rights workers support Pakistan women’s vote

RIGHTS workers are urging Pakistan to ensure women get to participate in general elections following reports local jirga (assembly) laws ban them from voting.

Miniskirt ban ‘won’t lessen sexual abuse’

AN influential women’s group has criticized proposals by the Indonesian government to control how women should dress, such as banning skirts that are cut above the knee.

Filipino women protest presence of US troops

FILIPINO women express fears that the presence of US troops in the Philippines will drag the country into conflict with its neighbors.

Study: 70% of Pinay maids in ME abused

FILIPINO domestic workers in the Middle East, especially Saudi Arabia, mostly suffer from exploitation and abuse by their employers, according to a study by a non-government organization.

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