On 22 December 2012  more than 20 people who were trade unionists, labour activists and CAW members in Sri Lanka met to discuss what actions can be taken to follow-up on the Peoples’ Tribunal in March that called for a Asian Floor Wage for the garment sector in Sri Lanka. The meeting began by an [...]

CAW is organising a meeting in Sri Lanka on 21 December, 2011. This meeting is a follow-up meeting to the Basic Living Wage People’s Tribunal which was held in March this year. The meeting aims to bring people together to discuss how we can further this struggle in Sri Lanka in the Garment Sector. Participants [...]

Students & Scholars Against Corporate Misbehaviour Telephone: (852) 2392 5464 Fax: (852) 2392 5463 Email: sacom@sacom.hk Website: www.sacom.hk MailingAddress: P.O.Box No. 79583, Mongkok Post Office, HONG KONG PRESS RELEASE 18 May 2011 “Planking” protest outside Foxconn shareholdersmeeting The shares of Foxconn International Holdings (2038.HK)slumped and the company was recently removed from the constituents of the [...]

Statement of Committee for Asian Women on 100 Years International Women’s Day 8 March 2011 Committee for Asian Women commemorates 100 years of International Women’s Day (IWD) together with more than a thousand women and men representing the women workers movements from among manufacturing, home-based, agriculture, plantation, domestic, entertainment, migrant, fisherfolk, peasants and our support [...]

MEDIA RELEASE 2011 signifies 100 years of the struggle of women for respect, equality and recognition. International Women’s Day (IWD), celebrated on March 8, owes its commemoration to the women working in the clothing and textile factories (‘garment workers’) in the United States who in 1857 staged protests to demand better working conditions and to [...]

March 8 this year marks 100 years of International Women’s Day (IWD100). This is a global celebration of women workers’ of their strengths, struggles and successes in transforming lives, work, livelihoods, communities and societies. Women workers worldwide will come together to celebrate and honour this day in many exciting ways. Committee for Asian Women ( [...]

The Invitation to Press Conference on 4th March 2011 “Women Workers and Sustainable Quality of Life” Commemoration of 100 years of International Women’s Day (IWD100)  International Women’s Day (IWD), celebrated on March 8, owes its commemoration to the women working in the clothing and textile factories (‘garment workers’) in the United States who in 1857 [...]

Commemoration of 100 years of International Women’s Day (IWD100) “Women Workers and Sustainable Quality of Life” Concept Note The Committee for Asian Women (CAW) is a network of 46 women workers groups and networks from 14 Asian countries that aims to promote women workers’ human and labour rights. As a regional body, CAW facilitates exchanges [...]

On 2-4 December 2010, the Committee for Asian Women hold a workshop, “Understanding Our Relevance: Positioning, Contextualising and Envisioning” which told place in Bangkok, Thailand. The overarching aim of the workshop was to provide a space whereby CAW leadership collectively identified the deeper core values that CAW’s stakeholders shared, identified the position and role of [...]

On 2-5 October 2010, Committee for Asian Women joined the 8th ASEAN-Europe People’s Forum which took place in Brussels, in parallel with the official Asia Europe Summit (ASEM8), where heads of state and government officials from Asia and Europe met to discuss future priorities and plans. Committee for Asian Women was active at the AEPF, [...]