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Dignity Returns


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This is the world that is still not quite a women world !

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ASEANPOWER GAME

INDUSTRIALISATION by EXPLOITATION

of peoples rights & cheap labour

Huge gapbetween

RICH and poor

SUPPRESSION of

Freedom of Association

ZERO

participation of poor people

Public intervention

FORBIDDEN

Exclusive

corporate

strategies

Non-stop Human Rights violations

Capitalist CONTROLof development

MALE DOMINATED

policy decisions

ASEAN

Today


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Patterns forChange:

Labour Rights

in the GarmentIndustry

Catch me ifyou can!


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Horizontal approach equality, respect, solidarity

Grass-root movements, trade unions, civic society, int NGOs, funding agencies, etc.

Mobilization

Goingbeyonddialogue

Local action Globalsolidarity

Diversity self-determinationRights

Self subsistence

Food

Land

Water

Forest

Coast

etc.

Environmental rights

Human rights

Labour rights

Women rights

Childrens rights

Participatorydemocracy

Social welfare andsecurity

etc.

Natural resources

Eco-systems

Peoples & tribes

Cultures

Political systems

Life-styles

Beliefs

Religions

LGBT, etc.


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Asian-People- unions-Movements-Effected people

Asian- NGOs-Unions-Movement

ASEANGovtFacilitating

Visions

Strategies

issues

demands

FOA, FOM

Rights basedapproach

Intergovt

They said govt must do.


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Lin Tech

Textile Kennet

Bed &Bath

Top linePenny

SubBangkok

SubBangkok

SubMae Sod

SubLam Pang

Sub

Korat

Sub

BangkokSub

Bangkok

Subcontract

Sub

PRODUCTION CHAIN IN THE NEO-

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When cats become tigresses and tigers

Minister for Labour surrounded by


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In order to have their voiceheard!

300 workers occupied Minister of Labour for 3 months.

A woman worker jump from the fence to stop Ministercar, 200 surrounded the car in order to talk to theMinister to take care of their problem.

To earn an income for the fight, their start theirsubcontract and making clothes at the MOL ground.

4 women 3 men shave their head to protest ofinefficient of the MOL and announce hunger strike.

They win the case changing the law, gettingcompensation, start their Solidarity Group Factory to

produce ethical clothes,

But the Thai authority still cannot arrest the employer


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Minister of Labourground floor

became their homefor 3 months!


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It is legitimate

fight, though we

They

received manyvisitorsfrom

localandinternational


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No one isforgotten,

conductingspiritual

ceremoniesto hold

everyoneheart

together!

R ll t ILO UN B d ffi G t h


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Rally to ILO, UN, Brands office, Govt house

They walkedmany

kilometers tomake theirproblemheard!


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Startfactory in

the MOLbuilding,to earnmoney forthedemonstration!


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Solidarity Group Factory!

Factory byworkers, forworkers andof workers.

promoteworkers

brandDignityReturns


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We can go back tofarm, if we have to.

We can start our ownfactory, it is getting

easier!We are the union,

no contract no peace!

We havemany other

more choices


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Workers brand is possible!


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Organic economy:lesson learned from Thailand


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ASEAN

Cross-Cultural Institute

BIODIVERSITY

ORGANIC FOOD FOR THE WORLD

Cross-culturaleducation

Gendereducation

Pro-Poor policiesFreedom of AssemblySocial welfare

GENDER EQUALITY Land reformsSubsidies for organic farming

ASEAN

International Womens Day

2011

SOLIDARITY DEMOCRATISATION

PEOPLES DEMOCRACY

FutureASEAN


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Su Mai Su

(Will weFight?

Su Su

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