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  Asian Institute of Journalism and Communication (AIJC)

  The Asian Institute of Journalism and Communication (AIJC) provides continuing education through graduate education and professional training.
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  Addressing vulnerability and exploitation of child domestic workers: an open challenge to end a hidden shame

  United Nations [UN] Division for the Advancement of Women, 2006

  This paper argues that countries should either integrate domestic work under existing labour legislation or introduce specific laws for the protection of adult domestic workers and the prevention of underage worker recruitment.The author highlights that governments should give priority to the following measures:
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  Has land reform changed land ownership concentration?

  Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2007

  Possession of vast lands is a major representation of wealth in the Philippines - a privilege enjoyed largely by the ruling class since the colonial era. This ownership of huge tracts of land has resulted in numerous political, social, and economic inequalities. This edition of Development Research News addresses these disparities.
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  Tebtebba Foundation, Phillippines

  Tebtebba (Indigenous Peoples' International Centre for Policy Research and Education) is an indigenous peoples' organisation born out of the need for heightened advocacy to have the rights of indig
• Document

  Moving young

  United Nations Population Fund, 2006

  Why do young people move? Who are they? This report explores the lives of young migrants from or those whose lives are marked by the experiences of spouses or relatives who have moved abroad.
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  Towards equal opportunities for all: empowering girls through partnerships in education

  United Nations Girls' Education Initiative, 2007

  This document looks at education partnerships as a way of empowering girls and promoting equal opportunities. It discuses seven case studies from East Asia on programmes addressing the educational needs of girls, particularly those who are marginalised for economic, social or cultural reasons.
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  Lenders, not borrowers, are responsible for ‘illegitimate debt’

  id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2007

  Debt ‘relief’ focuses on the borrower – debt is cancelled if a country is too poor to repay. Now the emphasis is shifting to the lender – debt should be cancelled if creditors should never have lent money in the first place. Such ‘illegitimate debt’ includes loans to dictators and for bad projects.
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  Anglo American: the alternative report

  War on Want, 2007

  This report documents the performance of the world’s second largest mining company with regard to corporate social responsibility (CSR). Despite Anglo American’s participation in various voluntary CSR initiatives, it continues to abuse human rights, fuel conflict and damage the local environment and livelihoods.
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  2005

  How can gender be mainstreamed into the workplace so that it improves gender equality in the world of work? This report presents 25 gender equality initiatives carried out by governments, employers' organisations and trade unions across 21 countries. 'Good Practices' by these institutions fall into eight main categories. They include :
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  Expanding international supply chains: the role of emerging economies in providing IT and business process services. Case studies of China, the Czech Republic, India and the Philippines

  Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, 2007

  This paper examines the expansion of international supply chains and the rise of China, the Czech Republic, India and the Philippines as exporters of business process services (BPS) and information technology services (ITS). The author argues that the BPS and ITS sectors in the four countries have different client focuses, partly due to language and cultural proximity.

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