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Lao TV Drama Brings Migration Risks to Life

internipsasia — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 08:18:13 +0000

By Joel Chong

Thanks to the inclusion of young volunteers and migrants in the cast and crew, a Lao television mini-drama series about the lives and struggles of young migrants who freely cross the border turned out to be just the right vehicle for getting their attention to migration and its risks.

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When Media Harm, Instead of Help, Child Migrants

internipsasia — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 08:16:51 +0000

By Joel Chong

CHIANG MAI, Dec. 9 (TerraViva) – Live Aid, Hurricane Katrina, Obama. Media have traditionally been a powerful rallying force for change and action. However advocates warn that sensationalisation and irresponsible reporting might do more harm than good for issues such as child migrants and human trafficking.

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Development Asia: Job Loss Deja Vu

internipsasia — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 08:12:35 +0000

By John McLean

Unlike during the financial crisis of the late 1990s, many Asian countries are now cushioning the fall for those losing their jobs

In much of Asia, there is no visible labor crisis. The global economic downturn has had a huge impact on employment in the region, but people are still traveling during rush hour, and still in the shopping malls and restaurants.

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ILO: Economic Crisis Increases Risk of Girls Becoming Child Laborers

internipsasia — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 08:11:06 +0000

The global financial crisis could push an increasing number of children, particularly girls, into child labor, according to a new report issued by the International Labour Office (ILO) for the World Day Against Child Labour on June 12.

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Impact of the Economic Crisis on Children

internipsasia — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 08:09:00 +0000

As the economic crisis hit East Asia and the Pacific, tugging further down a region already beleaguered by the weight of increased food and fuel prices, the UNICEF East Asia and Pacific Regional Office stepped up the impetus for social protection relief by assembling an influential gathering of analysts, academics and high-ranking government officials. It was the beginning of what has become a push for greater frontline monitoring of social impacts of the crisis and child-sensitive responses.

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UN and ASEAN: Financial crisis will affect migration in Asia

internipsasia — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 08:05:54 +0000

Bangkok – The global financial crisis may have a dramatic impact on the lives of migrant workers in South East Asia, according to officials at a recent meeting here on migration and HIV. As the crisis unfolds, a two-way increase is expected in the movement of people: overseas migrants returning home after losing their jobs, or those recently laid off at home moving overseas in search of work.

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