Women workers face multiple challenges. While women contribute significantly to economic production and the country’s development through their participation in industry, services, and agricultural sectors, many of them face challenges in the world of work.
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#RejectSimCardRegistration: Uphold women’s and people’s rights to communication, privacy, and digital security!
Yesterday, October 10, President Marcos Jr. signed the SIM Registration Law, making it the first law enacted under his administration. The law requires users to register their SIM cards using valid government IDs and documents. Legislators in support of the bill claim its relevance as a means to stop fraudulent spam messages and targeted text scams that became a recurring problem experienced by users since the height of the pandemic. Although this is a legitimate problem for many, the SIM Card Registration Law poses risks to women’s rights to communication, privacy, and digital security.
Read moreFree Kara and Larry! Stop the attacks against human rights defenders!
The Center for Women’s Resources (CWR) raises alarm over the illegal arrest of Kilusang Mayo Uno’s International Officer, Kara Taggaoa, and transport leader Larry Valbuena of PASODA-PISTON.
Read moreOn the recent fare hike
Yet again, ordinary Filipinos are directly bearing the impacts of fuel hikes. Everyday commuter including women would have to shell out more as a nationwide fare hike took effect yesterday, October 3.
Read morePresentation of Recommendations by Civil Society Organizations to the Diplomatic Community for the 4th Cycle of the Universal Periodic Review
This intervention is derived from the submission of the Center for Women’s Resources, GABRIELA – Alliance of Filipino Women, and from the Joint Recommendations of the Commission of Human Rights and Civil Society Organizations for the United Nations 4th Cycle of the Universal Periodic Review
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