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arrow for change – the health rights of migrant women
Published in 2000
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Current globalisation strategies, restructuring of economies through structural adjustment programmes and removal of protective regulations for cheap, temporary contractual workers favour migrant labour. Poverty, conflicts, environmental catastrophes, forced displacement and changes in production processes have increased migration. The demand for cheap, flexible, contractual and deregulated labour has also encouraged highly organised recruitment. The demand for […]
arrow for change – older women’s health: facing the challenges
Published in 1999
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In a region where women continue to be valued less than men, older women’s health reflects their life-long experience of discrimination, deprivation and neglect. The older women of Asia-Pacific today face similar situations of poverty, malnutrition, poor health care, physical overwork and unhealthy work environments in their younger years. Along with high infant mortality rates, […]
arrow for change – ensuring young people’s sexual and reproductive rights
Published in 1998
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“Globally, the largest share of adolescents is and will continue to be in Asia, which has 60 per cent of the world’s population”. And “at 1.05 billion, today’s is the biggest-ever generation of young people between 15 and 24, and this age group is rapidly expanding in many countries”. However, in assessing commitments made since […]
arrow for change – addressing rape: the urgency of action
Published in 1998
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Incest, coerced pregnancy, mass rape, ethnic cleansing, forced prostitution, date rape, marital rape, gang rape, rape in conflict situations and rape as a weapon of war- are not about violent sex but power or sexual violence. That one out of every five women is a survivor of rape constitutes the prevalence of rape globally, and […]
arrow for change – challenges after cairo
Published in 1995
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Cairo was different. We now have a very progressive Programme of Action endorsed by countries of Asia and the Pacific, which recognises that eliminating gender inequality is the key to improving health, reducing poverty and empowering women and is the main factor influencing fertility and population growth. At the core of the development of this […]