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March 2023
Small Grants Program “Staying Resilient Amidst Multiple Crises in Southeast Asia”
In Southeast Asia as in other regions, the pandemic has exposed deep social and health inequities across countries and people and shown the multi-dimensional and interlinked aspects of marginalization. The precarious architecture of unbalanced systems – unconcerned with sustainable development, resilience, and equity – is tumbling down in a cascade of “synchronous failures” that disproportionately affect those on the margins of our societies. Among the many simultaneous critical issues about and beyond the pandemic are conflict situations foremost the military…
Find out more »Photo Exhibition “Migrants’ Labour and Lives in Thailand’s Blue Economy”
Globally, trade in fish products continues to reach record highs, and developing countries now contribute over half of the value of total exports. Within this expanding world market, Thailand has emerged as a major supplier, with the value of its seafood exports reaching US$6 billion in recent years. A significant contribution to the industry’s growth is given by the migrant labour force. Shortages of Thai workers willing to work on fishing vessels, emerging simultaneously with expanding structural differences in population…
Find out more »April 2023
Panel Discussion in conjunction with Photo Exhibition “Migrants’ Labour and Lives in Thailand’s Blue Economy”
In conjunction with the photo exhibition "Migrants' Labour and Lives in Thailand's Blue Economy", the panel discussion will be held on 4 April 2023, 5.00-6.30 pm at SEA Junction, 4th floor, Bangkok Art and Culture Centre (BACC). The opening remarks will be delivered by Sara Rezoagli, Deputy Head of the European Union Delegation to Thailand. It will then be followed by the panel discussion with the speakers listed below. Speakers: Benjamin Harkins, Technical Officer (Ship to Shore Rights South-East Asia),…
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