
ISSN 1815-9389
Issue Number 76
July-September 2010
© Copyright 2010 Asian Labour Update; all rights reserved
EDITOR
Doris Lee
EDITORIAL TEAM
Apo Leong, Sanjiv Pandita, Omana George, Sri Wulandari,
Sally Choi and Fahmi Panimbang
Guest Writers in This Issue
IINO Ayumi is acting Co-representative of Precariat Union (Freeter Zenpan Rodo Kumiai) and a founding member of Cabakura Union. CHIJIWA Gen is Vice Chairperson of the Precariat Union. Email: union@freeter-union.org
Meilin Wu is the Coordinator of Hong Kong Women Workers’ Association. Email: workwomen@hkwwa.org.hk
Chris Suen is the Vice Chairperson of the Hong Kong Dragon Airlines Flight Attendants Association. Email: info@kafaa.org.hk
Por-Yee Lin is an executive member of Youth Labor Union 95, and now is a PhD student of sociology at Goldsmiths College, University of London, UK. Email: mibow0525.tw@yahoo.com.tw
Horng Vuthy is a Project Coordinator of Cambodian Labour Confederation (CLC). Email of CLC: clc.cambodia@online.com.kh
Surendra Pratap is a former journalist and labour researcher who has previously worked for the Centre for Education and Communication, India. He is presently is an intern in AMRC. Email: spsurendrapratap@gmail.com
Dr. Rene E. Ofreneo is Professor at the University of the Philippines, and Former Dean of the School of Labor and Industrial Relations (SOLAIR). Dr. Ofreneo is also a former Regional Council member of AMRC. Email: reneofreneo@yahoo.com
Ray Lam is a Project Officer of Midnight Blue, a male sex workers mutual support network and non-governmental organization in Hong Kong Email: info@mnbhk.org
Website of Midnight Blue: www.mnbhk.org
Ziteng is non-governmental organization in Hong Kong which supports the rights of sex workers (mainly female) through outreach, research, publications and advocacy. Email: ziteng@hkstar.com
ANNOUNCEMENT We welcome our new Research Coordinator: Fahmi Panimbang! Fahmi, who is Indonesian, previously worked for Sedane Labour Resource Centre (commonly known as ‘LIPS’), a long-time organizational partner of AMRC. We also welcome a new intern, Surendra Pratap, from India. (See Guest Writers In This Issue on p. 3.) ERRATA from ALU Issue No. 75 p. 2 Contents: - The correct title of the article on p. 10 should be ‘Corporate Social Responsibility: A Vehicle for International Solidarity?’ (It should have a ‘?’.) - Dr Jeong-Ok Kong is a Representative of Korean Institute of Labour Safety and Health. p. 10: The author’s name is missing from the article, and listed only on the Contents page; it should be ‘Hilde van Regenmortel’. p. 18: The author’s name is missing from the article, and listed only on the Contents page; it should be ‘Doris Lee’. We apologize to the readers and to the contributors. Cover Photo: Cabakura (bar hostess) workers rally for their rights, in the heart of Kabuki-cho, Tokyo’s entertainment district. Photos: Shimizu Naoko |