Asia Monitor Resource Centre (AMRC) is an independent non-government organization (NGO) which focuses on Asian labour concerns. Founded in 1976, AMRC has been leading the way in promoting workers’ rights and democratic labour movements in Asia and the Pacific for over 30 years now.
AMRC is moving offices soon from Sheung Wan after our stay here for 4 years at the end of October 2008. Our new office will be in an industrial building in Prince Edward District, Kowloon.
AMRC and ANROAV have been named one of the 50 most influential leaders in the Environmental Health and Safety Magazine. Here is the excerpt from the article:
7 November 2008 November 2007 was the “Black November” for everyone who supports labour rights. The Shenzhen Dagongzhe Migrant Worker Centre (hereafter DGZ Centre) suffered from a series of violent attacks: numerous men forced their way into DGZ Centre, smashed the facility inside and threatened the staff. Later on 20th November, the legal person (holder) of DGZ Centre, Huang Qingnan, was attacked by two assailants, which caused his left shank to be disabled permanently. As groups that promote labour rights and growth of civil organizations, we strongly condemn these violent, illegal actions against labour groups! On 3rd December, we submitted a statement endorsed by 76 Hong Kong and International labour groups to the Government of Shenzhen City, during a protest in front of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in Hong Kong, and urgently appealed for an intensive investigation into these violent attacks as soon as possible.
The Annual conference of ANROAV took place in Manila at Hotel Pearl Garden, Malate on 27-28th September 2008. The conference had around 100 participants from all over Asia, Canada, Australia, USA and France.
Editor: Asia Monitor Resource Centre mainly publishes labour-related publications in English. However in the interest of a truly Asian labour movement we endeavour to publish Asian language works as well as translate important publications from English into Asian languages. Below are two new publications in Chinese.
Killing the Future: Asbestos use in China - Chinese version