[one_fourth] [/one_fourth] [three_fourth_last] This  collection features stories about how the creation of good jobs and achievement of personal goals in Cambodia, Nepal, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Viet Nam is linked to local employment strategies based on the concept of decent work. Published by the International Labour Organization Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific with the assistance of VERA

[one_fourth] [/one_fourth] [three_fourth_last] When the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Law was passed in 1988, a Congress heavily influenced by landlord members crafted it in favor of, naturally, the landowners, especially of the medium to large estates belonging to the wealthiest families and corporations. Not surprisingly, disputes between landowners and farmer-beneficiaries ensued, coming to a head in

[one_fourth] [/one_fourth] [three_fourth_last] Every day, 10 to 12 Filipino women die because of maternity-related cases. The Philippines has one of the highest maternal mortality rates in Asia: 162 deaths per 100,000 live births. Under the United Nations Millennium Declaration, the Philippines and other member states must drastically reduce the incidence to 52 per 100,000 births