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Workers in Rwanda set to enjoy a minimum wage
By Faith Muiruri Rwanda’s informal sector workers can now breathe easy following an amendment to the labour law that guarantees them a minimum wage. According to the Secretary General of Rwanda Workers Trade Union Federation, Biraboneye Africain, the new law will help harmonise salaries in the informal sector. Speaking during this year’s women@work campaign partners…
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Young Syrian refugees leave behind the pollution of the city
The Bike Kitchen (operated by Deghri Messenger), in partnership with Hivos and Alliance 2015, organized its first cycling event for refugee children at the Ammiq Reserve, West Bekaa, Lebanon. Living in a crowded refugee camp in Lebanon’s Bekaa valley is not easy, especially for children with no means of transportation and very few opportunities for…
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Empowering the 100
At the foot of the Mayon Volcano in Legazpi, Philippines, we sat down with Frei: data analyst, cyber security professional, and CEO and founder of Layertech, partner organization in the Open Up Contracting program.
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Rwanda Women’s Network assesses the implementation of SDG8: decent work
The lack of a minim wage in Rwanda is the biggest obstacle towards achieving SDG8- which advocates for decent work- a report has said. Rwanda Women’s Network (RWN), one of the implementing partners of the Women@Work Campaign has published a position brief on the implementation of SDG8 in Rwanda, which focuses on the promotion of…
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Working on inclusion in five African cities
Hivos leads new LGBT+ consortium in Africa In more than 32 countries in Africa, same sex conduct is punishable by law, and in some countries such as Nigeria, family members and friends can sometimes face criminal charges if they are found guilty of “aiding or abetting” same-sex relationships. These laws foster a culture of discrimination…
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Hivos y el Ministerio de Salud de Bolivia promueven el respeto por la diversidad
En Bolivia, el miedo y la estigmatización son las razones por las cuales muchas personas excluyen e irrespetan a otras personas debido a su estado de VIH, su orientación sexual (real o percibida), su identidad y su expresión de género. Las personas de la comunidad LGBTI muchas veces enfrentan discriminación y viven sin muestras de…
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Indigenous environmental monitor Cristian Javá died in Peru after attack by invaders
Hivos and Greenpeace are deeply saddened by the death of the environmental monitor Cristian Javá (22) from the indigenous community of La Petrolera, who died after an attack by illegal invaders that entered the indigenous territory. Javá was part of the PUINAMUDT, one of the local partners that receives support from the All Eyes on…
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We must have a budget that is inclusive and responsive!
Tanzania Gender Networking Programme (TGNP) Mtandao On April 2, 2019, held a pre-National budget dialogue-stakeholders’ forum in Dar es salaam Tanzania. The forum which brought together more 70 participants from Government institutions, CSOs, higher learning institutions, academicians, individual activists, community animators and development partners was themed “Promoting a National Budget that is inclusive and responds…
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8 Country reports published with recommendations for the public procurement system
Recommendations have been published on public procurement and legislation for 8 countries. The recommendations were prepared within the framework of the project – Assessing Public Procurement Legislations and Practice in 8 countries, funded by the Open Up Contracting program and implemented by the Institute for Development of Freedom of Information (IDFI).
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AWCFS: NOPE Uganda rolls out an initiative to twin schools with flower farms
The blooming schools initiative by NOPE Uganda under the Women@Work Campaign works with Ugandan flower farms in identifying and partnering with schools to promote corporate social responsibility (CSR).
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Hivos and the Bolivian Ministry of Health promote respect for diversity
In Bolivia, fear and stigmatization cause many people to ostracize and disrespect people because of their HIV-status, their (actual or perceived) sexual orientation, gender identity and expression. Members of the LGBTI community are often discriminated against, and live without expressions of affection – even from their own families. They experience unequal treatment in the workplace…
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AWCFS: Women working in flower farms want corporate social responsibility
If there is one thing that women working in flower farms want, is that their employers adhere to and practice corporate social responsibility. This was the concern raised during the event ‘Strengthening Corporate Accountability and Decent Work for Women in Precarious Employment’, a side event at the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW).
