For several decades, Hong Kong has been the host city to hundreds of thousands of Philippine migrant workers. Most of them are women, and their wages are low, working hours long, and protections few. It is not entirely a free choice to leave behind their families to work in precarious conditions Hong Kong. In their own country, they face not only high unemployment and low wages but attacks by military and police when they peacefully demand rights as workers and citizens. As feminists we protest [...]
美國一群女性主義者繼1月21日的華府女權遊行後,擬於3月8日當天發起名為 Day Without A Woman的行動,呼籲群眾於三八當日參與。 遊行目的為正視女性的有酬及無酬勞動價值,特別是零散工及家庭主婦對社會經濟的貢獻;與及正視女性所面對的性別歧視、性騷擾與性暴力。 除了參與美國當地的遊行及集會外,她們亦呼籲世界各地人士以以下方式響應她們︰ [...]
January 19 2016 1月19日2016年 Dear Friends, Greetings of Solidarity. 團結問候各位朋友, The Asian Migrants Coordinating Body (AMCB) wishes to invite you to join the One Billion Rising Revolution on February 12, 2017, 1:00pm at Edinburgh Place, Central Hong Kong. 亞洲移居人士聯盟(AMCB)希望邀請您在2017年2月12日下午1時,在香港中環愛丁堡廣場參加億萬人起動為革命 (One Billion Rising Revolution)。 For the last 4 years, Hong Kong migrant workers, [...]