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Philippines Australia Union Link (PAUL) and Migrante NSW joined the picket line on 6 Dec. to join Coles workers to build enough community support to win their claims

By ilpsadmin 1 January 2021 0

Big supermarkets like Coles have been making super profits during the pandemic, and distribution centres have been working very hard. But Coles plans to cut its workforce when it announced it will introduce robots to automate the centres. This move could cut the workforce to about 50 by 2023. The Smeaton Grange Regional Distribution Centre […]

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Filipinos, Australians stage protest post-lockdown against Oceana Gold

By ilpsadmin 1 January 2021 0

Filipino and Australian activists stage a protest to voice out their opposition to Oceana Gold operation in Didipio, Nueva Vizcaya. Held on 2 December in front of Oceana Gold office in Melbourne Australia, this was the first onsite rally in Melbourne since Covid-19 lockdown was imposed in March. The solidarity of Australians and Filipinos did […]

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Beyond Mining: Stories from the Frontline

By ilpsadmin 1 January 2021 0

Philippines Australia Solidarity Association (PASA) hosted a forum as part of the counter event to International Mining and Resources Conference (IMARC) in Melbourne held between 22-29 November 2020. The forum held on 25th November 2020 discussed the anti-mining struggles in the Philippines, especially against Oceana Gold’s destructive operation in Didipio, Nueva Vizcaya. Speakers included Enteng […]

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Human Rights in Asia Pacific: Australia’s Response

By ilpsadmin 1 January 2021 0

Speech delivered at the PASA forum by Senator Janet Rice, Australian Greens spokesperson on Foreign Affairs (6th December 2020, Melbourne Australia) I want to start by acknowledging that I’m joining this meeting from unceded land of the Wurundjeri people, and that for those of us joining from around Australia are speaking from unceded First Nations […]

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Human Rights Under COVID-19

By ilpsadmin 1 January 2021 0

The year 2020 began as always with hope, optimism and lots of vibrancy but ended under a cloud of uncertainty and an undeniable cry for ‘normalcy’. Death, anxiety, fear and madness have become the norm. The pandemic has already decimated an alarming proportion of the world’s population. The war to contain, control and eradicate COVID-19 […]

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Indigenous Fighting Villages in the Frontlines of Social and Climate Justice: BALSA Mindanao’s Solidarity Work with the Lumad

By ilpsadmin 1 January 2021 0

By Owen Migraso, Executive Director, BALSA Mindanao:Editor’s Note: The original version has been shortened for this publication. BALSA Mindanao or Bulig Alang sa Mindanao (Help Mindanao) is a network of volunteers and organiza- tions based in the southern island of the Philippines. We do citizen-led responses to disasters, be it natural or man-made. Our responses […]

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The Indigenous Filipinos bear the brunt of Duterte’s sell-off of the Philippines’ resources

By ilpsadmin 1 November 2020 0

Woe to the plight of the Indigenous Peoples (IPs) of the Philippines from North to South. The rape and plunder of the ancestral lands have never abated since time immemorial. It is not simply a matter of displacing the natives from their domain, it is the domination of the indigenous peoples of their wealth, usurped […]

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Please help us raise $10,000.00 to purchase a ‘Disaster Truck’ for BALSA Mindanao

By ilpsadmin 1 November 2020 0

Balsa Mindanao is a citizen-led response to humanitarian and environmental crises brought about by natural and human-made disasters and calamities. Balsa operates in Mindanao, the Southernmost part of the Philippines where poor and Indigenous Filipinos are in constant attacks by the Philippine Military and private armies of large mining companies and large plantation. It also […]

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Mga alaala ni Papa Lito Belarmino, OFWs, N.T. Australia

By ilpsadmin 1 November 2020 0

Sinulat ni Chloe, bunsong anak ng yumaong Lito Belarmino (RIP Marso, 2020) Isang magandang gabi po sa ating lahat. Bago po ako mag simula nais ko munang magpakilala sa inyo. Ako po ay si Chloe Phoebe Belarmino, bunso ako sa aming limang mag-kakapatid at nag iisang anak na babae ni Margelito at Julie Belarmino. Ako […]

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The Ever-Increasing Power of the Australian Military under the New Defence Bill 2020

By ilpsadmin 1 November 2020 0

By Reyvi Mariñas: On 3 September 2020, the Defence Legislation Amendment (Enhancement of Defence Force Response to Emergencies) Bill 2020 (‘the Bill’) was introduced in the Australian Parliament to amend the Defence Act 1903 (‘the Act’), which enhances the use of ‘call-out’ powers of the government on defence personnel including the Australian Defence Force (ADF), […]