Region’s human rights watchdogs lack bite Are Southeast Asia’s national human rights institutions protecting anyone? A report by James Gomez and Robin Ramcharan gives a bleak assessment. By James Gomez and Robin Ramcharan
‘Protection’ for low-skilled migrants leads to abuse Real protection of low-skilled migrant workers can only occur if justice is placed at the center of the migration debate. How can protection for low-skilled migrants be achieved when discrimination against them lies at the core of ASEAN’s double standard approach to migration? By Rosalia Sciortino
Understanding Chinese Infrastructure Investment in ASEAN The Executive Summary from Inclusive Development International (IDI)'s report "Making Inroads: Chinese Infrastructure Investment in ASEAN and Beyond," By Inclusive Development International
Making Inroads: Chinese Infrastructure Investment in ASEAN and Beyond Inclusive Development International (IDI) released Making Inroads: Chinese Infrastructure Investment in ASEAN and Beyond, its new report that seeks to shed light on the rapidly changing landscape of infrastructure finance in the region which has been driven by China. By Inclusive Development International
Labour Migration in the ASEAN Region Migrant workers in the Asean Region live and work under inhumane conditions. To improve this situation policies, the migration industry and the accountability of employers must all get a lot more attention. By Ashley William Gois
Movement of People in the ASEAN Region: Nomenclature and Concepts In times of increased ASEAN economic integration the official rhetoric around migration is one of free labour markets, opportunities and exchange. However, there are indications that ASEAN's migration management is in fact a "politics of return". By Sverre Molland
The Political Economy of the ASEAN Regionalisation Process The tension between the imperatives of “market sovereignty” and the entrenched principle of “state sovereignty” of authoritarian oligarchies will define the open-ended tendencies and outcomes of the ongoing regionalisation process in Southeast Asia. By Bonn Juego
Environmental Protection in the Post-2015 ASEAN Economic Community Although ASEAN’s efforts to balance economic growth and environmental sustainability are growing, they are often overshadowed by the group’s economic integration agenda. By Dr. Alexander C. Chandra and Fina Astriana
ASEAN Economic Integration and Sustainable Urbanisation Southeast Asian cities will play a critical role in the unfolding of the ASEAN Economic Community, which is to be launched at the end of 2015. A discussion of the inter-linkages among economic growth, urbanisation, consumption, and the environment. By Bharat Dahiya
Claiming their Space The people of the Association of Southeast Asian Nation (ASEAN) have held their 8th Peoples Forum (APF) /ASEAN Civil Society Conference (ACSC) in Cambodia from March 29-31, 2012 in Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia where the ASEAN Summit took place beginning of April.
