Background
Welcome Address by:
Teddy Casino, Spokesperson, RESIST!
Apo Leung, HKPA (for confirmation)
09:20
Opening Address of the ILPS Chairman
Prof. Jose Maria Sison (on video)
09:50
Song: ILPS Hymn by the ILPS Philippine Chapter Chorale
09:55
Keynote Addresses
Historical Overview of Imperialist Globalization
(Fallacy of “Neo-Liberalism” and “Free Trade”
in the Era of Monopoly Capitalism)
by Dr. Jane Kelsey, New Zealand
10:30
Focus on the WTO and its Role in Imperialist Globalization
(Imperialist Collaboration and Competition
in Exploiting Weaker Economies Through the WTO)
by Antonio Tujan, Jr., APRN (Asia-Pacific Research Network)
and RESIST!
11:00
Globalized Financial Markets and the Resultant Dynamics of Imperialist Interventions
by Dr. Haluk Gerger, Turkey
11:30
The Military Face of Globalization
(US Aggression and Provocation Amid the Current Crisis of the World Capitalist System)
by Dr. Carol Araullo, Chairperson, BAYAN and
Vice-Chairperson for External Affairs, ILPS
12:00 p.m. Lunch Break
01:25 pm
Slogan Chanting
Song: Wanted Pinay by Sining Lila
01:30
US Aggression and Provocation:
the Case of Venezuela
by Manuel Perez Iturbe, Charge d’Affaires
Embassy of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
in the Philippines
02:00
the Case of Cuba
Invited: HE Jorge Jimenez, Ambassador
Embassy of Cuba in the Philippines
02:30
the Case of DPRK
by Pak Yong Gun, Esq.
DPRK
03:00
Where Do We Go From Here
(Advance the Peoples’ Struggle Against Imperialism)
by Luis Jalandoni, Head of the Peace Negotiating Panel,
National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP)
Song: What Makes a Hero by Tess Galapon and Ofel Cantor
03:35
Sharing: Peoples’ Campaigns and Struggles Against the WTO
and Imperialist Plunder and War (10 minutes each)
Dalits and Women of Tamil Nadu – Fatima Burnad (for confirmation)
Brazil – Gonzalo Berron
Japan – Enats Goro (for confirmation)
Turkey – Aliyah (for confirmation)
Indonesia – Erpan Faryadi
04:45
Announcement of other People’s Events
Closing Remarks
Closing Song: The Guerilla is Like a Poet
by the ILPS Philippine Chapter Chorale
Slogan Chanting
05:00
Adjournment
Forum Secretariat
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Indonesian domestics score WTO for poverty in home country, wage cut and underpayment in HK
Press Release
19 November 2005
For reference: Eni Lestari
Chairperson
Tel. No.: 23147316, 96081405
The end of Ramadan or fasting month called Idul Fitri is an important religious occasion for all Muslims all over the world. For the millions of Muslim Indonesians, Idul Fitri this year is filled with uncertainty as prices of food and other basic commodities continue to rise in the country.
“We are the breadwinners of our families back home, with the worsening economic crisis in Indonesia; there is a demand for us to send more money for them to have a decent Idul Fitri celebration” says Eni Lestari of ATKI, an organisation of Indonesian migrant workers here in Hong Kong.
“With the opening-up of
This year’s celebration is different from the previous ones. This is in response to the upcoming WTO’s 6th Ministerial Conference which will be held in
The celebration kicks off with a mass praying at 10 am and will be followed by religious speeches and cultural performances. The morning festivities will culminate with a Public Forum on the WTO which will start at 3 pm until 6:00 in the evening.
These activities are expected to gather around 2,000 Indonesians, mostly domestic helpers from different parts of
“WTO promotes liberalization and it causes poverty back home. Our Public Forum aims to share information among Indonesian migrant workers of the impact of WTO on our lives as migrants and on our families in
This is further worsened by the attacks of the HK government on the wage of domestic workers.
“We suffered two wage cuts already because of the HK government’s adherence to neoliberal policies. Coupled with the widespread underpayment among Indonesian domestic workers, our situation has become even more unbearable,” Lestari adds.
The religious festivities are being organized by migrant groups including AKHWAT
Indonesian Migrant Workers Rally to Junk WTO this December
On Sunday 13th November during Idul Fitri celebrations, as part of build up activities toward the campaign to Junk WTO and the upcoming MC6 meeting in Hong Kong, the Association of Indonesian Migrant Workers (ATKI) held mobile cultural presentations around Victoria Park in Hong Kong.
The main objective of the activity was to raise awareness of Indonesian migrant workers in Hong Kong on the destructive impacts of WTO to people worldwide and rally support for the peoples' action week this December. More than 30 members of ATKI including a Rebana cultural group (traditional music instrument of Indonesia) approached various groups of Indonesians who congregate in the area while singing progressive songs.
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