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| Issue 02/07 February 2007 |
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SPOTLIGHT ON: 'Day Off' Campaign for Domestic Workers
Singapore is fortunate to be one of the richer countries in South East Asia, thereby being able to benefit from the forces of migrant economics. Out of this comes a ready pool of women, from neighbouring countries like Philippines and Indonesia, trying to make a better life for their families back home by venturing to Singapore to become a domestic worker, or what we commonly refer to as maid. One in seven households in Singapore employs a domestic worker amounting to a staggering 150,000 or so migrant domestic workers in Singapore. Shockingly, less than half of these women get an off day and only a lucky minority get one rest day a week. Domestic workers need their off days to rest, socialise with their friends, enjoy themselves and participate in cultural and religious activities. Like the rest of us, they need their rest day to unwind and recharge themselves.
Recognising the need to improve working conditions for these migrant women, most notably by giving them a day off, UNIFEM Singapore is working with local NGOs HOME (www.home.org.sg) and Transient Workers Count Too (www.twc2.org.sg) on a 'day off' campaign for Domestic Workers. One of the main aims of this campaign is to build public support for a change in legislation to give Domestic Workers one rest day a week.
UNIFEM Singapore is soft-launching this campaign with a series of MRT Poster Ads along the NE Line. These ads will be visible from 1st March 2008 onwards. The website www.maiddayoff.com will also be launched in a trial version from 1st March. The campaign and site will be officially launched on 1st May 2008. For more information on this campaign, or if you'd like to help, please contact lynn@unifemsingapore.org.sg.
   Draft Ads to be placed on the NE Line. Actual Ads may vary slightly.
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CAMPAIGN UPDATE: Campaign to End Violence Against Women
 1. UN's Matching Grant The United Nations Foundation has pledged to donate US$1 for each of the first 100,000 signatures to the Say NO to Violence against Women campaign. “Each day, each hour, each minute, a woman in the world is a victim of violence,” said Mr. Timothy Wirth, president of the UN Foundation. “Taking this simple step, signing on to the campaign, sends the message that enough is enough and the cycle of violence must stop now.” The contributions will go to the UNIFEM-managed UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women, which supports innovative initiatives by governments and non-governmental organizations to end violence against women.
2. International celebrities show their support
3. Support from 150 organisations 4. How you can help Left: Hollywood Star Hillary Swank signs her name to ed end violence against women Article Source: UNIFEM New York |
| ANNOUNCEMENT: Winners of the UNIFEM Photo Competition
 1st Prize
Winners will be contacted separately. We thank all of you who have participated in the competition and helped by donating your photos. We will continue to accept any photos of women and children from developing countries. Please email unifem.singapore@gmail.com to donate your photos.
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ANNOUNCEMENT: Join the UNIFEM Singapore Group on Facebook
 UNIFEM Singapore has started a group on the popular online networking site - facebook. The facebook group will be used as an active forum for UNIFEM to give updates, photos and information to all group members. It will also serve as a platform for group members to share ideas, information and thoughts.
The UNIFEM Singapore facebook group is open to everyone.
To see more details to get into the group, follow the link below:
http://www.facebook.com/p.php?i=609820588&k=Z6F46WU243WM5CG1QD3ZWS Everyone can join Facebook. To register, go to: http://www.facebook.com/p.php?i=609820588&k=Z6F46WU243WM5CG1QD3ZWS&r |
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