Asia Regional

American Center for International Labor Solidarity

$660,000
To broaden the civic participation of workers in Thailand by promoting labor law reform and enhancing worker participation in the political process; to assist Burmese trade unions to provide services to members and conduct a research and capacity-building project for Burma’s ethnic nationality groups; and to conduct a series of seminars for local union leaders in Malaysia on democratic rights.

$400,000
To promote the labor rights of Asian migrant workers in the Gulf region as well as to build and strengthen the capacity of NGOs and trade unions in the labor exporting and receiving countries to support migrant workers. The Solidarity Center will support policy advocacy and diplomatic initiatives along with partner organizations in South and Southeast Asian countries to assist migrants, and connect them with emerging unions and labor activists in Gulf countries.

$470,000
To promote freedom of association by building the capacity of trade unions in the automotive sector in Thailand, Malaysia, and Indonesia. The Solidarity Center will work with local partners to implement training programs on advocacy, organizing, and collective bargaining. The program will also strengthen a regional auto trade union network to facilitate the sharing of best practices in core trade union functions.

$335,614
To promote the rule of law in Asia. The Solidarity Center and its partners will conduct labor law research, and provide technical support to legal activists, scholars, community groups, and NGOs throughout the region.

$23,420
To promote freedom of association by building the capacity of trade unions in the automotive sector in Thailand, Malaysia, and Indonesia. The Solidarity Center will work with local partners to implement training programs on advocacy, organizing, and collective bargaining. The program will also strengthen a regional auto trade union network to facilitate the sharing of best practices in core trade union functions.

Asia Center for Human Rights (ACHR)

$30,000
To strengthen regional awareness and cooperation on cross-border human rights issues in the Asia region. ACHR will hold annual forums to increase cooperation in responding to and preventing human rights abuses in the Asia region, and to raise awareness among young activists about regional and universal norms through which to address human rights problems.

Asian Network For Free Elections (ANFREL)

$64,000
To increase cooperation and regional solidarity and strengthen the capacity of domestic election monitoring bodies in the Asia region. ANFREL will work closely with domestic election monitoring groups to organize short and long-term observations of targeted elections. It will also organize workshops on election monitoring, voter education, election systems, and good governance.

Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE)

$121,697
To encourage the development of corporate social responsibility (CSR) policies and programs among the Association of Development Financing Institutions in Asia and the Pacific (ADFIAP) member banks and their client firms. CIPE and ADFIAP will expand the CSR knowledge of member banks through a survey, workshops, and tool kit.

$116,846
To convene a regional conference on democracy and good governance in Jakarta, Indonesia, for partners around Asia, including business associations, think tanks, NGOs, and scholars. The conference will include discussions on public, corporate, and association governance; anticorruption and business ethics; and corporate social responsibility. By sharing success stories and institutional knowledge, CIPE and its counterparts will create a multiplier effect in the region to help sustain and further build democratic institutions.

National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI)

$299,600
To harness the skills of and support development of Asian domestic election monitoring organizations. Through interactive trainings, participants will learn about voter registration audits, media monitoring, parallel vote tabulations, and rapid communications systems. Participants will also be integrated into NDI's Global Network of Domestic Election Observers program in an effort to expand the global network of domestic election monitoring organizations.

Southeast Asian Press Alliance (SEAPA)

$40,000
To promote press freedom and improve the professionalism and capability of journalists throughout Southeast Asia. SEAPA will continue its training and internship programs, and its East Timorese, Cambodian, and Burmese freedom of expression programs.