Southeast Asia Regional

American Center for International Labor Solidarity
$800,000
To reinforce democracy and promote freedom of association in Thailand by building the capacity of unions, strengthen­ing the rule of law, and protecting worker rights; to strengthen democratic labor unions in Burma and promote compliance by the Burmese government with inter­national labor standards and ILO Conven­tions on Forced Labor and Freedom of Association, and protect the legal rights of Burmese migrant workers in Thailand; and to promote participatory and multi-ethnic democracy in Malaysia through labor education and union leadership training.

Southeast Asian Press Alliance
$45,000
To promote press freedom and to im­prove the professionalism and capabil­ity of journalists throughout the region. SEAPA will continue many of its suc­cessful training and internship programs and freedom of expression campaigns.

The grant listings posted here are from the 2010 Annual Report, published in August 2011.