Happy New Year 2023! ! This is a monthly update from BEBESEA to our valuable friends, colleagues and resource persons who have participated in and supported our activities.

News from BEBESEA:

Application Deadline Extended! – Cross-regional Workshop: Application to participate in “Cross-regional Workshop on Solidarity Building and Collective Advocacy on Rights of Seafarers and Sea-based Migrant Workers” is extended! The workshop will be held on 2-3 February 2023 virtually, and we are calling for participants. For more information about the workshop and how to apply for participation, kindly see more details on BEBESEA Website. Please share and spread the words! The deadline for applications is extended until 15th January 2023. 

VOICESEA Podcast: Through a conversation with Indonesia Representative to AICHR H.E Yuyun Wahyuningrum, we tried to find out what is the importance of Indonesian chairship of ASEAN, how AICHR will use this chairship to give positive impact to situation of human rights and democracy in the region, as well as what is to be done by the civil societies to support the works. The podcast is now available on Spotify and Anchor.

BEBESEA Wrapped: Reflecting back on the things we did and achieved last year, we are more excited to welcome this year with more rewarding and interesting activities. Take a glance of our 2022 wrapped on BEBESEA Instagram.

News from Our Network

News Show: On January 7th, our academy alumnus, Tual Sawn Khai, talked about Myanmar’s upcoming election on SEA Today’s 3-Hour News Show. Watch the replay here. 

Featured Article: Harmonisasi Kebijakan Tata Kelola Mendesak Dilakukan (KOMPAS), Seven workers’ organizations that are closely engaged with the works that HRWG involves in, and the Labor Party staged an action call urging the government to improve the management of the placement and protection of migrant workers in the fisheries sector in front of the Office of the Ministry of Manpower on December 19 2022. 

If you have any resources or events you would like BEBESEA to share widely, please do get in touch!