News
This page highlights stories from our field-based staff and updates from some of our ongoing projects and activities.
Compensation and Benefits Assistant
DIWA Philippines is looking for a Compensation and Benefits Assistant. Click the button for more information.
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Sustainable Coconut Gathering Indonesia 2026: Scaling Sustainable Value Chains through Partnership
Sustainable Coconut Gathering Indonesia 2026: Scaling Sustainable Value Chains through Partnership DIWA attended the Sustainable Coconut Gathering Indonesia 2026, held in Jakarta on 4 May…
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Insights on Effective Repayment and Ethical Recruitment in Palm Oil
Insights on Effective Repayment and Ethical Recruitment in Palm Oil: Towards Robust RSPO Guidance for Indicator 6.8.3 Background Collaborative investigations into forced labour issues in Malaysia’s palm oil sector in the last decade have clearly demonstrated that workers who pay recruitment…
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Worker-Centred Alternative Grievance Mechanisms: Spotlight on Sabah, Malaysia
Worker-Centred Alternative Grievance Mechanisms:Spotlight on Sabah, Malaysia Grievance mechanisms are a critical part of human rights due diligence. Yet on the ground, many workers still…
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Partnership Announcement: DIWA × ASSC
DIWA（Dignity in Work for All）は、ASSC（The Global Alliance for Sustainable Supply Chains）と提携しました。 DIWA (Dignity in Work for All) has entered into a partnership with the ASSC.
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Country Finance Administrator
DIWA Japan is looking for a Country Finance Administrator. Click the button for more information.
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Women’s Lived Experiences Matter in Gender‑Responsive Due Diligence
Centering women’s voices and lived experiences, this article explores gender-responsive due diligence based on the firsthand accounts of Veronica Iswinahyu from Indonesia and Maecel Cayanan…
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Sustaining Momentum for the Employer Pays Principle in Thailand: Cross-sectoral insights on collective responsibility
Ethical Recruitment as a Key Norm Over the last decade, Thailand’s seafood sector has faced international scrutiny for indicators of forced labor and debt bondage, in particular affecting migrant…
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Dignity in Work For All Migrant Fishers
World Fisheries Day, November 21, is a day to honor fisherfolk and workers in the seafood sector. DIWA has been engaged with partners and projects in the fishing industry for many years, highlighting the key challenges faced by workers, including migrant fishers on vessels.
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Palm Oil: Bridging Environment and Human Rights
With the RSPO RT in Kuala Lumpur this week, DIWA’s Melissa Villanueva reached out to Dillon Sarim, to get his views on the intersection of environmental issues and human rights in the palm oil industry.
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Toolkit: Implementing Ethical Standards in the In-Country Recruitment of Migrant Workers in Thailand
The Toolkit on Implementing Ethical Standards in the In-Country Recruitment of Migrant Workers in Thailand was developed to improve protections for workers through the implementation…
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ชุดสื่อเรียนรู้: การนำมาตรฐานทางจริยธรรมมาใช้ในการสรรหาแรงงานข้ามชาติภายในประเทศไทย
ชุดเครื่องมือนี้ ถูกจัดทำขึ้นเพื่อช่วยนายจ้างการนำมาตรฐานทางจริยธรรมไปใช้ในการจัดหาแรงงานข้ามชาติภายในประเทศไทย
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Insights on Effective Repayment and Ethical Recruitment in Palm Oil
Insights on Effective Repayment and Ethical Recruitment in Palm Oil: Towards Robust RSPO Guidance for Indicator 6.8.3 Background Collaborative investigations into forced labour issues in Malaysia’s palm oil sector in the last decade have clearly demonstrated that workers who pay recruitment…
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日本における企業組織のための倫理的採用入門
本プライマーの内倫理的採用の枠組みや国際基準の整理、日本および主要送出国の規制の概要日本企業における好事例の紹介と、実務に役立つ 「EPP実装の7要素」
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Primer on Ethical Recruitment in Japan
The Primer provides an overview of ethical recruitment frameworks and international standards, with reference to Japanese and migrant-sending country regulations as well as practical guidance for companies drawn from DIWA’s Seven Elements for Implementing the Employer Pays Principle.
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The Conflict Prevention platform (CPP)
Co-developed with the Bio Community Initiative in Malaysia
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Reducing Financial Barriers to Documenting Filipino Children in Sabah
Co-developed with Advocates for Non-Discrimination & Access to Knowledge (ANAK)
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Wage Theft to Job Theft: The Prevailing Exploitation of Bangladeshi Migrants in Malaysia
Co-developed with the North South Initiative in Malaysia
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In-Country Recruitment of Foreign Migrant Workers and Risks of Forced Labour and Human Trafficking in Thailand
In-country recruitment has been a long-standing practice in Thailand, but the unregulated nature of this recruitment pathway poses significant risks of forced labour and human…
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Recruitment and Employment Experiences of Filipino Migrant Fishers in Taiwan’s Tuna Fishing Sector: An Exploratory Study
Taiwan is one of the world’s five major seafood exporters and the primary flag state of the world’s longline tuna fleets. Recent research by non-governmental…
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Compensation and Benefits Assistant
DIWA Philippines is looking for a Compensation and Benefits Assistant. Click the button for more information.
Sustainable Coconut Gathering Indonesia 2026: Scaling Sustainable Value Chains through Partnership
Sustainable Coconut Gathering Indonesia 2026: Scaling Sustainable Value Chains through Partnership DIWA attended the Sustainable Coconut Gathering Indonesia 2026, held in Jakarta on 4 May…
Insights on Effective Repayment and Ethical Recruitment in Palm Oil
Insights on Effective Repayment and Ethical Recruitment in Palm Oil: Towards Robust RSPO Guidance for Indicator 6.8.3 Background Collaborative investigations into forced labour issues in Malaysia’s palm oil sector in the last decade have clearly demonstrated that workers who pay recruitment…
Worker-Centred Alternative Grievance Mechanisms: Spotlight on Sabah, Malaysia
Worker-Centred Alternative Grievance Mechanisms:Spotlight on Sabah, Malaysia Grievance mechanisms are a critical part of human rights due diligence. Yet on the ground, many workers still…
Partnership Announcement: DIWA × ASSC
DIWA（Dignity in Work for All）は、ASSC（The Global Alliance for Sustainable Supply Chains）と提携しました。 DIWA (Dignity in Work for All) has entered into a partnership with the ASSC.
Country Finance Administrator
DIWA Japan is looking for a Country Finance Administrator. Click the button for more information.
Women’s Lived Experiences Matter in Gender‑Responsive Due Diligence
Centering women’s voices and lived experiences, this article explores gender-responsive due diligence based on the firsthand accounts of Veronica Iswinahyu from Indonesia and Maecel Cayanan…
Sustaining Momentum for the Employer Pays Principle in Thailand: Cross-sectoral insights on collective responsibility
Ethical Recruitment as a Key Norm Over the last decade, Thailand’s seafood sector has faced international scrutiny for indicators of forced labor and debt bondage, in particular affecting migrant…
Dignity in Work For All Migrant Fishers
World Fisheries Day, November 21, is a day to honor fisherfolk and workers in the seafood sector. DIWA has been engaged with partners and projects in the fishing industry for many years, highlighting the key challenges faced by workers, including migrant fishers on vessels.
Palm Oil: Bridging Environment and Human Rights
With the RSPO RT in Kuala Lumpur this week, DIWA’s Melissa Villanueva reached out to Dillon Sarim, to get his views on the intersection of environmental issues and human rights in the palm oil industry.