Across Asia, workers and victims continue to face unsafe and unjust working conditions. Through collective action, solidarity, and strengthened grassroots initiatives, we can push for meaningful change. ANROEV invites grassroots occupational accident and disease victims’ groups, as well as member organizations supporting these communities, to apply for the Small Grants Program for FY 2026. What […]
The Asia OSH Map Coordinating Team invites ANROEV network members to our upcoming Bi-Monthly Sharing Session on March 31. As we continue to track and document Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) trends across Asia, this session will bring together Sub-Regional Coordinators to share the latest updates, emerging issues, and real cases from the ground. This […]
Background and Purpose For the upcoming 2026 cycle, ANROEV aims to enhance the capacity of its member groups by strengthening the Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) stream alongside its core focus on Occupational Health and Safety (OHS). Building on the success of 2025 pilots in Nepal and Indonesia, we are seeking to support two member […]
The Asian Network for the Rights of Occupational and Environmental Victims (ANROEV) expresses its deepest condolences to the victims, families, and communities affected by the catastrophic fire at the Wang Fuk Court housing estate in Tai Po District, Hong Kong. The incident, which has claimed the lives of over 150 people and left hundreds injured, […]
The Asian Network for the Rights of Occupational and Environmental Victims (ANROEV) expresses its strong support for the series of campaigns and press conferences organized by the Asian Citizens’ Center for Environmental Health (Eco-Health) in the lead-up to the 2025 APEC Summit in Gyeongju, South Korea. Through its initiative themed “APEC = Asia-Pacific Environmental Community: […]
Members of the Asian Network for the Rights of Occupational and Environmental Victims (ANROEV), together with local participants from the Philippines, will gather in Manila on September 13–14, 2025, for a regional skills sharing and capacity-building session on occupational safety and health (OSH) and chemical safety.
Japan must stop ocean dumping of Fukushima nuclear wastewater. Koreans do not want to eat fish contaminated with radiation. The Pacific Ocean is not Japan’s nuclear waste dump. South Korean activists and environmental advocates gathered in Tokyo on Friday to demand that Japan immediately stop releasing treated Fukushima nuclear wastewater into the Pacific Ocean. The […]
Worker and Community Health & Safety in the Electronics Industry by Mandy Hawes, Sanjiv Pandita & Ted Smith The electronics industry, often seen as environmentally friendly because it lacks smokestacks and has visibly clean ‘cleanrooms,’ hides a darker reality. Behind the shine of smartphones and laptops powered by ever-smaller semiconductor chips, there is a long […]
A landmark win for environmental justice: After more than two decades of struggle, villagers poisoned by toxic waste in Ratchaburi have finally secured compensation—the first time a Thai community has successfully forced a corporate polluter to pay. Villagers in Ratchaburi province will receive 22 million baht in compensation for health and environmental damage caused by […]
This year marks the 40th anniversary of the Bhopal Gas Disaster, a catastrophe that remains the world’s worst industrial disaster. On December 3, 1984, a toxic cloud of methyl isocyanate gas leaked from the Union Carbide plant in Bhopal, India. Within days, thousands perished, and over the years, tens of thousands more have succumbed to its aftermath. Over 500,000 survivors continue to endure chronic illnesses, poisoned water, and a lifelong struggle for justice.
