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Kasapi Union
Kasali Hellas
Formation1986; 38 years ago (1986)
TypeUnion
HeadquartersAthens, Greece
Membership (2019)
15,000 - 20,000
Key people
Joe Valencia, Deborah Carlos Valencia (co-founders)

The Kasapi Union of Filipino Migrant Workers in Greece ( Greek: Kasapi Hellas) is a Greek trade union founded in 1986. It advocates for worker's rights and provide social support to Filipino migrants in Greece.

History

Co-founder Deborah Carlos-Valencia, 2015

Kasapi Union was founded in 1986 by Deborah Carlos Valencia, her husband Joe Valencia, and other Filipino refugees to Greece, who had fled Ferdinand Marcos. [1] During the 1980s, Kasapi Union launched a political advocacy campaign to increase rights for second-generation Filipinos in Greece. [2] The same decade it launched a campaign to include domestic workers in the International Labour Organization's Convention on Domestic Workers, achieving success in 2011. [2]

In 1998, the organisation held a worker's solidarity event at Panteion University. [1] In the mid-1990s the union launched a campaign to enable migrants workers to become legal workers. [1]

Activities and membership

The organisation provides social support to people who became unemployed, [2] runs childcare, provides low-interest loans and support Filipino immigrants access legal services. [3] With the Melissa Network, Kasapi provides support to traveling unaccompanied refugee children traveling to Greece. [4]

The organisation is one of the oldest Filipino associations in Greece. [2] By 2019, it had around 15,000 to 20,000 members, mostly based in Athens, mostly women. [2] The union's members, many of whom were fled the rule of Filipino dictator Ferdinand Marcos, are commonly politically active. [2]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Athen, Carolin Philipp. "Selbsthilfe der Abgeschotteten (nd-aktuell.de)". www.nd-aktuell.de (in German). Retrieved 2023-02-11.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Φωτιάδη, Ιωάννα. "Φιλιππινέζες, οι αφανείς προκομμένες ηρωίδες των νοικοκυριών". www.kathimerini.gr. Retrieved 2023-02-11.
  3. ^ Κακαουνάκη, Μαριάννα. "«Επάγγελμα Φιλιππινέζα» για μια ζωή". www.kathimerini.gr. Retrieved 2023-02-11.
  4. ^ "The globalisation of border control and peoples' resistance | Transnational Institute". www.tni.org. Retrieved 2023-02-11.


External links

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kasapi Union
Kasali Hellas
Formation1986; 38 years ago (1986)
TypeUnion
HeadquartersAthens, Greece
Membership (2019)
15,000 - 20,000
Key people
Joe Valencia, Deborah Carlos Valencia (co-founders)

The Kasapi Union of Filipino Migrant Workers in Greece ( Greek: Kasapi Hellas) is a Greek trade union founded in 1986. It advocates for worker's rights and provide social support to Filipino migrants in Greece.

History

Co-founder Deborah Carlos-Valencia, 2015

Kasapi Union was founded in 1986 by Deborah Carlos Valencia, her husband Joe Valencia, and other Filipino refugees to Greece, who had fled Ferdinand Marcos. [1] During the 1980s, Kasapi Union launched a political advocacy campaign to increase rights for second-generation Filipinos in Greece. [2] The same decade it launched a campaign to include domestic workers in the International Labour Organization's Convention on Domestic Workers, achieving success in 2011. [2]

In 1998, the organisation held a worker's solidarity event at Panteion University. [1] In the mid-1990s the union launched a campaign to enable migrants workers to become legal workers. [1]

Activities and membership

The organisation provides social support to people who became unemployed, [2] runs childcare, provides low-interest loans and support Filipino immigrants access legal services. [3] With the Melissa Network, Kasapi provides support to traveling unaccompanied refugee children traveling to Greece. [4]

The organisation is one of the oldest Filipino associations in Greece. [2] By 2019, it had around 15,000 to 20,000 members, mostly based in Athens, mostly women. [2] The union's members, many of whom were fled the rule of Filipino dictator Ferdinand Marcos, are commonly politically active. [2]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Athen, Carolin Philipp. "Selbsthilfe der Abgeschotteten (nd-aktuell.de)". www.nd-aktuell.de (in German). Retrieved 2023-02-11.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Φωτιάδη, Ιωάννα. "Φιλιππινέζες, οι αφανείς προκομμένες ηρωίδες των νοικοκυριών". www.kathimerini.gr. Retrieved 2023-02-11.
  3. ^ Κακαουνάκη, Μαριάννα. "«Επάγγελμα Φιλιππινέζα» για μια ζωή". www.kathimerini.gr. Retrieved 2023-02-11.
  4. ^ "The globalisation of border control and peoples' resistance | Transnational Institute". www.tni.org. Retrieved 2023-02-11.


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