Publications

Informal sector in Timor-Leste

Report on the informal sector in Timor-Leste in the midst of COVID-19

In June 2020 Matadalan Institute (MDI), in partnership with Oxfam and Dr. Brett Inder from Monash University, surveyed446 informal businesses in 7 municipalities. The aim was to learn about how the…

Women in Agriculture in Timor-Leste

Report on Women in Agriculture in Timor-Leste

This report presents findings on the impact of COVID-19 and the associated State of Emergency from March – June 2020 on women in agriculture in Timor-Leste. The findings were gathered form interviews…

Timor-Leste – Rapid Food Security Assessment 2020

Timor-Leste – Rapid Food Security Assessment 2020

A nationwide Rapid Food Security Assessment was conducted in May 2020 in Timor Leste, designed to rapidly assess the effects of COVID-19 restrictions as well as recent agricultural shocks, such as…

A Case Study of ARB Cooperatives’ Farm Rehabilitation Loan in Compostela, Valley

Agribusiness Venture Arrangements (AVAs) as a Collateral Substitute

A Case Study of ARB Cooperatives’ Farm Rehabilitation Loan in Compostela, Valley

Human Rights and Labor Violations in Banana Production in the Philippines

Finance Behind the Man-Eating Bananas

The banana producing regions of Philippines have suffered various human rights violations since the 1970s. This study reports the local situations that are newly revealed in December 2018, and…

Oxfam - ASEAN - A Better Normal for Businesses in and beyond COVID19

A Better Normal for Businesses

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) is significantly negative from both the economic and social perspectives. The ASEAN and its member-states are…

Report on Water, business and human rights In transboundary basins

Report on Water, business and human rights In transboundary basins

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the critical importance of the human rights to sufficient, safe, acceptable, physically accessible and affordable water. Yet, unregulated and unsustainable…

Breaking Through Her Challenges

Breaking Through Her Challenges

Oxfam's Mekong Water Governance Program is highly committed to create an enabling environment for women’s participation and leadership in water sector.

Towards Sustainable Tax Policies in ASEAN

Towards Sustainable Tax Policies in ASEAN

It is high time for all ASEAN member states to agree upon common minimum standards for corporate tax incentives in the region to prevent harmful tax practices that drain essential public revenue and…

Women's Human Rights & Business: What ASEAN governments and businesses can do to support gender equality and the empowerment of women in the workplace

Women's Human Rights & Business: What ASEAN governments and businesses can do to support gender equality and the empowerment of women in the workplace

How ASEAN States and businesses can use the gender lens to ensure that policies and practices create an enabling environment for gender equality and women’s empowerment.