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NIKOS DACANAY Chiang Mai University
Migrant Technologies:
(re)producing (un)freedoms
Friday, 20th May, 2016
10:00am – 4:30pm
United Nations University Institute on Computing and Society
Join us for a free, one-day event where we bring together scholars, practitioners and
activists to panel discussions to share our understandings and research on information
and communication technology (ICT) use by migrants from Asia.
Register now on Eventbrite by 15th May 2016 to secure your place for the event
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/migrant-technologies-reproducing-unfreedoms-
tickets-24922537982.
Location: Casa Silva Mendes, Estrada do
Engenheiro Trigo No 4, Macau SAR, China
(Opposite to the main entrance of Hotel Guia)
Hosted by:
MIGRANT TECHNOLOGIES: (RE)PRODUCING (UN)FREEDOMS
Emerging themes in Migrant Technology research Morning panel
ICT usage and how ethnic migrant workers in northern Thailand
indigenize/mediate human rights’ discourse of gender equality
ICT & HOW MIGRANT WOMEN IN THAILANDIndigenise/Mediate Gender Equality Discourse
Nikos Dacanay May 20, 2016, United Nations University Institute on Computing and Society
• HUMAN RIGHTS
• WOMEN’S RIGHTS
• GENDER/SEXUALITY, SRHR, CSE
• CHILD RIGHTS
• EMPOWERMENT
• CAPACITY BUILDING
‒ NwiNwi, Burmese in her 20s
“I like learning about women’s rights because I’m a woman and I need to know my rights as a woman. I also want to be able to share this information with other women who do not know their rights. In my ethnic group, we believe that the ideal woman is someone who serves the family and must take care of the household. A young woman, for example, must be quiet and polite. She must be obedient to what older people tell or order her to do.
In my opinion, I don’t agree that a woman should only do household chores. You have the right to be what you want to be. You also have a right to express your opinions. But if you don’t agree with people who are older than you, you have to keep quiet because if you talk to them it means that you are rude. This is our culture. We have to respect older people.”
‒ KwinKwin, Kachin in her 20s
“I believe that a wife has equal rights with her husband. She is
free to choose what she wants to become and what she wants
to do. She is available to question or consult with her husband.
As she gives respects to her husband, he should respect her
back.
Women should question the rules given to them and not just
obey them. If the rules are not acceptable to them and violate
their rights, they should not follow them. I also believe that it is
important that a wife should make her family happy and must
know how to do household chores well. This is the role of
women in our community and is part of our culture.”
‒ KwinKwin
“In our culture, this is how we define a good woman: a good woman is
someone who can fulfill household duties well. Her parents will be proud
of her, and the whole community will be proud of her. I think a woman
can do more than household work if she is given the chance to be a
leader in our community. But she cannot be a leader overnight. She has
to first start as a good wife, and then after that she can prove that she
can also do other work. We have to teach women and men in our village
that women can do more than house work once they prove that they are
good in house work.”
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