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Melbourne Asia Review is an initiative of the Asia Institute. Any inquiries about Melbourne Asia Review should be directed to the Managing Editor, Cathy Harper.

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INTERVIEW: Shipping in maritime Asia is vulnerable to geopolitical tension

  • Jennifer Parker,

Maritime Asia is a major international trade route, but the South China Sea is hotly disputed. What are the possible impacts on shipping of geo-political tensions?

Migrant fishers from Southeast Asia are increasingly subject to forced labour and human trafficking

  • A/Prof Sallie Yea,

One of the most pressing problems in terms of fishing supply chains is modern slavery of migrant fishing crew.

INTRODUCTION: Gender, the environment and migration: ‘safety and belonging’ in and around Asia

  • Professor Claire Maree,

This edition offers potential new frameworks to explore how gender impacts mobility and feelings of belonging and safety in and around Asia.

INTRODUCTION: The politics of social policy in Asia

  • Professor Andrew Rosser,

Asia’s social welfare systems remain underdeveloped and skewed in favour of particular groups, despite rising inequality, ageing populations, labour precarity and rural-urban migration.

How the Philippines achieved universal kindergarten and what it means for welfare expansion

  • Assistant Professor Kidjie Ian Saguin,

Almost every child in the Philippines attends kindergarten. How has this been achieved?

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