The international Institute for Research and Education-Manila is a sister organization of the IIRE Amsterdam. It began its inception in 2009 as a regional institution that will facilitate the linkages not only of Asian activists, trade unions, students organizations, peasants, other social movements but as well as other progressive forces of the world. It organizes intensive seminars and exchanges on topics involving active and experienced activists and other progressives coming from grassroots and international movements with the end view of learning from each others praxis’ and extending solidarity to their respective struggles. While it operate in Asia, it believes in the principle of internationalism and solidarity without borders.