Migrant Forum in Asia | MFA believes in the human rights and dignity of all migrants irrespective of race, gender, class, age, religious beliefs and status.

in: Latest News, News, Slider | January 7, 2019

Regional Conference on Recruitment Reform: Understanding Recruitment Fees and Cost

Migrant Forum in Asia organized a regional conference on recruitment reform with focus on understanding recruitment fees and cost from 15-16 December 2018 in Manila, Philippines.
in: Latest News, News, Reports, Slider | August 22, 2018

2017 Mapping to Enhance Collective Advocacy, Action and Empowerment of Domestic Workers in Asia: Survey Results

The 2017 Mapping to Enhance Collective Advocacy, Action and Empowerment of Domestic Workers in Asia: Survey Results is now available for download. The report was prepared by MFA and IDWF.
in: Domestic Workers, Latest News, Nepal, News, Slider | January 7, 2019

Nepal: Decent Work for Domestic Workers Campaign

MFA in Collaboration with NNSM, Home Workers Trade Union organized a nation consultation on the ratification of ILO C189 held on 15 November 2018 in Kathmandu, Nepal as part of the campaign on decent work for domestic workers.
in: Latest News, News, Slider | January 9, 2019

Hamsa complaints mechanism and Migrant Recruitment Advisor (MRA) Partners Meeting

MFA organized the Hamsa complaints mechanism and Migrant Recruitment Advisor (MRA) partners meeting on from 22–23 October 2018 in Kuala, Lumpur Malaysia.
in: Bangladesh, Latest News, News, Slider | January 8, 2019

Bangladesh: Decent Work for Domestic Workers Campaign

A national consultation for the ratification of ILO C 189 was held on 26 November 2018 in Dhaka Bangladesh. The consultation was organized by MFA, RMMRU and DWRN as part of the on-going campaign for decent work for domestic workers.

End Modern Slavery!
— December 2, 2017

Modern slavery affects everyone. Profits per victim of forced labour are far, far higher in developed countries than they are anywhere else in the world. Join 50forfreedom.org.
Call for support: Make a Stand to End Modern Slavery
— November 3, 2017

The #50forfreedom campaign was launched in October 2015 which aims at promoting ratification and implementation of the…
Will the 50th Anniversary of ASEAN be a Defining Moment for Migrant Workers in the Region?
— August 24, 2017

On 13 January 2007, ASEAN Member States made a political commitment to protect migrant workers’ rights and…
Jennifer Dalquez – Migrant Worker Sentenced to Death by U.A.E Court
— March 10, 2017

Jennifer Dalquez is a Filipina migrant worker who was sentenced to death by the UAE Court in…
Call to Action: End the WTO and stop the new wave of Free Trade Agreements!
— April 27, 2013

The Indonesian People’s Movement Against Neocolonialism-Imperialism (Gerak Lawan), a national coalition in Indonesia fighting neoliberalism, has released…
Call to Action of the Cambodian Working Group for Domestic Workers
— March 2, 2012

The Cambodian Working Group for Domestic Workers (CWGDW) released a Call to Action for the governments of…
Global Call to Action: Global Campaign for Decent Work and Rights for Domestic Workers
— November 20, 2010

Between International Human Rights Day (December 10, 2010) and the opening of the International Labour Conference (June…
Join the “Peoples’ Global Action on Migration, Development and Human Rights”
— October 29, 2008

Government leaders from all over the world will hold the 2nd Global Forum on Migration and Development…
CALL TO ACTION: Resisting Free Trade, Building Alliances, Alternatives and Common Strategies
— June 17, 2008

We are representatives of peasant organizations, women,migrants, workers, urban and rural poor, fisherfolks, social movements and civil…

Indonesia Launch of the Hamsa Complaints Mechanism and Migrant Recruitment Advisor
— January 9, 2019

Migrant Forum in Asia (MFA) in collaboration with the Indonesian Prosperous Labor Union Confederation (KSBSI ) as…
2018 Global Media Competition on Labour Migration and Fair Recruitment
— September 18, 2018

The 2018 Global Media Competition on Labour Migration and Fair Recruitment is now open. The International Labour…
Philippine Launch of Migrant Recruitment Advisor and HAMSA Complaints Mechanism
— August 21, 2018

In the Philippines, the Migrant Recruitment Advisor (MRA) and HAMSA complaints mechanism was officially launched in different major cities—19 July in Davao, 20 July in Cebu, and 26 July in Manila.

Hamsa complaints mechanism and Migrant Recruitment Advisor (MRA) Partners Meeting
— January 9, 2019

MFA organized the Hamsa complaints mechanism and Migrant Recruitment Advisor (MRA) partners meeting on from 22–23 October 2018 in Kuala, Lumpur Malaysia.
Indonesia Launch of the Hamsa Complaints Mechanism and Migrant Recruitment Advisor
— January 9, 2019

Migrant Forum in Asia (MFA) in collaboration with the Indonesian Prosperous Labor Union Confederation (KSBSI ) as…
Bangladesh: Decent Work for Domestic Workers Campaign
— January 8, 2019

A national consultation for the ratification of ILO C 189 was held on 26 November 2018 in Dhaka Bangladesh. The consultation was organized by MFA, RMMRU and DWRN as part of the on-going campaign for decent work for domestic workers.
South Asia Civil Society Consultation on Labour Migration
— January 8, 2019

MFA in collaboration with partners Helvetas, NNSM and Solidarity Center organized a South Asia Consultation from 14-15 November, back to back with the Colombo Process meetings in Kathmandu, Nepal.
Nepal: Decent Work for Domestic Workers Campaign
— January 7, 2019

MFA in Collaboration with NNSM, Home Workers Trade Union organized a nation consultation on the ratification of ILO C189 held on 15 November 2018 in Kathmandu, Nepal as part of the campaign on decent work for domestic workers.
Regional Conference on Recruitment Reform: Understanding Recruitment Fees and Cost
— January 7, 2019

Migrant Forum in Asia organized a regional conference on recruitment reform with focus on understanding recruitment fees and cost from 15-16 December 2018 in Manila, Philippines.

Statement in Solidarity with Refugees in South Korea

— October 26, 2018

Statement of support and solidarity for refugees in South Korea at the cultural event and solidarity march welcoming refugees held on 20 October 2018.

18 December 2017 Statement
— December 18, 2017
More than 247 million migrants are crossing international borders to search for safer and better future….
Recognise Us and Listen to Us: Towards Achieving Decent Work for Domestic Workers in Asean
— November 3, 2017
Domestic worker leaders and representatives, domestic workers’ unions and federations, migrant groups and advocates, trade unions, civil society groups, lawyers, academics and members of parliament from ASEAN member countries and other Asian countries came together on 22-24 October 2017 in Manila for a regional gathering, to follow-up on decisions and plans agreed at our first Asian regional domestic workers’ conference in 2011 and to take stock of the developments six years after the adoption of that landmark treaty.
Will the 50th Anniversary of ASEAN be a Defining Moment for Migrant Workers in the Region?
— August 24, 2017
On 13 January 2007, ASEAN Member States made a political commitment to protect migrant workers’ rights and…
Migrant Forum in Asia Statement on International Domestic Workers Day
— June 16, 2017
Migrant Forum in Asia Statement on International Domestic Workers Day Decent Work: The Road Towards Transformation and…

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