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 | May 2, 2019

Reflection and Evaluation Workshop On Capacity Building Programs on Migrant Workers’ Right

MFA and DTP Reflection and Evaluation Workshop held from April 7-8, 2019 brought together 18 individuals involved in capacity building programs, to help MFA and DTP to review and set future directions for capacity building work.
in: Global Compact, Latest News, Philippines, Slider | March 13, 2019

2019 Philippine CSO Consultation on the Global Compact for Migration

Building on the previous national consultations on the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM)…
in: Indonesia, Latest News, News, Slider | March 29, 2019

Indonesia Migrants Human Rights Training Program Module 4

Migrant Forum in Asia (MFA) in collaboration with the Diplomacy Training Program (DTP) of the University of…
in: Campaigns, Domestic Workers, Latest News, News, Reports, Slider | April 8, 2019

New Publication: 12 Reasons to Ratify ILO Convention 189 on Decent Work for Domestic Workers

As part of the regional campaign for the ratification of ILO Convention 189 on Decent Work for…
in: Latest News, News, Slider | May 2, 2019

2019 Capacity Building Program for Promoting the Rights of Migrant Workers in MENA and Asia

MFA and DTP regional capacity building program in Beirut for Promoting the Rights of Migrant Workers in the MENA and Asia region brought together 27 participants from Bahrain, Egypt, Qatar, UAE, Oman, Jordan, Libya, Lebanon, Morocco and Turkey.

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…

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…
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.

2019 Capacity Building Program for Promoting the Rights of Migrant Workers in MENA and Asia
— May 2, 2019

MFA and DTP regional capacity building program in Beirut for Promoting the Rights of Migrant Workers in the MENA and Asia region brought together 27 participants from Bahrain, Egypt, Qatar, UAE, Oman, Jordan, Libya, Lebanon, Morocco and Turkey.
Reflection and Evaluation Workshop On Capacity Building Programs on Migrant Workers’ Right
— May 2, 2019

MFA and DTP Reflection and Evaluation Workshop held from April 7-8, 2019 brought together 18 individuals involved in capacity building programs, to help MFA and DTP to review and set future directions for capacity building work.
Circular 31: Global Compact for Safe, Orderly, and Regular Migration
— May 1, 2019

Dear Friends, Hope all goes well. This is to update you that the government of Bangladesh has…
New Report: MFA’s Contribution to the Committee on Migrant Workers General Comment No. 5 Migrants’ Rights to Liberty and Freedom from Arbitrary Detention
— April 8, 2019

Migrant Forum in Asia (MFA) welcomes the decision of the Committee on Migrant Worker to elaborate a…
New Publication: 12 Reasons to Ratify ILO Convention 189 on Decent Work for Domestic Workers
— April 8, 2019

As part of the regional campaign for the ratification of ILO Convention 189 on Decent Work for…
Indonesia Migrants Human Rights Training Program Module 4
— March 29, 2019

Migrant Forum in Asia (MFA) in collaboration with the Diplomacy Training Program (DTP) of the University of…

MFA Statement at the 2019 High Level Debate on International Migration and Development

— March 11, 2019

In accordance with paragraph 8 of General Assembly resolution 73/241, entitled “International migration and development”, the General…

MFA Statement 2019 International Dialogue on Migration (IDM)
— March 11, 2019
The 2019 International Dialogue on Migration (IDM) was held on 28 February 2019 in New York, United…
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.

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