MIGRANT FORUM IN ASIA (MFA) believes that migrants’ rights are human rights. Documented or undocumented, irrespective of race, gender, class, age and religious belief, migrant workers’ rights are guaranteed by the UN Declaration of Human Rights, the UN Convention on the Protection of Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families and other international conventions.

MFA is a regional network of non-government organizations (NGOs), associations and trade unions of migrant workers, and individual advocates in Asia who are committed to protect and promote the rights and welfare of migrant workers.

MIGRANT FORUM IN ASIA

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Programs and Campaigns

Featured Member

Hope Workers Center

A founding member of Migrant Forum in Asia, Hope Workers Center in Chugli, Taiwan works to educate & assist migrants on their rights & lobby the government for fair employment conditions.


Website: https://www.facebook.com/Hope.Workers.Center

Statements

Resolution Calling for a Comprehensive Review of the ASEAN Consensus on the Protection and Promotion of the Rights of Migrant Workers Develop More Effective Implementation Mechanisms
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Urgent Measures to Ensure Safe and Inclusive Access, Participation and Protections of Migrants, Migrant CSOs and Stakeholders Engaging in the GCM 2nd International Migration Review Forum
We raise urgent concerns about safety risks for migrants’ rights organizations and migrant workers amidst the climate of shrinking space for civil society.

Publications

Policy Brief: Migrant Rights, Realities, and Governance in China
"Moving beyond observation, this document articulates a shift in advocacy priorities, arguing that the next phase of migration governance must prioritize 'enforceability over availability.' The agenda calls for moving from administrative policy declarations to operational mandates: decoupling residency rights from specific employers, digitizing social security portability, and establishing independent support networks for the most vulnerable. […]
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Cultivating the Right to Development: Migrant Agency, Structural Inclusions, and Transnational Peacebuilding
This document contains the consolidated reflections and Inputs from the Migrant Workers’ Consultation with Surya Deva, UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Development. The consultation was convened by Migrant Forum in Asia.
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Persistent Challenges in Social Protection
Migrant workers continue to face major barriers in accessing compensation for workplace injury and death, even where legal protections formally exist. While many labour systems recognise employer liability for work-related injury and death, effective access to compensation remains highly uneven in practice.
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