3 DAYS TO GO | REGISTER NOW! 21 February 2022, 8PM Manila REPORT LAUNCH CRYING OUT FOR JUSTICE: Wage Theft Against Migrant Workers During COVID-19 VOLUME 3 Analysis Report Register here: bit.ly/3HNbAIl Migrant Forum in Asia (MFA) invites you to the virtual launch of the 3rd Volume of Crying Out for Justice: Wage Theft Against Migrant Workers…
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REPORT LAUNCH CRYING OUT FOR JUSTICE: Wage Theft Against Migrant Workers During COVID-19 VOLUME 3 Analysis Report 1 WEEK TO GO | REGISTER NOW! 21 February 2022, 8PM Manila Migrant Forum in Asia (MFA) invites you to the virtual launch of the 3rd Volume of Crying Out for Justice: Wage Theft Against Migrant Workers during COVID-19. This…
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Urgent Hiring! MFA is seeking a full-time finance officer to join the regional Secretariat based in Quezon City, Philippines. To apply, please submit your resume and letter of intent addressed to Mr. William Gois (MFA Regional Coordinator) to mfa@mfasia.org on or before 20 January at 11:59PM Manila time (GMT +8).
Continue Reading ...INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS DAY Migrant Women Forum Statement “All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.” – Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights Today marks International Human Rights Day – a day observed each year to commemorate the adoption by the UN General Assembly of the Universal…
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We are Hiring! MFA is seeking a full-time finance officer and project-based finance assistant to join the regional Secretariat based in Quezon City, Philippines. To apply, please submit your resume and letter of intent addressed to Mr. William Gois (MFA Regional Coordinator) to mfa@mfasia.org on or before 15 November 2021 at 11:59PM Manila time (GMT…
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SAVE THE DATE! Virtual Launch of the 3rd Volume of Crying Out for Justice: Wage Theft Against Migrant Workers during COVID-19 MONDAY, 21 FEBRUARY 2022 8PM-10PM Manila Migrant Forum in Asia (MFA) invites you to the virtual launch of the 3rd Volume of Crying Out for Justice: Wage Theft Against Migrant Workers during COVID-19….
Continue Reading ...Launch of Repatriation Studies of Bangladesh, India, and Sri Lanka Migrant Forum in Asia (MFA) together with Refugee and Migratory Movements Research Unit (RMMRU), Centre for Indian Migrant Studies Kerala (CIMS), and Lawyers Beyond Borders Sri Lanka (LBB-SL) conducted three studies to assess the conditions of migrants, the support or services provided, and the repatriation…
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Policy Brief No. 5 Japan’s Specialized Skilled Worker Visa Scheme Last September 2021, a consultation between Migrant Forum in Asia and Solidarity Network with Migrants Japan was held to brief MFA members on the new visa scheme of Japan. The Specified Skilled Worker Visa scheme, put into effect in April 2019, is reflective of the…
Continue Reading ...International Day for the Eradication of Poverty – Migrant Women Forum’s Statement October 17, 2021 “Poverty. . . is about the deprivation of economic and social rights, insecurity, discrimination, exclusion and powerlessness. That is why human rights must not be ignored but given even greater prominence in times of economic crisis.” Irene Khan, 2010 Today…
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The Nepalese Version of the Migrant Forum in Asia 12 Reasons to Ratify ILO C189 on Decent Work for Domestic Workers is now available for download. Please find below the full publication. The PDF Version of the File is available for download below:
As part of the regional campaign for the ratification of ILO Convention 189 on Decent Work for Domestic Workers, MFA developed the 12 reasons to Ratify ILO C189. Please find below the full text of the publication. A PDF copy of the publication can also be downloaded below. 1. 67 Million domestic workers across the…
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.
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.
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.
Migrant Forum in Asia was invited to speak at the high level panel on Women and girls on the Move: Towards Safer Work and Migration for Women, Assessing Determinants of Vulnerability and Women’s Empowerment through Migration. The Panel was part of the 2018 European Development Days and organized by the Swiss Agency for Development and…
On 14 March 2018, Migrant forum in Asia in collaboration with the Bangladesh Civil Society for Migration, organized a national consultation on the Ratification of ILO C189 on domestic work. The consultation was the culmination of a series of meetings and programs to launch a national campaign for the ratification of the ILO C189 on…
Migrant Forum in Asia (MFA) in Collaboration with the National Network Safe Migration organized a national consultation to discuss Nepal’s ratification of ILO C189 on domestic work. The consultation was held in Kathmandu, Nepal on 20 March 2018. Thirty participants representing migrant CSOs, trade unions, women’s organizations and members of the National Network participated in…
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.
