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

Decent Work for Migrant Workers at All Times: Implement Zero Fees and Employer Pays Model for Recruitment of Migrant Workers
A statement by Migrant Forum in Asia (MFA), Cross-regional Center for Refugees and Migrants (CCRM), South Asian Regional Trade Union Council (SARTUC), Pacific Islands Association of Non-Government Organisations, Pacific Region, and Solidarity Center. While the COVID-19 pandemic is evidently affecting every individual’s life, the severity of its impact is carried largely by the most vulnerable […]
Uphold Migrants’ Rights in Times of Crisis Situations
A statement on the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on migrants by Migrant Forum in Asia (MFA), Cross Regional Center for Refugees and Migrants (CCRM), Pacificwin Pacific, and Solidarity Center The dramatic increase in COVID-19 cases and its alarming spread in many parts of the world have further undermined the situation of those who are in […]

Publications

CSO-TU Position on the Recruiters’ Proposed Addenda to the POEA Overseas Employment Contract
While COVID-19 continue to infect millions, the economic repercussions of largescale lockdowns became very much of a concern to governments.
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Appeal 3 | COVID-19: A Time for Businesses to Act Responsibly in Ensuring Justice for Migrant Workers
The Role of Business in Preventing Labor and Human Rights Abuses The UN Guiding Principles On Business and Human Rights, which were unanimously endorsed by the UN Human Rights Council 2011, make clear both the duty of states and the responsibilities of companies to respect human rights.Principle 13 notes the responsibility to respect human rights […]
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Appeal No. 2: Urgent Justice Mechanism for Repatriated Migrant Workers Now
On 1 June 2020, a coalition of civil society organizations and trade unions launched an appeal for an “Urgent Justice Mechanism”, to address the plight of millions of migrant workers who have been repatriated or are awaiting repatriation as a result of pandemic-related job loss. The appeal called on governments to establish a transitional justice […]
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