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

MFA Statement at the 2019 High Level Debate on International Migration and Development
In accordance with paragraph 8 of General Assembly resolution 73/241, entitled “International migration and development”, the General Assembly decided “to convene, in the first half of 2019, a one-day high-level debate on international migration and development, under the auspices of the President of the General Assembly”. This meeting will be a one-day meeting. It is […]
MFA Statement 2019 International Dialogue on Migration (IDM)
The 2019 International Dialogue on Migration (IDM) was held on 28 February 2019 in New York, United States of America. The 2019 IDM aims to generate informative discussions that governments and other partners can employ in designing appropriate policies to manage youth migration and youth engagement in sustainable development strategies especially as countries are assessing […]

Publications

Civil Society Declaration on Countering Hate Speech and Incitement to Hatred during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Led by the Kuwait Society for Human Rights, a total of 24 civil society organizations in Kuwait issue a declaration that denounces all forms of violence, hate speech, and incitement to hatred during the COVID-19 pandemic. They also call upon States and various actors to provide protection against hate speech that constitutes incitement to discrimination, […]
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Call for an Urgent Justice Mechanism for Repatriated Migrant Workers
The COVID-19 pandemic has severely impacted millions of migrant workers in destination countries, many of whom have experienced job loss or non-payment of wages, been forced by employers to take unpaid leave or reduced wages, been confined in poor living conditions, and with little or no engagement in the work options before them. Many migrant […]
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Asia Democracy Network May Day 2020 Statement
Migrant Forum in Asia (MFA) is a member of the Steering Committee of the Asia Democracy Network For Immediate Release April 30, 2020 Seoul, Korea - As the world continues its fight against Covid-19, large swathes of human populations remain under lockdown. The Asia Democracy Network embraces and celebrates laborers from around the world who […]
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