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

2016 International Migrants Day Statement
Today, on International Migrants Day we recognize and celebrate the contributions made by millions of migrants all over the world. Migration flows today are at unprecedented levels with the United Nations Estimating the total number of migrants to be at 243 million. On this day, then, let us be reminded not only of the extent […]
Migrant Forum in Asia Statement to the 25th Session of the CMW
MFA Statement to the 25th Session of the CMW - International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families As representatives of migrant organizations and NGOs, trade unions, women’s organizations, human rights organizations, individual activists, and a number of migrant workers, we wish to highlight the following points in […]

Publications

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 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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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