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

Regional Workshop on Protecting and Promoting Migrant Workers’ Rights
International labour migration has been tremendously increasing during the last couple of decades as a consequence of globalisation. Ten of millions of men and women cross borders in search of livelihood in the hope of making a better living. United Nations estimates that as many as 191 million migrant workers and their families are residing […]
Letter to the The Human Rights Commission of Korea 2007
Migrant Forum in Asia applauds the Seoul High Court ruling (date) allowing migrant workers, regardless of their status to join and form trade unions in Korea. This unprecedented move of the High Court is a victory in our long struggle to protect and promote the rights and well being of all migrant workers, irrespective of […]

Publications

Compilation of Bills on Domestic Work: Volume 1 – April 2010
This publication was put together by Migrant Forum in Asia (MFA) and the Asian Migrant Domestic Workers Alliance (ADWA) in preparation for the 2010 International Labour Conference (ILC) where “ Decent Work for Domestic Workers” is part of the Agenda. The publication is part of a series of information education materials produced by MFA and […]
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CEDAW approves General Recommendation on women migrant workers

The UN Convention for the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) Committee, affirming that migrant women, like all women, should not be discriminated against in any sphere of their life, decided at its 32nd Session in January 2005 to issue a General Recommendation on some categories of women migrant workers who may be at risk of abuse and discrimination.

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Joint Civil Society Declaration and Recommendations
Joint Civil Society Declaration and Recommendation On Migration, Development and Human Rights and The Future Of The Global Forum On Migration and DevelopmentSubmitted to Governments Attending The 3rd Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD)Athens, Greece -- November 4-5, 2009 Click here to view full version.
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