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

Statement: Release All Refugees and Asylum Seekers and Immediate Halt to the Operations of RELA
On 28th January 2007, a joint force by 70 RELA (People’s Voluntary Corps) and 30 enforcement personnel of the Sepang Municipal Council (MPS) conducted a raid in Kampung Sungai Merab, Denkil, resulting in the arrest and detention of more than 170 “undocumented” migrants from predominantly Chin ethnic Burmese group. Those arrested included 14 with UNHCR […]
Asean Declaration On The Protection And Promotion Of The Rights Of Migrant Worker
We, the Heads of State and Government of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (hereinafter referred to as ASEAN), attending the 12th ASEAN Summit on 13 January 2007 in Cebu, Philippines: Full Declaration: Asean Declaration On The Protection And Promotion Of The Rights Of Migrant Worker

Publications

International Campaign For The Recognition Of Domestic Work As Work
Asia (MFA) in its advocacy for the protection and promotion of the rights of migrant workers and their families in Asia especially women migrant domestic workers. The ILO estimates that there are around 100 million domestic workers around the globe. Domestic workers provide an environment for other workers and their families to improve their living […]
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GFMD 2008 Manila Report: Mobilizing Migrant Community and Civil Society Voices for the 2nd Global Forum on Migration and Development

Mobilizing Migrant Community and Civil Society Voices for the 2nd Global Forum on Migration and Development:
The Migrant Forum in Asia (MFA) Experience

Since early 2000, the Migrant Forum in Asia (MFA) has been engaging the United Nations (UN) bodies on migration and development issues as well as other regional and international organizations that continuously monitor the discourse on migration.

MFA’s engagement with the GFMD dates back to our involvement in the 2006 UN High Level Dialogue (UN HLD). MFA was part of the global steering committee that coordinated the civil society componentof the UN HLD where we co-organized a parallel event together with the Migrants Rights International (MRI), the Global Community Dialogue on Migration, Development and Human Rights, which had 80 participants representing 45 organizations from Asia, North America, Latin America, Europe, Africa and the Pacific.

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Malaysia’s “Foreign Workers First Out” Policy Is Unjust, Discriminatory And Unconstitutional

We, the undersigned organizations, groups and networks, concerned about migrant and worker rights, are appalled at Malaysia’s unjust, discriminatory and unconstitutional anti-worker policy, known as ‘Foreign Workers First Out’ (FWFO) policy when it comes to retrenchment.

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