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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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

Calls for consistency in upholding human rights for all
In a report by The Star Online on 12th July 2006, the Malaysian Ministry of Home Affairs announced that it lifted the two-year ban on Bangladeshi workers and approved 139 outsourcing firms that will be responsible for the recruitment of workers. While MFA welcomes the re-entry of Bangladeshi workers to Malaysia, it denounces the process by which these workers […]
Call for immediate intervention on the massive arrests of undocumented Indian migrant workers in Oman

MFA is a regional network of non-government organizations (NGOs), associations and trade unions of migrant workers, and individual advocates in Asia that are committed to protect and promote the rights and welfare of migrant workers. It is guided by a vision of an alternative world system based on respect for human rights and dignity, social justice, and gender equity, particularly for migrant workers.

Publications

Third ASEAN+ Civil Society Conference (ACSC-III)
We,  about  200  participants  from  civil  society  organizations  and  trade  unions  across  Southeast  Asia gathered at the Third ASEAN+ Civil Society Conference (ACSC-III) in Singapore on 2-4 November 2007 to  discuss  issues  of  common  concerns  to  people's  lives  in  the  context  of  the  upcoming  13th  ASEAN (Association of South East Asian Nations) Summit which is […]
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122 Human Rights Groups in Asia-Pacific Call for a Special Session on Burma
(Bangkok) 122 human rights organisations, representing every sector of civil society, join hands in writing an open letter to Ambassador Doru-Romulus Costea, the President of the Human Rights Council (HRC) calling for the HRC to convene a special session on the human rights situation in Burma. This is one of the largest shows of solidarity […]
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Appeal to the CEDAW Committee
Migrant Forum in Asia is a membership network of more than 290 migrant organizations, migrants' rights advocates, and individuals from 14 countries in Asia working to protect and promote the rights and well being of migrants and members of their families. Migrant Forum in Asia (MFA) welcomes the opening of the CEDAW Committee's 39th Session […]
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