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IOM, Migrant Forum in Asia Join Forces to Promote Ethical Recruitment and Protect Migrant Workers

Geneva – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and Migrant Forum in Asia (MFA) are joining efforts to combat the unethical recruitment and exploitation of migrant workers.

The two organizations
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October 1, 2020
CALL FOR ENTRIES | #JusticeForWageTheft Poster Competition

Migrant Forum in Asia (MFA), together with the Cross-Regional Center for Migrants and Refugees (CCRM) and the Civil Society Action Committee (AC), is organizing the #JusticeForWageTheft Poster Competition … Read More

September 29, 2020
Defending the “Activist Lawyers” fighting for the rights of asylum seekers in the UK

The UK government has recently increased its focus on preventing migrant Channel crossings after August saw a record-breaking number of people desperately crossing the English Channel on rubber dinghies,in … Read More

September 28, 2020
Appeal 4: Justice Delayed is Justice Denied States Must Act Now to Address Wage Theft for Migrant Workers

Justice Delayed is Justice Denied

States Must Act Now to Address Wage Theft

for Migrant Workers

On the 1st of June 2020, a large coalition of civil society organizations and … Read More

September 16, 2020
The MFA Story: We are All in This Together; Ensuring No One is Left Behind in a Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic has transformed from a health crisis to a phenomenon which threatens global human and economic progress, including the realization of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It is … Read More

August 31, 2020
Singapore: ICJ urges authorities to refrain from legal harassment of human rights defenders

21 August 2020

The ICJ today condemned the conviction and imprisonment of human rights defender Jolovan Wham following the dismissal of his appeal by Singapore’s highest … Read More

August 24, 2020
Webinar Series to Review Progress on the GCM 23 Objectives

The Global Compact for Migration (GCM) is the most comprehensive UN intergovernmental negotiated agreement that addresses migration in all its dimensions. Through 23 objectives, the GCM provides a cooperative framework … Read More

August 13, 2020
Appeal 3 | COVID-19: A Time for Businesses to Act Responsibly in Ensuring Justice for Migrant Workers

The Role of Business in Preventing Labor and Human Rights Abuses

The UN Guiding Principles On Business and Human Rights, which were unanimously endorsed by the UN Human Rights Council … Read More

August 12, 2020
Appeal No. 2: Urgent Justice Mechanism for Repatriated Migrant Workers Now

On 1 June 2020, a coalition of civil society organizations and trade unions launched an appeal for an “Urgent Justice Mechanism”, to address the plight of millions of migrant workers … Read More

July 9, 2020
WEBINAR: Build Back Better: Advancing the Recruitment Reform Agenda Post COVID-19

In the current global recruitment model, migrant workers pay exorbitant recruitment fees to secure low paying jobs. As a result, migrant workers typically remain indebted for as much as a … Read More

July 2, 2020

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