Resolution Calling for a Comprehensive Review of the ASEAN Consensus on the Protection and Promotion of the Rights of Migrant Workers Develop More Effective Implementation Mechanisms
Migrant Forum in Asia (MFA) strongly supports the proposed Resolution of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly calling for a comprehensive review of the ASEAN Consensus on the Protection and Promotion of the Rights of Migrant Workers to develop more effective implementation mechanisms.
Nineteen years after the landmark 2007 ASEAN Declaration on the Protection and Promotion of the Rights of Migrant Workers, and nine years following the adoption of the 2017 ASEAN Consensus, the region stands at a pivotal juncture. While these frameworks have laid the foundation for regional cooperation, our collective experience confirms that aspirational commitments are no longer sufficient without robust, binding implementation mechanisms. It is time to transition from dialogue to enforcement and MFA urges ASEAN Member States to champion the AIPA resolution, as this comprehensive review is the necessary step to bridge the gap between policy and the lived realities of migrant workers.