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MFA Statement: International Women’s Day 2012

On the occasion of International Women’s Day, Migrant Forum in Asia stands in solidarity with the global community in celebrating the 2012 theme : “Empower Rural Women — End Hunger … Read More

March 8, 2012
Mandatory rest days for migrant domestic workers: Updates from Singapore

Singapore, 05 March 2012: The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) will require a weekly rest day for migrant domestic workers, while providing employers the flexibility to compensate migrant domestic workers with … Read More

March 6, 2012
Call to Action of the Cambodian Working Group for Domestic Workers

The Cambodian Working Group for Domestic Workers (CWGDW) released a Call to Action for the governments of Malaysia and Cambodia to act expeditiously to enact effective protection measures for domestic … Read More

March 2, 2012
Run for Decent Work for Domestic Workers: Labor, migrant, domwork groups launch “12-by-12” campaign

In celebration of International Migrants Day, 18 December, trade unions, migrant groups, domestic workers organizations and CSOs will press for the immediate ratification of ILO Convention 189 and the passage … Read More

January 4, 2012
2011 Asia Regional Conference: Advocacy towards the ratification and implementation of ILO Convention 189 on Domestic Work

After the adoption of C189 and Recommendation 201, the next hurdle is ratification. Aware of the enormous challenges of promoting ratification of C189,trade unions, civil society organizations, domestic workers and … Read More

December 9, 2011
Domestic Work Bills – Volume 2

This publication was put together by Migrant Forum in Asia (MFA) and the Asian Migrant Domestic Workers Alliance (ADWA) to aid domestic workers and advocates as they lobby for better … Read More

October 25, 2011
Asian Domestic Workers holds Regional Conference on the ILO Convention on Decent Work for Domestic Workers (C189) in Manila on Oct. 24-26, 2011

Last June 16, 2011, the member countries and delegates during the 100th session of the International Labour Conference (ILC) adopted the ILO Convention 189 and Recommendation 201 on decent work … Read More

October 23, 2011
Migrant domestic worker’s victory in residency case in Hong Kong monumental for migrant workers’ rights movement

30 September 2011 – Law banning migrant domestic workers from settling permanently in Hong Kong, Special Administrative Region of China was ruled unconstitutional by Hong Kong’s High Court.

Evangeline Banao … Read More

September 30, 2011
Filipino domestic worker wins landmark residency case in Hong Kong

30 September 2011 – Law banning migrant domestic workers from settling permanently in Hong Kong, Special Administrative Region of China was ruled unconstitutional by Hong Kong’s High Court.

Evangeline Banao … Read More

September 30, 2011
Asian Domestic Workers Assembly

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August 8, 2011

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