2006 2nd Qtr Newsletter
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Continue Reading ...As ASEAN gears up for another series of meetings on 10–12 April in Pattaya, Thailand, Migrant Forum in Asia (MFA) calls on them to convene an urgent meeting to face the Rohingya issue squarely and not wait for the Bali Ministerial Conference. Full statement: Rohingya Plight is an ASEAN issue: stop passing the buck!
Continue Reading ...<p style=“text–align: justify;“><strong>The Case of a Turkish Migrant Worker detained in Suwon: </strong>The ongoing Korean government clamp down on undocumented migrant workers has had victimized many that led even to death of some of them.</p>
Continue Reading ...<p style=“text–align: center;“><strong><em>Drop All Charges Against Anti–WTO Political Prisoners in HK!<br />Apology from HK Police and Government on Brutality Against the Demonstrators!<br />Derail the World Trade Organisation!</em></strong></p> <p style=“text–align: center;“>Released during the “Regional Trade Strategy Meeting“, 28 February – 1 March 2006, Bangkok, Thailand</p>
Continue Reading ...OUR RESPONSES TO THE STATEMENTS MADE IN PARLIAMENTBY THE SINGAPORE ACTING MINISTER OF MANPOWER, MR. GAN KIM YONG.“Mandatory Rest day for Foreign Domestic Workers” Click here to view full transcript.
Continue Reading ...<p style=“text–align: justify;“>JAKARTA (AFP): The Indonesian government aims to send a million workers abroad annually and wants to double the number of their destination countries, a manpower ministry official said Wednesday.</p>
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Continue Reading ...<p style=“text–align: justify;“>An Indonesian delegation has submitted to the UN General Assembly‘s committee session a draft resolution on migrant worker protection. The resolution is expected to be adopted in the near future. “Issues on migrant workers have become a global problem that concerns many countries, including Indonesia,“ said Indonesian permanent representative at the United Nations Rezlan Ishar Jenie said here on Sunday.
Continue Reading ...<p style=“text–align: justify;“>15–20 August 2005 : The Diplomacy Training Program on Migrant Workers Convention was co–organized by the Migrant Forum in Asia and was hosted by its member organizations in Bangladesh, Welfare Association for Repatriated Bangladeshi Employees (WARBE) and Refugee and Migratory Movement Research Unit (RMMRU).
Continue Reading ...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.
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.
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