Activities


The Asian Inter-Parliamentary Caucus on Labour Migration met for the 7th consecutive year in Bangkok, Thailand on November 22-24th, 2013. The conference was organized by Migrant Forum in Asia (MFA), Friedrich‐Ebert‐Stiftung (FES), Congressional Committee on Overseas Workers’ Affairs (COWA), and UN Women for the convening of the largest parliamentary conference since its inception in 2007. Fifty participants were brought together that...

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Strategies for Effective Social Protection for Migrant Workers: Manila, November 23-25, 2012 The 2012 Caucus meeting on 23-25 November 2012 in Pasig City, Philippines was co-hosted by MFA, the FES Regional Office in Singapore, and the Philippines’ Congressional Committee on Overseas Workers’ Affairs, which is chaired by Representative Walden Bello. Migrant workers from the Philippines participated in this program for the first time,...

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The 2010 regional informal workshop entitled “Labor Migration in ASEAN and Beyond” on 17‐18 September 2010 held at the Sofitel Hanoi in Ha Noi, Vietnam, was organized by Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) Philippine Office and Migrant Forum in Asia (MFA), with support from the Committee on Social Affairs of the National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. The program was designed to encourage learning and reflection on the...

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Regional Informal Workshop: What Role for Parliaments? – Manila, September 22-23, 2007 This first parliamentarians’ program, organized by MFA and FES, included the participation of former and sitting Members of Parliament and parliamentary staff from Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam and Singapore, as well as government officials, representatives from international organizations, migrant...

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