This September 2011 meeting of parliamentarians in Phnom Penh, parallel to the meeting of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA), was convened on the theme of ‘Ensuring Social Protection for Migrant Workers.’ Discussions addressed social protection schemes for migrants and their families in light of the many insecurities, anxieties, and uncertainties that migrants and their families currently face, and will continue...
Read MoreMigrant Forum in Asia, Center for Migrant Advocacy and the Committee on Overseas Workers Affairs (House of Representatives, Philippine Congress), with the support of the Philippines office of Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung welcomed six parliamentarians from four Asian countries to Manila, Philippines from May 24th-26th, 2011. These guest parliamentarians represented key States of origin in Asia – Bangladesh, Cambodia, Indonesia, and Sri...
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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 on Parliaments, Migration and Labour Markets in ASEAN 2009 The Parliamentarians’ program in Bangkok was organized by Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) Philippines and MFA with the support of the from the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs of the National Assembly of Thailand. The program was the third in a series of programs on migration and parliamentarians. The workshop aimed to continue and deepen...
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