The Asian Inter-Parliamentary Caucus on Labour Migration was formally established by a resolution dated 17 September 2011 by a gathering of 26 parliamentarians, as well as legislative staff, and select civil society and trade union representatives gathered in Phnom Penh Cambodia for a parallel conference to the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA). This gathering in Phnom Penh, organized by Migrant Forum in Asia in partnership...
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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...
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...
Read MoreFrom 8-13 January 2011, MFA Chairperson Ellene Sana of the Center for Migrant Advocacy accompanied members of the Philippines’ House Committee of Overseas Workers Affairs (COWA) on a field visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The delegates visited Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs), embassy staff, and government officials in the cities of Jeddah and Riyadh. The visit was a follow-up to the November 2009 fact-finding mission of...
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