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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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...
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