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Statement on Trade-Finance Linkages (May 2009)
Statement for World Conference on Financial and Economic Crisis and Development
Summary recommendations:
In line with the general consensus on the need to revamp and strengthen regulatory tools for finance, the trade and investment negotiations at all levels that affect the utilization of such tools, especially negotiations on financial services in the WTO, should be put on hold indefinitely... More
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Migrant Workers Groups-Joint Statement
Joint Statement on the death of 2 Burmese in detention center in Malaysia
Death of 2 Burmese Indicative of State of Detention Places in Malaysia; Denial of Healthcare is a Violation of Right to Life
We, the undersigned, are alarmed to hear that Sa La Hin, 26, and Thang Hoih Ping, 21, two Burmese migrants, have died in the Malaysia’s Juru Immigration Detention Centre from Leptospirosis. This is disease that is usually caused by exposure to water contaminated with the urine of infected animals, such as rodents, cattle, pigs, horses, dogs and wild animals. The fact, that 2 persons are dead and others have been infected by this disease, again highlights the state of hygiene, cleanliness and healthcare at Malaysian Detention Centres... More |
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SAPA-WGML Position Paper
Joint Position on the Perspectives & Strategies
of Asian Migrants on the Global Economic Crisis
25 February 2009
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MCM 2008 Report now available!!
Human Rights and Dignity for ALL Migrants:
A Report of the 2008 MFA Migrants' Campaign Month (MCM)
25 November - 18 December 2008
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GFMD 2008 Report now available!!
Mobilizing Migrant Community and Civil Society Voices for the 2nd Global Forum on Migration and Development: The Migrant Forum in Asia (MFA) Experience
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MFA Statement
Rohingya Plight is an ASEAN Issue: Stop Passing the Buck!
(6 April 2009)
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... More |
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Announcement!!!
MFA New Office Address
Effective 16 March 2009, MFA's new office address and contact details will be:
85-C Masikap Extension
Central District, Diliman
Quezon City 1100
Philippines
Tel: (+63-2) 928-2740
Telefax: (+63-2) 433-3508
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Media Statement
Malaysia's "Foreign Workers' First Out" Policy is Unjust, Discriminatory and Unconstitutional
We, the undersigned organizations, groups and networks, concerned about migrant and worker rights, are appalled at Malaysia's unjust, discriminatory and unconstitutional anti-worker policy, known as 'Foreign Workers First Out' (FWFO) policy when it comes to retrenchment... More |
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Women's Day Statement
Uphold the rights and support the struggle of women migrant workers
8 March 2009 - Today on the occasion of International Women's Day, we celebrate the immeasurable contribution of women around the world. On this day, Migrant Forum in Asia (MFA) calls on the international community to uphold the rights and support the ongoing struggle of women migrant workers... More
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MFA Statement
MFA Cautions Against Ignoring Migrant Workers Amidst the Global Crisis
6 February 2009 - Migrant Forum in Asia (MFA) is profoundly concerned about the intensifying global economic meltdown and its impact on migrant workers.
Around the world, countries have prospered as migrant workers build the infrastructure and fuel the engines of their economies. Yet during economic downturns, migrants have been accused of depressing wages and stealing local jobs. As millions of working people are let go amidst the mounting the economic crisis, politicians have begun to exploit the recession to instill fear in job loss and promote classes of workers. More
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MFA Statement
MFA Condemns Thai Government for Atrocities at Sea and Calls for Comprehensive Approach to Protect Rohingya
5 February 2009 - Migrant Forum in Asia (MFA) is deeply disturbed by the reports emerging from Thailand, particularly, the Thai army’s forced repatriation of Rohingyas refugees and migrant workers from Burma. The Thai Government’s willingness to turn a blind eye to these atrocities is inhumane and contrary to its ASEAN and international commitments. More
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Women and Migration
CEDAW General Recommendation on Women Migrant Workers
The UN Convention for the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) Committee, affirming that migrant women, like all women, should not be discriminated against in any sphere of their life, decided at its 32nd Session in January 2005 to issue a General Recommendation on some categories of women migrant workers who may be at risk of abuse and discrimination.
The General Recommendation 27, also known as GR 27, aims to elaborate the circumstances that contribute to the specific vulnerability of many women migrant workers and their experiences of sex- and gender-based discrimination as a cause and consequence of the violations of their human rights. More
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Final Declaration on GFMD
Joint Civil Society Declaration on Migration, Development and Human Rights
Submitted to GFMD-Manila, October 2008
As governments from all over the world meet in Manila to discuss migration and development policies, we call for human rights to be at the centre of debates. States have the obligation and responsibility to protect the rights of all human beings, including all migrant persons and migrant workers. We call upon governments to demonstrate their commitment... More
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Malaysia
Indonesian worker dies in Malaysian abuse case
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Sun, 05/24/2009 10:27 AM
An Indonesian migrant worker working as a domestic helper died in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia on Saturday evening after sustaining severe injuries to her head and body tempointeraktif.com reported on Sunday... More |
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Bangladesh
44 per cent of them died of cardiac arrest
Around 44 per cent of the Bangladeshi migrant workers who returned home in coffins between January 1 and May 9 this year, had died of cardiac arrests in Middle Eastern and Southeast Asian countries, raising serious questions about the living standards of migrant workers in those countries... More |
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