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MFA SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES FOR 2007

Month/Dates

Activity
Venue/Country

JANUARY
4
Conference on “The Need to Converge Initiatives on Migration and Development” Manila, Philippines
8
INSTRAW Roundtable on Remittances, Rural Development and Gender, A Filipino-Italian Migration Perspective Quezon City, Philippines
9
Conference on Addressing Startegies on Labor Re-Structuring Under Globalization Manila, Philippines
10-13
ASEAN Civil Society Conference Media Blitz Manila, Philippines
10-15
ASEAN Summit Cebu, Philippines
17-19
ICAE 7th World Assembly Nairobi, Kenya
20-25
World Social Forum Nairobi, Kenya
30
The Hague Process The Hague, Netherlands


FEBRUARY
2-3
Regional Consultation on the UN Human Rights Mechanisms Bangkok, Thailand
4
SAPA Working Group on Labour and Migration meeting Bangkok, Thailand
5-6
SAPA General Forum Bangkok, Thailand
7
Task Force on ASEAN Migrant Workers meeting Bangkok, Thailand
7
Asian Alliance on Migration, Development and Human Rights Meeting Bangkok, Thailand
7-8
MFA Executive Committee Meeting Bangkok, Thailand
21
MFA / AMC / PhilComDev Meeting Quezon City, Philippines
22
Forum on ASEAN Declaration on the Protection and Promotion of the Rights of Migrant Workers Quezon City, Philippines
24-26
ICFTU-APRO Regional Workshop on Protecting and Promoting Migrant Workers' Rights Amman, Jordan
 

MARCH

 
4-6
SEACA Board Meeting Bangkok, Thailand
5
National Consultation Meeting with the Civil Society on the ASEAN Charter Manila, Philippines
7
Global Ratification Campaign Steering Committee Meeting Geneva
7-9
SEACA Advocacy Praxis Seminar Bangkok, Thailand
12
Launching of the Migration Library of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Manila, Philippines
12-30
Human Rights Council 4th Session Geneva
13-14
Strategy Meeting on the EU-ASEAN Free Trade Agreement Quezon City, Philippines
23-25
South Asia People's Forum Kathmandu, Nepal
27
Dialogue between ASEAN Non-Government Organizations (NGOs) and the HLTF Manila, Philippines
27-28
UNIFEM High Level Regional Forum on Women Migrant Workers, Human Trafficking and Labour Reform Amman, Jordan
28-29
MRI Steering Committee Meeting Brussels, Belgium
30-31
PICUM/MRI Workshop on Protection and Gaps Under the International Human Rights Framework Brussels, Belgium

APRIL
16-27
ILO Workshop on International Labour Migration Turin, Italy
23-27
Committee on Migrant Workers 6th Session Geneva
24-26
PSI Workshop on Migrant Workers in the Public Sector Singapore

MAY
7-9
TIGRA Organizing Committee meeting New York, USA
10-11
Ministerial Conference on Immigration and Integration Postdam, Germany
12
CSO-TU Consultation meeting on the ASEAN Framework for the Protection and Promotion of the Rights of Migrant Workers Jakarta, Indonesia
16-17
East Asia Conference on Migration, Development and HR Kwangju, Korea
22-24
UN Regional Task Force on Mobility and HIV/AIDS Bi-Annual Meeting Bangkok, Thailand

JUNE
13
ACILS Workshop on Issues of migrant workers Geneva
14
MSAI Task Force Meeting Manila, Philippines
15-16
Asian Consultation Meeting on the Global Forum on Migration and Development Manila, Philippines
17-18
Asian Domestic Workers' Summit Manila, Philippines
postponed
Diplomacy Training Program on the Migrant Workers Convention Phnom Penh, Cambodia

JULY

8-12
Labour Assembly and Water and Power Campaign Strategy Meeting Pattaya Resort , Thailand
9
Day of Diaspora and Civil Society Brussels, Belgium
10-11
Global Forum on Migration and Development Brussels, Belgium
16-17
6th Workshop on the ASEAN Regional Mechanism on Human Rights Manila, Philippines

AUGUST

19-23
8th International Congress on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific Colombo, Sri Lanka
SEPTEMBER
to be confirmed
CARITAS Conference on Migration and Development Lisbon, Portugal
to be confirmed
MFA Regional Conference on Migration and Development Bali, Indonesia
OCTOBER
8-12
12th International Metropolis Conference Melbourne, Australia
24-25
6th ASEAN People's Assembly Manila, Philippines
NOVEMBER
to be confirmed
ASEAN 13th Summit Singapore
to be confirmed

3rd ASEAN Civil Society Conference

Singapore
DECEMBER