1. Solidarity for Asian People’s Advocacy (SAPA) Working Group on the ASEAN Submission on the Economic Pillar for the Eminent Persons Group on the ASEAN Charter (PDF copy)


2. A Preliminary Report on WDF Conference/Hearing and Dignity Rally at WSF Karachi (PDF copy)


3. Beyond Black and White: Confronting Modern Realities of Racism and Xenophobia in Asia & Europe - Full Report of the ASEF "7th Talks on the Hill" Meeting held from November 13-15, 2005 in Barcelona, Spain (PDF copy)

Following up with MFA’s participation to the World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance (WCAR) in 2001, Asia Europe People’s Forum (AEPF5) in 2004, and the WCAR Regional Seminar in 2005, the ASEF 7^th Talks on the Hill was identified by MFA as an important project to engage in with the objective of highlighting the ‘Modern Realities of Racism and Xenophobia in Asia’ from the migrant workers perspective.

 

The report of the 7^th Talk on the Hill feeds into the Asia Europe Meeting (ASEM) at the policy making level and serves as a working document to inform process and mechanisms that facilitate a greater cooperation, collaboration and solidarity among people of Asia and Europe.

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The 9th Regional Conference on Migration Report: Migration for "Development" and its Feminization Process (PDF version)

"...This report is a reflection of the challenges, startegies and responses of the network to the emerging issues brought about by neo-liberal globalization. The same analysis guided the MFA network in formulating its Plan of Action for the next two years.
The 9th RCM also commemorates the 10 years of hard work and continuous struggle of MFA to protect and promote the rights and well-being of all migrant workers..." (excerpted from the Preface)

Building Alliances and Lobbying for Migrants' Human Rights. (PDF Version)

Migrant Forum in Asia and the 92nd Session of the International Labour Conferences.

"The report is the outcome of the participation of the Migrant Forum in Asia in the general discussion on migration at the International Labour Conference in Geneva in June 2004. the report contains key statments and advocacy issues that were raised in the Conference and highlights the process of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) participation in collaboration with the social partners (workers, employers and governments) of the ILO."

Framework Setting and Information Package on Migrants Right to Health - A Resource Reader. (PDF version, 755KB now available online for download)

"This publication is meant to serve as an information and advocacy tool for non-governmental organizations working with migrant workers, and their advocates in the continual struggle to uphold the dignity and rights of all migrant workers and members of their families.

It is an expression of the commitment of the Migrant Forum in Asia (MFA) to the securing of the right to health from a wider framework that upholds without discrimination and exclusion the right to health, dignity, and well-being of migrnt workers and membersof their families." (from the Preface)

A Report on the 7th and 8th Regional Conference on Migration. (PDF versions: Cover and Main Body)

"As a network the Migrant Forum in Asia (MFA) first came together in Hsinchu, Taiwan in 1994 to look at the problems and issues that beset migration process. from the very beginning MFA's focus has been to advocate for the protection of the rights of migrant workers and members of their families.

This publication puts out the report of the milestones in that journey - the 7th and the 8th Regional Conference on Migration (RCM) held in Jakarta, Indonesia and Dhaka, Bangladesh, in 2001 and 2003 - prior to the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and members of their families coming into force as International Law on 1st July 2003." (extracted from the Preface)

Harnessing "Migrant Savings for Alternative Investments" (MSAI) as a Community Development and HIV Resiliency Strategy.

"This paper describes the Migrant Savings and Alternative Investments (MSAI) program, and presents it as a potential framework on which to build community resilience against HIV/AIDS in migrants' home communities. The program works not only towards migrants' personal empowerment and savings for alternative investment in social enterprises in their home communities, but also to involve those communities, expand networks and raise awareness, thus the program can build community resilience against many of the root causes of and dangers relating to migration, including HIV/AIDS." (from Foreword)