October 24, 2011 - October 25, 2011
With the theme, Improving the Protection and Promotion of the Rights and Dignity of Migrant Workers through Public Campaigns, the 4th ASEAN Forum on Migrant Labour was attended by Representatives of the governments, employers and workers organisations, and civil society organisations of ASEAN Member States, the ASEAN Secretariat, International Labour Organization (ILO), International Organization for Migration (IOM), UN Women, and the Task Force on ASEAN Migrant Workers (TFAMW). The Forum provided a platform for information sharing and exchange of views on two challenges identified in the ASEAN Declaration of the Protection and Promotion of the Rights of Migrant Workers: promoting understanding, rights and dignity of migrant workers in the receiving countries, and increasing return and reintegration support, as well as development of sustainable alternatives for migrant workers in the sending countries. The Forum made a number of recommendations available in the ASEAN Secretariat’s Forum report.
