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4th Meeting of ACMW
ACMW discussed: regulations aimed at protecting the rights of migrant workers, the development of protocols to provide migrant workers with education and training before their overseas placement, protection of migrant workers employed outside ASEAN, establishment of cooperation with bodies dealing with transnational crimes and development of ways to scrap...
4th ASEAN Forum on Migrant Labour
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...
5th Meeting of ACMW Drafting Team
The ACWC DT agreed to create a zero draft instrument on migrant worker rights involving the following 7 elements: ' The definition of undocumented Migrant Workers will be included in brackets and discussed during phase 2 of the negotiations over the instrument ' The ASEAN Secretariat will...
5th ASEAN Forum on Migrant Labour
The 5th ASEAN Forum on Migrant Labour was themed, Protection and Promotion of the Rights of Migrant Workers: Towards Effective Recruitment Practices and Regulations . Attended by Representatives of the governments, employers and workers organisations, and civil society organisations of ASEAN Member States, the...
22nd ASEAN Labour Ministers Meeting
The ASEAN Labour Ministers reaffirmed their commitment to support the implementation of the ASEAN Declaration on the Protection and Promotion of the Rights of Migrant Workers. They agreed to take a phased approach in the development of the instrument, starting by focusing on issues which are comfortable with ASEAN...
6th Meeting of ACMW Drafting Team
The ACMW DT: 1. Discussed Chapter II of the 2nd version of the zero draft ASEAN instrument on the protection and promotion of the rights of migrant workers. 2. Changed the order of Chapter V and Chapter VI to: Chapter V : Obligation of sending states and Chapter VI:...
7th Meeting of ACMW Drafting Team
The ACMW DT discussed Chapter III on the Fundamental Rights of Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families and Chapter VI on the Obligations of Receiving States. The DT agreed to re-discuss chapters I - IV during their 8th meeting in order to try to reach an consensus on...
