ASEAN Committee on Migrant Workers

ASEAN Committee on Migrant Workers (ACMW) Meeting 2017

ASEAN Committee on Migrant Workers (ACMW) Meeting 2017 When : 21 - 22 February 2017 Where : Boracay, Philippines ASEAN Committee on Migrant Workers (ACMW) Meeting 2017 When : 21 - 22 February 2017 Where : Boracay, Philippines

ASEAN Forum on Youth Employment: Effective Youth Employment Policies and Programmes for Better Employability of Young People

The Forum recommended that ASEAN Member States tackle youth unemployment through: 1) sharing of experiences, best practices, policy, approaches and measures in tackling youth unemployment and development among ASEAN Member States; 2) raising the awareness of the ASEAN Member States on the global issues on youth employment through discussion...

8th Meeting of ACMW Drafting Team

The ACWC DT met to re-discuss chapters I - IV: 1.General Principles, 2.Definition of Migrant Workers, both documented/ regular and undocumented/irregular, 3.Fundamental Rights of Migrant Workers and Family Members 4.Specific Rights of Regular Migrant Workers. 14 articles were agreed to by 8 ASEAN Member States and two articles...

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...

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...

1st Meeting of ACMW

The ACMW representatives met for the first time and agreed upon a terms of reference and work plan.