ASEAN Committee on Migrant Workers
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:...
2nd Meeting of ACMW Drafting Team
Indonesia and the Philippines were tasked with developing an initial draft based on the Outline agreed upon in the first ACMW-DT meeting.
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...
1st Meeting of ACMW Drafting Team
The ACMW-DT agreed upon an outline for an ASEAN instrument on migrant workers which was the result of recommendations of a ACMW workshop held in Manila.
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...
ACMW Workshop on the Scope and Coverage & Right of Migrant Workers
ACMW representatives discussed the scope of the Instrument for the implementation of the declaration. The outcome of the workshop was brought to the 1st ACMW-IDT meeting as a summary. Malaysia was not present at this workshop.
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.
1st ASEAN Forum on Migrant Labour
The theme for the 1st ASEAN Forum on Migrant Labour was, 'Follow-up to the ASEAN Declaration on the Protection and Promotion of the Rights of Migrant Workers A Way Forward to Operationalizing the Declaration .
