ASEAN Committee on Migrant Workers
3rd ASEAN Forum on Migrant and Labour
With the theme of with the theme of Enhancing Awareness and Information Services to Protect the Rights of Migrant Workers, the 3rd ASEAN Forum on Migrant and Labour made key recommendations on the implementation of the 2007 Declaration on the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of...
Experts Meeting on the Changing Workplace and Employment patterns: The Challenges and Opportunities for ASEAN Employers
This experts meeting will consider the employment-related challenges posed by ASEAN integration. A Report, based on the collective inputs into the meeting, will be produced by ACTEMP, that will provide consolidated analysis on the changes in the labour markets in the ASEAN region along with recommendations for business membership...
3rd Meeting of ACMW
ACMW decided that: a) the instrument on migrant workers rights drafting team should continue its work; b) ACMW would explore innovative approaches to reaching consensus, for example by firstly focusing on common ground amongst the Member States and c) expansion of the drafting team members.
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...
2nd Meeting of ACMW
Discussing terms of reference, work plan, and producing the Zero Draft
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...
2nd ASEAN Forum on Migrant Labour
The 2nd ASEAN Forum on Migrant and Labour was attended by government representatives from Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, The Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Viet Nam and the ASEAN Secretariat (ASEC). Representatives from various international organisations including International Labour Organisation (ILO) and International Organisation for Migration (IOM), non-governmental organisations (NGOs),...
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:...
