Tag: Migrant Rights
Malaysia: Illiterate migrant kids a ‘time bomb’
Kota Kinabalu: The growing number of uneducated migrant children in Sabah, will pose a social time bomb situation in Malaysia if unsolved in the long term, possibly escalating crime rates as seen in West Malaysia by 'Sabahans' and social problems, as seen in some countries in Europe by migrant...
Vietnamese workers protest exploitation by their government
Taipei, Dec. 9 (CNA) Vietnamese migrant workers and their spouses gathered Monday at the Vietnamese Economic and Cultural Office in Taipei (VECO) to protest what they see as the Vietnamese government's exploitation of its nationals who work abroad.
Members of the Migrant Empowerment Network in Taiwan and the Vietnamese Migrant...
Philippines Promotes Human Rights-Based Approach to Combat Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, in ASEAN
The Philippines, through the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and the Department of Justice – Inter-agency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT), hosted an ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) Regional Workshop on the Human Rights-Based Approach to Combat Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, in Makati from 27...
Milwaukee conference to tackle fate of persecuted Myanmar immigrants
Life for the Rohingya Muslims of Burma, now Myanmar, is among the most dire of any people on Earth. And Shaukhat Ali of Milwaukee knows that as well as anyone.
Many of Ali's family members, he says, have been killed or have disappeared.
His mother, sister and brother are among more...
Rights groups question Singapore’s swift deportations of 52 Indians and Bangladeshi
Activists called on Singapore to ensure due process and address migrant worker grievances after the government said it would deport 52 Indians and one Bangladeshi for their alleged involvement in a rare riot in an Indian enclave.
(Pictured, arrested South Asians avoid the press cameras as they are brought to...
Secret Camps Holding Rohingya Refugees Must Be Closed Immediately
Press release on International Migrants Day, 18 December 2013
On International Migrants Day the Mekong Migration Network Calls for Urgent Action To Protect Asylum Seekers
The Mekong Migration Network (MMN) strongly condemns the abusive treatment of the Rohingya in Myanmar and in Thailand. Members of MMN who represent civil society groups...
President lambasted for ignoring Indonesia’s migrant workers
Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has failed to implement sufficient measures to protect the country’s migrant workers, said activists during a protest to mark International Migrants Day on Wednesday.
Data from Migrant Care shows that 1,249 Indonesian migrant workers have died so far this year – up from 1,012 last...
Indian Migrant Workers Rioting in Singapore: Revisiting Acculturation Paradigms
A bus accident that killed an Indian migrant worker in Singapore triggered a riot in a busy region of the city-state recently, prodding authorities once again to immediately attend to the migrant problems here. The riot, the first the city-state has witnessed in more than four decades, was nevertheless...
Singapore: Handling of riot aftermath exposes national laws and practices that violate international standards
On the night of 8 December 2013, an unfortunate fatal accident sparked off a spontaneous outbreak of rioting by migrant workers in Singapore. At least 28 persons involved in the act had been incriminated and are currently facing trial in the local courts of justice. Another 57 workers were...
People-Centered ASEAN – Between Rhetoric and Reality
Jakarta (Antara News) - Over the last several years, ASEAN has proclaimed the rhetoric of becoming "people-oriented" or "people-centered" in a number of documents, speeches and meetings.
After 46 years, ASEAN leaders have now started talking about shifting the focus from state-centric to people-centric activities that would benefit people in...
