MADE Asia

 MADE Asia

"In the face of diminishing spaces where civil society can interact and shape political agendas globally and in Asia, MADE offers an anchor of support to advocates for migrants’ rights."

Tatcee Macabuag, Migrant Forum in Asia

Activities in Asia are coordinated by Migrant Forum in Asia (MFA) whose secretariat is based in the Philippines.

Building on years of collective organizing for migrant workers’ rights in the region and internationally, for example through Migrants Rights International, activities in Asia aim to advance the migrants rights and development agenda in the region, following the priorities of the 5-year 8-point Plan of Action.

A specific focus for the region is on safe and decent labout migration and regulating the migrant labour recruitment industry closely linked to the activities of  the Working Group on Labour Migration and Recruitment, also coordinated by MFA.

All civil society organizations working in the field of migration, migrants' rights and human development in Asia or with an interest in the region are welcome to join and participate upcoming regional events, advocacy actions and other activities.

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Priorities 2016

  • Continue gathering data and publishing regional reports, advocacy papers, events and campaigns to implement the Regional Action Plan adopted in December 2014 around 3 priorities 
  1. Protection of migrants in crisis
  2. Reform of the industry of the recruitment of migrant workers
  3. Asia and the Post-2015 agenda
  • National advocacy actions in Cambodia and Sri Lanka on protection of the rights of migrant workers through the MADE Pilot Fund 
  • Organize national consultations as preparatory meetings for the 2016 GFMD in Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • Organizing consultations to provide inputs to inter-governmental processes
  • Finalize and publish the Asia regional report on migration and development
  • Widening the scope and reach of the Working Group to include members from Europe, Africa, Asia and the Americas
     

Activities 2014-2015

  • Regional civil society meetings in Malaysia and Jordan in  December 2014. Two action plans to be executed during 2015-2016 were adopted as direct outcomes of these meetings:
    • Action plan on post-2015, migrants in crisis and regional advocacy
    • Action Plan focused on Recruitment
  • Coordinated a civil society statement among Asian countries to the governments attending the Migrants in Countries in Crisis Initiative Conference in March 2015.
  • Coordinated a South Asia Sub-Regional Consultation on Migration and the Post-2015 Development Agenda in Bangladesh in April 2015. During this consultation, the participants drafted a set of indicators for the migration-related goals and targets adopted by the Open Working Group (OWG) of UN Member States.

 

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Related News

 

Recruitment reform campaign moving forward in Asia

14 August 2015

On 13-14 August 2015, civil society from more than 50 Asian countries met for two days in Bogor, Indonesia.

Regional Civil Society Consultation for Europe and Central Asia on the MICIC initiative

24 June 2015

The MADE Europe Chapter and the Global Coalition on Migration are coordinating the Migrants in Countries in Crisis (MICIC) Initiative Regional Civil Society Consultation for Europe and Central Asia in Brussels.

Global Mobilisation Migrants' Rights

1 May 2015

MADE coordinator for Asia and Recruitment Reform MFA is joining a global mobilisation to promote an international movement to support the rights of migrants on 1 May 2015.

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Related Events

 

Regional Civil Society Consultation for Europe and Central Asia on the MICIC initiative

24 June 2015

The MADE Europe Chapter and the Global Coalition on Migration are coordinating the Migrants in Countries in Crisis (MICIC) Initiative Regional Civil Society Consultation for Europe and Central Asia in Brussels.

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