We dream of a society where families are not broken up by urgent need for survival...

Our Mission

APMM is a cause-oriented regional center committed to support the migrants' movement through advocacy, organizing, and building linkages for the advancement of migrants' rights.

The name APMM was realized in March 2002 and originally came from the Asia Pacific Mission for Migrant Filipinos or APMMF which was established in 1984. APMM is working with different nationalities of migrants particularly in Hong Kong and South Korea.

Our Vision

We are now working towards helping build a movement of migrants of different nationalities in the Asia Pacific and Middle East (APME). We envision this as organized into a strong migrant movement, actively defending their rights, advancing solidarity with people's movements in the countries where they are working and linking up with their people's movements in their home countries.

Source of Funds

Funds are raised through doncations from churches & groups (local & abroad) and migrant communities, service institutions and concerned individuals. Donors and supporters are treated as mission partners.

We dream and will actively work for a homeland where there is opportunity for everyone to live a decent and humane life

Our Programs

Advocacy and Organizing Program (AOP)

In as much as MIGRANTE International is now formed and serves as the campaign center for migrant Filipinos' concerns, APMM shall closely coordinate its advocacy and organizing efforts with MIGRANTE and other migrant groups of other nationalities in the region. APMM shall continue to undertake activities to help in developing a strong movement of migrant workers, especially in the countries of Asia Pacific, the Middle East and of the Gulf regions. A comprehensive advocacy program in these areas will be undertaken to help in the establishment and strengthening of migrant workers organizations, especially in APMM focus areas. Incorporated in this program is the mission and network building and linkaging.

Education and Research Program (ERP)

APMM recognizes that welfare assistance to individuals is indispensable but it is merely a palliative solution and it breeds a dependency that is not developmental in the long term. Education is a potent tool in organizing. APMM seeks to raise migrant workers consciousness, encourage the growth of their own organizing, leadership development, social services skills like counselling and para-legal skills. Research serves as an important part in the overall aducation work.

Women's Program (WP)

APMM shall give primary emphasis to its women program because almost two-thirds of migrant workers are women and organizing work will have to be sensitized to women's concerns in conjunction with migrant workers' rights.

International Network and Partners

MIGRANTE International
Asian Migrant Coordinating Body (Hong Kong)
Filipino Migrant Center - Japan
Mission for Filipino Migrant Workers (HK)
Bethune House Migrant Women's Refuge (HK)
Asia Pacific Research Network (APRN)
Hong Kong Against Racial Discrimination
Task Force on Labor & Migration - APWLD
Anglican Churches in Asia on Migrant Ministry
SVD (Divine Word Missionaries) - JPIC - ASPAC
OFM - East Asia - JPIC