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by urgent need for survival. We dream and will actively work for a homeland where there is opportunity for everyone to live a decent and humane life."

HK-based migrants condemn Korean suppression of MTU
Stop the Crackdown on Migrant Workers!
Members and local friends of the AMCB and APMM trooped to the South Korean Consulate in Hong Kong today to condemn the recent assaults by the Korean government on Migrants Trade Union...READ MORE

Condemn the Continuing Crackdown on the Migrants Trade Union (MTU) by the South Korean Government
The continuing arrests of the top leadership of the Migrants Trade Union (MTU) a day after International Labor Day sends a chilling effect on the migrant and general workers movement in South Korea...READ MORE

Philippine Embassy Lambasted for Inutility and Criminal Neglect on Plight of OFW's in Kuwait
The Asia Pacific Mission for Migrants (APMM) condemns the Philippine Embassy's inutility in making any concrete action in the grievances of 100 OFW's which led them and 300 others to go on strike against Al Jassim Trucking Company in Kuwait...READ MORE

Full probe, assistance to family, and review of HK policies on domestic workers
Pinays and HK locals rally for justice for dead maid
"No less than a full and transparent probe. No less than justice...READ MORE

We are not scapegoats for Consulate's ineptitude
Workers score threat of cancellation of services in face of protests
"The Indonesian Consulate should not dare blame us for its ineptitude and insufficient services to migrant workers...READ MORE

An Appeal for International Support and Solidarity
Re: Unjust arrest of Three Migrants' Trade Union leaders in Korea
We are requesting your signatories to a petition for the release of the top leadeship of the Migrants Trade Union (MTU) in Korea and an end to its crackdown by the Korean government...READ MORE

Letter of Appeal to Declare Certain Provisions of the Nationality Law of Japan as Unconstitutional; and to Grant Japanese Nationality to Petitioners
There is an increasing number of children borne by mixed parents, particularly between women from the Philippines and Japanese men...READ MORE

Petition Addressed to Taiwan's Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) On the beatings of 4 Filipino workers in Formosa Plastics Group
We, individuals and organizations from within and outside Taiwan are deeply concerned with the beating up of four Filipino workers by security guards of the Formosa Plastics Group (FPG) in Mailiao, Yun Lin County last Aug. 2...READ MORE

URGENT ACTION: Assault of four protesters at the Philippines Consulate in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
We urge your immediate intervention to ensure that an impartial investigation be conducted regarding this incident...READ MORE

Statement of the Asia Pacific Mission for Migrants on the
International Women's Day
08 March 2008
The Asia Pacific Mission for Migrants (APMM) stands with the oppressed women of the world in the commemoration of the International Women's Day and in the continuing struggle of women for comprehensive rights in the society...READ MORE

Philippine Embassy in Kuwait Indifferent to
the Plight of 50 Complaining OFWs
The Asia Pacific Mission for Migrants (APMM) deplores Philippine Embassy officials in Kuwait for their indifference to the appalling plight of 50 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Gulf Link Transport Company...READ MORE

In Commemoration of the Yeosu Detention Center Fire Deaths:
International Days of Action for Migrant Workers Rights
Stop the crackdown and deportations! Legalize all undocumented migrant workers...READ MORE

Statement in Support of the Foreign Workers to Press for Justice and Decent Work
The Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions, representing 170,000 workers including those with Guardforce (Hong Kong) Limited, declares its unlimited support to the foreign workers employed by the Guardforce (Macau) Limited to press for justice and decent work...READ MORE

KGS statement on the swift recovery of 5 embassy workers in Riyadh
KGS would like to express its wishes for the swift recovery of the five seriously wounded OWWA officials especially of the Philippine embassy in Riyadh that figured in a recent road accident...READ MORE

"PETITION TO SAVE THE LIFE OF MAY VECINA"

"Please support nine Japanese-Filipino children together with their Filipina mothers who filed an appeal at the 38th Section of the Civil Court, Tokyo District Court and to the Minister of Justice in Japan."

Foreign Brides Research
Psychosocial Profile and Perspectives of Foreign Brides
By the Asia Pacific Mission for Migrants (APMM)
Supported by the Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst e.V. (EED)
May 2007

Attitude of the Local People to Foreign Brides
A Research Project by the Asia Pacific Mission for Migrants (APMM)
Supported by the Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst e.V. (EED)
February 2007

This mini-research is part of the program of the Asia Pacific Mission for Migrants (APMM) to combat sex trafficking. Though it is focused mainly on Filipino women, it can also be used to understand in general how sex trafficking works and its extent, especially in Third World countries.

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March 2008

Migrants in Asia-Pacific celebrate May Day with locals
Wage, labour and human rights highlighted

VARIOUS ISSUES AND concerns were raised by migrant workers in the Asia Pacific region during international Labor Day celebrations.

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KASAMMAKO NEWSLETTER - Katipunan ng mga Samahan ng Migranteng Manggagawa sa Korea (Unity of Filipino Migrant Workers in Korea)

BATINGAW - official publication of MIGRANTE-Melbourne

MIGRANT FOCUS - The Monthly Newsletter of The Mission for Filipino Migrant Workers (Hong Kong) Society

KNOW-YOUR-RIGHTS GUIDE FOR FILIPINOS AND OTHER FOREIGN MIGRANTS IN JAPAN

THE TRUTH ABOUT ILLEGAL SALARY DEDUCTIONS TO INDONESIAN MIGRANT WORKERS IN HONGKONG

ASIAN MIGRANT WORKERS' SUMMIT
Narrative Report
Hongkong, China
25 November 2007

A Critique of the new POEA Memorandum Circular No. 04 and the Ban on Direct Hiring
Mission for Migrant Workers (MFMW) and Asia Pacific Mission for Migrants (APMM)
30 January 2008

Report on the 2nd FILIPINO WOMEN MIGRANT WORKERS' SUMMIT
The Second Filipino Women Migrant Workers’ Summit
Building on gains and working for more victories in the struggle for the rights of Filipino migrant workers and families

Transnationalism from Below: the Case study of Asian Migrants Coordinating Body
By Hsiao-Chuan Hsia
Associate Professor
Graduate Institute for Social Transformation Studies
Shih Hsin University
Taipei, Taiwan
Paper to be presented at 15th International Symposium of
International Consortium for Social Development,
Hong Kong, China, July 16-20, 2007

Download Report on the FILIPINO WOMEN MIGRANT WORKERS' SUMMIT, Hong Kong 2006

Prospects and Impass of Multicultural Citizenship in the Era of Globalization:
The Case of Immigrant Movement in Taiwan
by Hsiao-Chuan Hsia
Presented at International Conference on Political Challenges and Democratic
Institutions, organized by Department of Political Science, National Taiwan University, Taipei: NTU, Dec. 3-4, 200