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acrobatASIAN 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

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, 2004

NEW POEA TRAINING SCHEME: A NEW RACKET for EXTORTION, A NEW BURDEN for FILIPINO DOMESTIC WORKERS
Critique of the Pre-qualification of Filipino Household Service Workers (HSW) Scheme
Mission for Migrant Workers (HK) Society (MFMW)
Asia Pacific Mission for Migrants (APMM)
16 January 2007

PROCEEDINGS – REGIONAL CONFERENCE ON UNDOCUMENTED MIGRANTS
19 – 24 October 2003
Port Dickson, Malaysia
Organized by:
The Asia Pacific Mission for Migrants
TENAGANITA
MIGRANTE International

NATIONAL MIGRANT JUSTICE GATHERING: BUILDING SOLIDARITY, TAKING ACTION; GLOBALIZATION and MIGRATION
Ramon Bultron, Managing Director
Asia Pacific Mission for Migrants
York University, Toronto, Ontario
June 10-11, 2006

THE GRAVE ATTACK ON MIGRANTS' RIGHTS TAUGHT US ONE THING: GET ORGANIZED! BUILD ALLIANCES!
Ramon Bultron, Managing Director
Asia Pacific Mission for Migrants
York University, Toronto, Ontario
June 10-11, 200

SUBMISSION FROM MIGRANT DOMESTIC WORKER ORGANIZATIONS
HONG KONG CEDAW SHADOW REPORT 2006...read full text

Proceedings of the International Workshop for Asian NGO’s on Women Immigrants and Migrants organized by Asia Pacific Mission for Migrants (APMM), Awakening Foundation and Graduate School for Social Transformation Studies in coordination with the Alliance for Human Rights Legislation of Immigrants and Migrants, May 13 to 15, 2005 at Chien Tan Overseas Youth Activity Center, Taipei, Taiwan...download file

Global Trade – People for Sale... read full text

On the Liberalization of the Hiring of
Foreign Caretakers...
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On the Two Opposing Views on the Wage Struggle of Foreign Domestic Workers in Hong Kong...read full text

Feeding the Hungry, The Situation of Migrant Workers in Taiwan and in Hong Kong... read full text

Submission of the Asian Migrants Coordinating Body (AMCB) to the HK Executive Council for a wage increase for Foreign Domestic Helpers (FDHs)... read full text

Implement a Standard Employment Contract for All Migrant Workers!
No to Employment Service Act!

Paper Prepared by The Asia Pacific Mission for Migrants

At present, Taiwan’s Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) seems inclined to put migrants working in homes as caretakers and domestic workers under the protection of the Employment Service Act (ESA)...read full text

APRN Conference on War and Terror
Workshop Paper on Migrants

The report of MIGRANTE-International, the global alliance of overseas Filipino migrant organizations, very well describes the concrete effects of this unjust war...read full text

Advocacy for Empowerment
NGO advocacy for undocumented migrant workers

There are various estimates on the number of undocumented migrant workers. The International Labour Organization said that of the 130 million migrant workers around the world, 10 to 15 million are undocumented...read full text

Development Aid and Forced Migration
Almost five years ago, international government agencies recommended the effective use of the Overseas Development Aid as an alternative solution to the growing problem of forced migration...read full text

 

   
 
 
 
 
 

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