October 2011
Regional confab on organizing migrants highlights lessons to further empowerment
The first Regional Conference on Organizing the Migrant Sector was held on October 29 and 30 at the Shih Hsin University in Taipei, Taiwan and attended by 21 grassroots organizers from eight countries in the Asia Pacific region.
September 2011
More migrant workers languish in Saudi Arabia jails
Hundreds of women migrant workers are languishing in many jail facilities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Many of them were victims of fabricated charges by their employers, while others were forced to flee from abusive and exploitative ones.
August 2011
APMM organizes seminar on Anti-Trafficking Law
A seminar on the Human Trafficking Prevention and Control Act (HTPCA) and its relation to the labor migrant situation in Taiwan was held at the YMCA Hotel in Taipei on August 14, 2011. It was co-sponsored by APMM and the Taiwan-based Hao Ran Foundation.
July 2011
IMA successfully holds 2nd General Assembly
The successful holding of the Second General Assembly of the International Migrants Alliance, the first-ever global alliance of grassroots migrant organizations and their advocates and supporters, is a step orward for the growing international movement of migrants and refugees.
June 2011
APMM hails new domestics convention, cites work ahead
Internationa migrant organizations based in Hong Kong lauded the approval of the ILO Convention on Domestic Work(CDW), but also highlighted the work that remains to be done to enable the potential usefulness of the it a truly useful tool for domestics everywhere.
May 2011
Grassroots groups challenge ASEAN to address commodification and modern-day slavery of migrant workers
More than 250 people listened, chanted and expressed support to the call of people’s organizations and migrant workers for the protection and promotion of the rights of migrants in the People’s Speak Out on the Rights of Migrants in ASEAN held last May 3 in Jakarta, Indonesia.
April 2011
IMA HK Chapter formed: Strengthening the Voice of Migrants in Hong Kong
Delegates of 18 affiliate organizations representing different nationalities and seven institutions as associate members reaffirmed this commitment on 24 April this year on the occasion of the formation of the Hong Kong Chapter of the International Migrants Alliance(IMA) at the Li Hall of St. John’s Cathedral in Central.
March 2011
The State of Migrant Workers in Asia Pacific & Middle East
The first quarter of this year saw migrant workers victimized by calamities – both natural and man-made – in several parts of the world. These tragedies have affected the lives and livelihood of many of our fellow migrants and their families left back in their home countries.
February 2011
APMM Scores PH Government for backlash to OFWs of deportation of Taiwanese to Mainland China
The Asia Pacific Mission for Migrants, a migrant-serving group based in Hong Kong scored the Philippine government over reported political backlash to Filipino workers in and bound to Taiwan of its decision to deport 14 Taiwanese nationals to Mainland China.
January 2011
APMM forges forward with programs that champion migrants’ rights and strengthen solidarity and cooperation
For the year 2010, APMM showed its active involvement in the grassroots migrant movement to advance and uphold the rights and welfare of migrants in the region and also elsewhere.
December 2010
Migrants, Advocates and Friends Commemorate International Migrants Day
The expression of solidarity warmed many hearts and spirits in commemoration of the International Migrants Day.
November 2010
GFMD further exposed: Migrants and Refugees Hold IAMR3
Ningun ser humano es illegal. No al FMMD! (No one is illegal.
No to the GFMD!) This call resounded in the Third International Assembly of Migrants and Refugees (IAMR) which was held in Mexico last November 6-10, 2010.
October 2010
Faith-based communities hold dialog on children, family and migration
Representatives from the Christian, Muslim, Hindu and Buddhist faiths from different countries in the region gathered together last October 8-10 for the Asia Pacific Interfaith Dialogue on Children, Family and Migration in Manila, Philippines. The event was co-organized by the APMM, Migrante International and the National Council of Churches in the Philippines (NCCP).
September 2010
“Serious flaws” in ILO domestics convention draft
A workshop led by APMM criticized the proposed ILO convention on domestic work as having substantial loopholes that may be used by employers and governments to curtail domestics’ rights.
August 2010
FDWs in Hong Kong file complaint to ILO vs exclusion from minimum wage
On July 16, the Asian Migrants Coordinating Body, a coalition of eight migrant workers alliances, unions and organizations comprising of five nationalities namely Indonesian, Nepali, Sri Lankan, Thai and Filipinos filed a complaint to the International Labor Organization (ILO) against the exclusion of foreign domestic workers (FDWs) in the statutory minimum wage (SMW) in Hong Kong, even if FDWs are covered by the Labor Ordinance.
July 2010
Intl confab on undocumented migrants successfully held Migrant groups, advocates and service providers champion issues of undocumented migrants
The issues of undocumented migrants can never remain hidden.
April-May 2010
Migrant workers organize and join Labor Day activities in HK, Macau and Australia
International Labor Day celebrations in Hong Kong, Macau and Australia were vibrant as migrant workers of different nationalities organized and joined local workers to project their issues.
March 2010
Anti-Human TraffickingSeminar held in Taiwan, raised challenges to gov’t
Human Labor Trafficking was the core of the topic in a seminar organized by the Asia Pacific Mission for Migrants (APMM) in Taiwan.
February 2010
Overseas Filipinos to cast their votes on May 2010 polls: The Philippine elections and the plight of OFWs
For the third time, Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) shall participate in the Philippine elections through the overseas absentee voting (OAV).
January 2010
APMM programs make advances for migrants’ empowerment
The past year saw significant developments in the work of the Asia Pacific Mission for Migrants (APMM) on its mission to support the empowerment of migrant workers through advocacy, organizing, and building various linkages for the advancement of migrants’ rights.
December 2009
Migrants in crisis, rights under siege, movement on the rise: Highlights of 2009
The year 2009 started and ended with an unprecedented economic crisis brought about by neo-liberal globalization.
November 2009
Grassroots migrants and advocates hold succesful 2nd IAMR during Athens GFMD 1009
The ancient seat of civilization that was Greece played host to a forum that promoted modern-day slavery.
October 2009
The 3rd Global Forum on Migration and Development: Integration of migration policies to development policies: to whose benefit?
The global forum on Migration and Development (GFMD) is on its third run. Based on its past meetings and the themes to be discussed in the Athens GFMD 2009, the future of migration – as the expression goes – is in the bag for monopoly capitalist businesses and states while migrant workers get more commodified and their status reduced to as no more than modern-day slaves.
September 2009
Migrants and advocates form network to confront ASEAN and FTAs
Confronting the ASEAN and even beyond: this was the guiding goal of the participants in the Asia Pacific Roundtable on ASEAN, Labour Migration and Free Trade Agreements (FTAs).
August 2009
News Digest - pdfMigrant Workers in Macau Launch Campaign against Provisions in Proposed Migrants Bill
A press conference and the formati on of a network ushered in the campaign against certain provisions in a proposed Migrants Bill in Macau.
July 2009
AMMORE goes to South Korea and Japan: Getting the message across
Learning together, coming together, acting together – in the spirit of solidarity, marriage migrants and advocates from various countries spent one week in an exchange visit to Japan and South Korea.
June 2009
Migrant workers in Sabah: unsecure, abused and exploited: AsPac groups hold 5-day FFM in Malaysia
Malaysia is a hotbed of abuses against migrant workers. After the Fact Finding Mission in Sabah organized by the Asia Pacific Mission for Migrants (APMM) and participated in by various NGO’s and migrant organizations, this fact is even better established.
May 2009
HK local and migrant workers fight for inclusion of FDWs to statutory minimum wage
Two months since the Labour Advisory Board announced its recommendation to exclude foreign domestic workers (FDWs) in the statutory minimum wage (SMW), local media blitz continues to create public opinion apparently sowing fear and panic among employers based on unfounded fear of a significant wage increase in the event of FDWs’ inclusion.
April 2009
Migrant Workers Join May Day Celebrations amidst Crisis
Migrant workers in the Asia Pacific region joined May Day celebrations in their respective countries amidst the unprecedented global economic crisis.
March 2009
Exclusion of migrant workers is discrimination. Migrants should challenge HK gov’t on non-inclusion of FDWs in statutory minimum wage
In two successive occasions, the Hong Kong government has stated directly and indirectly that it will want to exclude foreign domestic workers (FDWs) to the statutory minimum wage.
February 2009
Impact of Global Crisis on Migrant Workers in Macau
Macau, which relies most of its revenues on gaming industry and tourism, has not been spared by the global recession. This has greatly impacted on the local and migrant workers through job losses and wage cuts. At the same time the Macau government has passed measures to prioritize the employment of its local workers.
January 2009
Campaign vs Impact of Global Recession on Migrants in Asia Pacific to be Launched
A campaign against the impact of the global recession on migrant workers in Asia Pacific and the Middle East is being planned by APMM together with its partners in the region.
