GCM Video Education Series

In an effort to raise awareness especially among migrants on the Global Compact for Migration (GCM), the APMM launches the GCM Video Education Series.

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Migrants' Prayer during COVID-19

Together with various faith leaders across Asia Pacific, migrant groups and migrant serving institutions, the APMM releases this video as part of a continuing effort to advance and defend rights of migrants, refugees and displaced people during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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COVID Migrant Monitor Report

The APMM releases a three-part article to report on the developments of the COVID Migrant Monitor in terms of support to migrants, information dissemination, and advocacies.

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Migrants amid COVID-19

The APMM launched the COVID-19 Migrant Monitor to look into the situation of migrants during the pandemic, how they figure in policy reponses of governments, and initiatives to support them.

COVID-19 Migrant Monitor

Who We Are

The Asia Pacific Mission for Migrants (APMM) is a regional center committed to supporting the migrant movement through advocacy, organizing and building linkages for the advancement of migrants’ rights.

Established in 1984, the APMM conducts research, trainings and conferences, advocacy and lobbying side by side migrant organizations in Asia Pacific and the Middle East to defend migrants’ rights, strengthen links and solidarity among them and with their local counterparts, and address the root causes of forced migration.

migrant workers in Asia Pacific

total migrant remittance inflows in Asia Pacific countries

estimated number of undocumened migrants in Asia Pacific

population of migrant domestic workers in Hong Kong

Our Programmes

Core Programs

Advocacy and campaigns

Education and research

Organizing and networking

Women's program

Themes

Development and forced migration

Domestic work as work

Marriage migrants

Undocumented migrants

Migrant trade unionism

Get Involved

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Volunteer

We welcome interns and volunteers willing to work on the issue of migration and with migrant workers.

Donate

We hope you find our work rewarding. If you like, please make a contribution to the ongoing efforts of our work.

Advocate

We support campaigns of migrants and advocate for their inclusion in processes like the Global Compact on Migration.

Upcoming Events

17-22
March 2021

Asia-Pacific Peoples' Forum for Sustainable Development (APPFSD)

17-22 March 2021
Virtual

The APPFSD aims to gather CSOs across Asia-Pacific to discuss from our perspective the regional progress of the SDGs and the Agenda 2030. Unities in terms of issues and recommendations will be put forward to the Asia Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development 2021 and the High Level Political Forum.

23-26
March 2021

Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development

23-26 March 2021
Virtual

The Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development (APFSD) is an annual and inclusive intergovernmental forum and a regional platform for supporting countries, in particular those with special needs, in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development while serving as a regional preparatory meeting to the high-level political forum.

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Making Migrants’ Vulnerability History (GCM Side Event)

16 March 2021

During the GCM's Asia Pacific Regional Review, The APMM organized a side event focusing on the living and working vulnerabilities of migrant workers. Speakers from the Migrants Trade Union (South

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Migrants' Social Media Storm - #WhatMigrantsWant

14 March 2021

On 10th of March, 2021, migrants rights advocates, friends of migrants and many others in the Asia Pacific region joined the Migrants' Social Media Storm on the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly

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