Full Resource Archive
Attitude of the Local People to Foreign Brides
This research looks at how local nationals from different countries in Asia – namely Hong Kong, Korea, Japan and Taiwan — see the negative and positive effects of having immigrant brides in their society, and whether they can identify the contributions of immigrant brides in their respective societies.
The Making of a Transnational Grassroots Migrant Movement
This study by Prof. Hsiao Chuan-Hsia of Taiwan analyzes how migrant workers from the Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand, Nepal, and Sri Lanka have worked together across nation-state, racial, and gender boundaries.
Asia Pacific Civil Society Forum on Sustainable Development
More than 150 civil society organizations (CSOs) from across the Asia-Pacific region participated in the Asia Pacific Civil Society Forum on Sustainable Development from March 26 to 28 in Bangkok, Thailand.
Successful Interfaith Meet on Labor Trafficking
Held in Jakarta, the conference gathered 52 participants coming from 38 organizations and institutions in 11 countries and country regions forging cooperation and partnership supporting the struggle of migrants for human rights, justice and decent work.
Prisoners in a Foreign Land: Migrant Workers in Jail
“Prisoners in a Foreign Land: Migrant Workers in Jail” is an exploration of the vulnerability of migrant workers to imprisonment and detention on the context of existing policies and practices both in the host and sending countries.
Understanding Domestic Violence: Case Studies on Filipino Migrant Women in Japan
This study provides important basic information on Filipino migrants in Japan, particularly Filipinas in domestic violence situations.
Commemorating IWD 2017: Marriage Migrants Deserve Recognition and Respect
On the commemoration of the 2017 International Women’s Day, we in the Action Network of Marriage Migrants for Rights and Empowerment (AMMORE) assert our space in society as part of the sector who continue to struggle against sexual discrimination, oppression and racism.
New Lives, New Roots: Life Stories of Marriage Migrants
This book features the life stories of Justine, Diana, Amna, Erna and Mei. With their stories, they hope to inspire fellow marriage migrants to continue and strive to make their lives better. It put a human face to an earlier study of APMM called “For Better or For Worse”.
Psychosocial Profile and Perspectives of Foreign Brides
The study is a documentation on the demographic, psycho-social and perspectives of foreign brides in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan and Korea, as these are areas with concentration of foreign brides in Asia.
Global Migration 2012
This research is an impact study on the Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD) and its line of “migration for development”, using empirical methods in extracting the perceptions of grassroots migrant workers and advocates all over the world.
Half the Sky: Stories of Women Marriage Migrants and Their Empowerment
This book is a collection of stories about women marriage migrants who did not only face a life of sacrifice and struggle in their new home countries but also found strength and empowerment through joining an organization, reaching out to their fellow women marriage migrants, helping others.
The Role and Process of Remittances in the Labor Export Industry in the Philippines
This report counters arguments that rapid economic development in the Third World can stem the current flow of outmigration, and point out that the effects of the 1997 Asian economic crisis, in particular the growing number of people from Third World countries like the Philippines who leave their country every year to earn a living, attest to this fact.
A Brief Guide to Organizing Migrants
This material is released by APMM to guide migrant workers, organizers and advocates of migrant rights on the process of organizing.
Know Your Rights for Marriage Migrants
APMM released this pamphlet as an initial survey of what mechanisms in the international level are in places that deals with foreign brides.
Advocacy and Lobbying for Marriage Migrants
This APMM training module lays down the basics of advocacy and lobbying for marriage migrants, as well as grassroots migrant organizations and CSOs in general.
Saya Migran
“Saya Migran” in this educational comic leaflet personifies the campaign for the recognition of domestic work as work.
C189 Campaign Toolkit
Conceived as a “Swiss Army knife” of textual and visual materials, essential to migrant organizations campaigning for the ILO Domestic Workers’ Convention (C189), this Toolkit contains a primer on the Convention, the English text of C189 itself, a manual for grassroots organizing and a training module for grassroots advocacy and lobbying. It also includes such commonly-needed C189 advocacy materials as posters, barrage-postcards, and a sample letter to governments appealing for the Convention’s ratification.
IMA Cultural Opening
This was the video used during the cultural opening of the International Migrants’ Alliance (IMA) Founding Assembly held in June 15-16, 2008. May it be used for educating and organizing fellow migrants, refugees and displaced persons all over the world.
Migrants’ Resource Pack and Toolkit on Agenda 2030
The APMM is happy to share with everyone the Migrants’ Resource Pack and Toolkit on Agenda 2030 and the Rights Over Remittance infographic poster.