Full Resource Archive
APMM joins regional CSO consultation on GCM
The APMM participated in the CSO consultation on GCM organized by the UN Network on Migration.
Lawyers to hold forum on envi justice, migration in Thailand
Lawyers will hold a forum on migrants, environmental justice and human rights in Thailand this August 2020. APMM sits in a planning meeting
Women migrants hold One Billion Rising
Women migrants gathered to hold the One Billion Rising campaign, with the 2020 theme: Raise the Vibration, Rise for Revolution.
APMM attends APRCEM meeting
APMM attends the Regional Coordinating Council meeting of the APRCEM in Bangkok last January 2020.
SUMA 2017: Duterte must protect migrants, address root causes of forced migration
Migrante International has successfully conducted SUMA 2017: The State of Filipino Migrants and their Families under the Duterte Administration last 7 June, 2017 at the UP College of Law, University of the Philippines Diliman. The event was also commemorated as Migrants Day, which is on its 22nd commemoration since the creation of the Migrants Day Act of 1995.
Taking Flight: The Plight of the OFWs in their Own Home (Part 2) by Michelle Lado
The Philippine Government has taken upon itself to deploy Filipino workers as early as the 1970s through the Labor Export Policy program. It started in the pre-Martial Law days of the 1970s due to economic crisis.
Invisible Chains: A Study on Agency-Related Debt Bondage Among Foreign Domestic Workers in Hong Kong
This research study on the indebtedness of foreign domestic workers (FDWs) in Hong Kong is a qualitative one, and is impelled by the need to substantiate with ground-based information ongoing migrant advocacy campaigns against overcharging and illegal collection of recruitment fees.
Migrant leader chosen to speak at UN Summit
Leader of grassroots migrants speak during the UN Summit on Migrants and Refugees
Profile of Indonesian Labor Migration
Conducted in 2003, this APMM case study profiles Indonesian labor migration from a social-historical perspective. It was one of this first studies in this area when it was published, and except for the outdated statistics, its analysis of the context and trends in Indonesian labor migration are still relevant.
Segyehwa (“Globalization”) and Korea: Worsening Crisis in Society, Worsening Conditions for Migrant Workers
This research is an offshoot of the SVD-JPIC conference on migrants. Through this collaborative project of the Asia Pacific Mission for Migrants (APMM) and the SVD-JPIC, relevant information on grassroots migrant organizations, migrant institutions and advocates was gathered, and in general, the situation and concerns of migrant workers in Korea.
AMMORE holds General Assembly
The Alliance of Marriage Migrants Organizations for Rights and Empowerment, or AMMORE, has successfully concluded its first general assembly in Bangkok, Thailand last March 23, 2017.
Relevance, Nexus and Prospects: An Impact Study of the GFMD and Its Migration Paradigm
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.
Asia Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development 2017
With the theme “Eradicating poverty and promoting prosperity in a changing Asia-Pacific”, the forum aimed to serve a venue for dialogue on (1) Regional perspectives on the implementation, follow-up and review of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, including in depth review of the theme and SDGs: 1, 2, 3, 5, 9 and 14 and 17, the cluster of goals to be discussed by the High-level political forum on sustainable development (HLPF) in 2017; and (2) Strengthening implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in the Asia-Pacific, including the consideration of a draft regional road map for implementing the 2030 Agenda in Asia and the Pacific, with a view to strengthening implementation efforts.
Migrant Unionism in Hong Kong: A Case Study of Experiences of Foreign Domestic Workers in Hong Kong (revised edition)
This case study synthesizes the decades-long experiences of migrant unionism in Hong Kong and delves deeply into the core dynamics of the most vibrant migrant movement in the Asia Pacific.
NGO Shadow Report on Labor Trafficking in Taiwan
This shadow report contains the results of monitoring and investigation on the ground regarding the implementation of the anti-trafficking law by Taiwan authorities.
Deteriorating Conditions in the Japanese Economy and Its Impact on Migrant Labor
This study gathers already published literature regarding the current economic situation in Japan and how it impacts governmental policies on immigration and foreign workers.
For Better or For Worse: Comparative Research on Equity and Access for Marriage Migrants
This comparative study of marriage migrants in Taiwan, South Korea, Japan, Hong Kong and Australia gives us a glimpse into the reality of marriage migration in the region.
Triple Whammy: A Study on the Contemporary Situation and Problems of Indonesian Migrant Workers in Taiwan
This book is a collection of three researches looking into: (1) overcharging, high placement fees and training centers, (2) extent of salary deductions and excessive fees, (3) and Terminal 3 corresponding to three phases of the migrant workers life – pre-deployment, actual employment and return.
The Communique of the Asia Consultation on “Human Trafficking and Forced Migration: A Call for Decent Labour and a Living Wage”
We gathered under the auspices of the Christian Conference of Asia (CCA), on the occasion of its 60th anniversary and on the convening of the 2017 Asia Mission Conference. The consultation was organized in cooperation with the Asia Pacific Mission for Migrants (APMM), the National Council of Churches in the Philippines (NCCP) and the Myanmar Council of Churches (MCC).
The Kafala: Research on the Impact and Relation of the Sponsorship System to Migrant Labor Bondage in GCC Countries
It presents a highly concise yet informative regional context that shows how the sponsorship system evolved historically, as well as its place in the common culture that predominates in the Gulf.