Asia

ASEAN seeks to promote migant workers' rights

About 13.5 million migrant workers from ASEAN Member States have fanned out to work in other countries across the globe. Of this number, over 5 million are working within ASEAN. As part of ASEAN’s commitment to protect and promote the rights of migrant workers, the ASEAN Committee on the Implementation of the ASEAN Declaration on the Protection and Promotion of the Rights of Migrant Workers (ACMW) convened the 3rd ASEAN Forum on Migrant Labour in Ha Noi from 19 to 21 July 2010.

SOUTH-KOREA: On-job deaths of foreign workers rising sharply.

An increasing number of migrant workers in Korea are dying or sustaining injuries on the job, according to a recent report to the National Assembly. Full story at The Korea Times.

SIMN-Taiwan

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DAWN - Development Action for Women Network

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BOMSA - Bangladeshi Ovibasi Mohila Sramik Association

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OKUP - Migrant Workers Development Program

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BRAC Centre

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ALTSEAN-BURMA - Alternative Asean Network on Burma

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Hope Workers Center

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Migrant Services Centre

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December 18 es una ONG en status consultivo especial con el Consejo Económico y Social de Naciones Unidas.

El apoyo financiero para gastos operacionales es proporcionado por Oxfam Novib (Países Bajos). Ocasionalmente, otras entidades proveen financiación para actividades especiales.

December 18 es un Centro Internacional de Recursos sobre los Derechos Humanos de los Migrantes. Si está interesado en ser voluntario haga click aquí.