California’s Farmworkers
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migrant workers
Migrant Workers
Migrant workers’ ease of access to services and programmes is indeed encouraging. In the host country, they need to feel a sense of belonging. Integrating migrant workers into host communities via social services, social activities and adequate access to justice is commendable. This is especially necessary for low and mid-skilled migrant workers. Workplace safety is
Post-structural Policy
Post-structuralism is especially relevant to the study of migration policy, where there can be no fixed reality or interpretation of migration. In the present era, migration means different things to different people in different places. To understand a country’s policy initiatives pertaining to migration, it is crucial to have a holistic perspective of its need
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Social Protection
ASEAN’s commitment to social security for migrant workers has been weak. Only six member states – Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand – out of the ten have ratified the International Labour Organisation (ILO) convention on accident compensation (No. 19). The Philippines is the only state in the regional body which has committed to
The Consensus – Receiving States
Prominent features of Receiving States’ Obligations listed in Chapter 6 of the ASEAN Consensus on the Protection and Promotion of the Rights of Migrant Workers are as follow: Ensure fair treatment towards migrant workers and prevent abuses, exploitation and violence towards them. Undertake employer education programmes and take appropriate actions against employers who illegally detain
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Voices of the Unheard
Perspectives of migration that are usually probed are those of policy-makers, academia, media, employers, corporations and the general public. Contrasting perceptions borne out of these perspectives are contentious contemporary issues. The narrative of the exploited migrant has been established nationally, regionally and globally. His contribution has been acknowledged by some and dismissed by others. His
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The Consensus
The ASEAN Consensus on the Protection and Promotion of the Rights of Migrant Workers was published in March 2018 and it is a commitment to implement the purposes and commitments of the ASEAN Declaration on the Protection and Promotion of the Rights of Migrant Workers, which was adopted in Cebu, the Philippines during the 12th