10th Asia-Pacific Forum for Sustainable Development
Multi-stakeholder Partnership in Facilitating Inclusive Economies and Protecting Rights of Migrant Workers
Discussions will address the critical role that Migrant Worker Resource Centres (MRCs) play in delivering services to migrant workers in order to promote their rights and the importance of multi-stakeholder approaches in facilitating such services.
Register
To register for this side event, please click here. The side event will be organized in person at the United Nations Conference Centre (UNCC), Meeting Room G on the first floor. It will also be live streamed via Zoom.To attend the side event in person, all registrants must also register on Indico to attend the 10th Asia-Pacific Forum for Sustainable Development via the link here.
Key questions and outcomes
Bringing together a diverse panel, this side event aims to draw attention to the lens of inclusive economies, the parameters of alternative models of labour migration which would achieve economic, social and cultural rights, and development goals while ensuring the rights of migrant workers and members of their families. The side event will highlight the importance and existing examples of multi-sectoral partnerships through the models of MRCs.The side event will examine the following key guiding questions:
- Given the current economic realities, what can States and other actors do in promoting and protecting the human rights of people in vulnerable economic situations including low-wage migrant workers and members of their families?
- How do collaborations with other stakeholders (within the country and across borders) support an organization’s efforts to empower and deliver information, legal aid, other essential services to migrant workers and their families?
Programme
Opening Remarks | H.E. Michalis Rokas The Ambassador and Head of the EU Delegation to Malaysia | 5 mins
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Introduction to the side event | Moderator: Ms Panudda Boonpala, Deputy Regional Director, ILO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific | 5 mins |
Sharing the Indonesian MRC Model | Mr Suhanda, Sub Coordinator for Protection of Indonesia Migrant Worker, Ministry of Manpower, Indonesia | 12 mins |
Sharing the Thailand Migrant Worker Assistance Centre model | Ms Kanjana Ekkabutra, Labour Specialist Professional Level, Ministry of Labour Thailand | 5 mins |
Role of trade unions in supporting migrant workers | Ms Suriyanandhini Doraisamy, National Coordinator of Migrant Worker Resource Centre; Assistant Secretary (Education), Malaysian Trade Union Congress (MTUC) | 5 mins |
Ensuring inclusion of migrants: view from civil society | Ms Reiko Harima, Regional Coordinator Mekong Migration Network (MMN) | 5 mins |
Interactive discussion and Q&A | 25 mins | |
Summary/conclusions | Moderator | 3 mins |
Closing remarks | Ms Gemma Edgar, Counsellor (Development), Australian Embassy in Thailand Ms Pia Oberoi, Senior Advisor, OHCHR Regional Office | 5 mins 5 mins |
Organizers
International Labour Organization (ILO) Regional Office for Asia and the PacificUN Human Rights (OHCHR) Regional Office for South-East Asia
Co-organizers
European Union (EU) Delegation to ThailandAustralia Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT)
Indonesia Ministry of Manpower (MOM)
Thailand Ministry of Labour (MOL)