Labour migration resources

October 2017

  1. Agenda for 10th ASEAN Forum on Migrant Labor

    18 October 2017

    This is the agenda for 10th ASEAN Forum on Migrant Labor to be held in Manila Philippines during 25-26 October 2017

  2. Exploring new opportunities: Report of the meeting with recruitment agencies

    13 October 2017

  3. Meeting with recruitment agencies

    A meeting was jointly hosted by FICCI and the ILO with the recruitment agents to understand better ways to work on recruitment practices.

  4. TRIANGLE in ASEAN Quarterly Briefing Note: Malaysia (July - September 2017)

    06 October 2017

    On 1 July 2017 the Government started a crackdown on irregular workers and employers who failed to register their workers after the deadline passed for migrants to register for an E-Card. By the 21 July, Malaysian authorities had arrested over 3,300 undocumented workers and 84 employers. Due to fear of detention and deportation many migrant workers have gone into hiding, leaving in particular the construction and plantation industries with a labour shortage.

  5. TRIANGLE in ASEAN Quarterly Briefing Note: Lao People's Democratic Republic (July - September 2017)

    06 October 2017

  6. TRIANGLE in ASEAN Quarterly Briefing Note: Thailand (๋July - September 2017)

    06 October 2017

    In September, the Ministry of Labour initiated a review of the 1979 Royal Decree that prohibits foreigners in Thailand from working in 39 occupations. Currently, an exemption is made for migrants from Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar and Viet Nam countries so that they can work as “labourers and domestic helpers”.

  7. TRIANGLE in ASEAN Quarterly Briefing Note: Viet Nam (July - September 2017)

    06 October 2017

    In July, a draft scheme prepared by MOLISA on sending 54,000 skilled workers abroad costing VND1.3 trillion was shared widely among the public for input.

  8. TRIANGLE in ASEAN Quarterly Briefing Note: Myanmar (July - September 2017)

    06 October 2017

    Large numbers of migrants returned from Thailand due to the announcement of a new law related to the employment of migrants, increasing penalties for employers and migrants working in irregular situations. In some cases, employers dismissed migrants for fear of arrest and in others migrants left for fear of imprisonment. During this period, many migrants who returned attempted to get passports in Myanmar in order to be able to return to Thailand legally. Every documentation centre posted detailed information on this process.

  9. TRIANGLE in ASEAN Quarterly Briefing Note: Cambodia (July - September 2017)

    06 October 2017

    Following the adoption of the new Thai law, thousands of migrant workers returned to Cambodia. On 30 June, the Thai Government suspended the implementation of the Decree for 120 days, during which there would be no crackdowns on illegal workers. However, the exodus of migrant workers continued.

  10. ILO’s Ship to Shore Rights Project in Songkla commits to decent work in Thai fishing and seafood sector

    06 October 2017