Indonesian Tripartite Preparatory Workshop for the 11th ASEAN Forum on Migrant Labour

National tripartite preparatory workshops for the 11th AFML will be held in several ASEAN Member States (AMS) to take stock on the progress of stakeholders in implementing the previous AFML recommendations and to discuss the themes of the 11th AFML. Organization of these preparatory workshops is supported by the TRIANGLE in ASEAN. TRIANGLE in ASEAN (2015-2025) is a partnership between the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, the Global Affairs Canada, and the ILO.

The 11th ASEAN Forum on Migrant Labour will be held on 29-30 October 2018 in Singapore. It will be hosted by the Government of Singapore as the current chair of the ASEAN and the ASEAN Committee on the Implementation of the ASEAN Declaration on the Protection and Promotion of the Rights of Migrant Workers (ACMW).

In line with Singapore’s 2018 ASEAN Chairmanship theme of “Resilience and Innovation,” the 11th AFML will focus on digistalisation to promote decent work for migrant workers in ASEAN. To ensure that discussions will be focused and targeted, the 11th AFML will be further scoped into two sub-themes:
  • Theme 1: Digitalisation of migrant labour management
  • Theme 2: Digital services to migrant workers
National tripartite preparatory workshops for the 11th AFML will be held in several ASEAN Member States (AMS) to take stock on the progress of stakeholders in implementing the previous AFML recommendations and to discuss the themes of the 11th AFML. These meeting are supported by the ILO’s TRIANGLE in ASEAN programme, which is a partnership between the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), the GAC and the ILO.

Objectives

The AFML national tripartite preparatory workshops will be organized in order to:
  1. Take stock of stakeholders’ progress in implementing the recommendations of previous AFMLs;
  2. Discuss the 11th AFML theme and sub-themes as well as prepare national recommendations on how to utilizes digitalisation to promote decent work for migrant workers in ASEAN as duly endorsed by national tripartite partners
  3. Develop a report or set of positions that the AFML delegates can use at the 11th AFML

Participants

  • Each AFML preparatory workshop should include representatives from:
  • Government ministries responsible for labour migration and domestic work
  • Employers’ organizations, including affiliates of the ASEAN Confederation of Employers
  • Workers’ organizations, including affiliates of the ASEAN Trade Union Council
  • Civil society organizations, including the Task Force for ASEAN Migrant Workers
  • International organizations, including ILO, IOM and UN Women
  • Other participants as deemed appropriate