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ASEAN, EU join hands in protecting labour migrants in Southeast Asia

The 2nd ASEAN-EU Dialogue on Safe and Fair Labour Migration and the launch of awareness-raising campaign videos for the ASEAN Safe and Fair Migration Campaign, held in the Philippines on July 4-7, brought together over 70 policymakers, practitioners, and representatives of civil society and international organisations.
ASEAN, EU join hands in protecting labour migrants in Southeast Asia ảnh 1Delegates to 2nd ASEAN-EU Dialogue on Safe and Fair Labour Migration (Photo: ASEAN Secretariat)
Hanoi (VNA) - The 2nd ASEAN-EU Dialogue on Safe and Fair LabourMigration and the launch of awareness-raising campaign videos for the ASEANSafe and Fair Migration Campaign, held in the Philippines on July 4-7, broughttogether over 70 policymakers, practitioners, and representatives of civilsociety and international organisations.

They explored ways to better protect the rights of 7.1million ASEAN migrants in the region, ensuring their valuable contribution tosustainable economic development.

The audio-visual products (AVPs) of the Public Campaign onSafe and Fair Migration in ASEAN were developed to equip prospective andcurrent migrant workers with reliable and comprehensive information to helpthem prepare better for migration and safeguard against exploitation. For moreeffective outreach, these materials are available in English, Khmer, BahasaIndonesia, Laotian, Burmese, Tagalog, Thai and Vietnamese.

In her keynote address, Philippine Migrant Workers SecretarySusan V. Ople noted the crucial role information and education play in theempowerment of millions of migrant workers across the region.

Chihoko Asada-Miyakawa, International Labour Organisation (ILO)Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific, stated that with the resumption ofpost-pandemic labour migration, it is critical to strengthen informationand services to help make migration safe and fair.

These AVPs, supplementing existing education materials, willmake a valuable contribution towards decent work and social justice for womenand men migrant workers in the ASEAN region and beyond.

“Migration is a vital component of development, as it contributesto global economic growth and eradicating poverty. With the increasingprominence of migration in our society, there is a pressing need to prioritiseits safety and fairness”, Igor Driesmans, EU Ambassador to ASEAN, stated in hisremarks./.
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