The executive summary of “Repression and Resilience: COVID-19 Response Measures and Migrant Workers’ Rights in Major East and Southeast Destinations” (2020) is now available. This summary provides overviews of COVID-19 response measures and common impacts on and...
We are delighted to introduce “Proposed Guideline to Protect Migrant Workers’ Rights during Public Health Crisis” which was developed collectively through a joint research conducted as part of BEBESEA initiative on COVID-19 response measures and rights of migrant...
This joint research looks at situations of migrant workers in their major seven destinations in East and Southeast Asia, namely Hong Kong, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan and Thailand. Joined by practitioners of civil society or migrant support...
This advocacy research is intended to assess existing policies on the protection of migrant workers’ children’s rights and gaps in their implementations at various levels. It also seeks to understand how these gaps come into play in Indonesia, the Philippines...
In recent years, Japan has faced significant demographic changes. This has resulted in rapid labor shortages and has threatened the survival of various industries. To overcome this, the Japanese government amended the Immigration Law in April 2019. Through this law,...
Following the adaptation of ASEAN Consensus on the Protection and Promotion of the Rights of Migrant Workers (ASEAN Consensus) in 2017, HRWG and the Sasakawa Peace Foundation (SPF) carried out a baseline study and organised a Focus Group Discussion on 30-31 August...