Future of Work and Migration

National Tripartite Preparatory Workshops for the 12th ASEAN Forum on Migrant Labour

National tripartite preparatory workshops for the 12th AFML will be held in several ASEAN Member States to take stock on the progress of stakeholders in implementing the previous AFML recommendations and to discuss the themes of the 12th AFML.

The 12th AFML will be held on 25-26 September 2019 in Bangkok, Thailand. It will be hosted by the Government of Thailand 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).

The 12th AFML will carry the overall theme “Future of Work and Migration” and cover two thematic sessions:

Sub-theme 1: Challenges on Sustainable, Fair and Equal Protection
Sub-theme 2: Challenges on Migrant Worker Employability

National tripartite preparatory workshops for the 12th 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 12th AFML. These meetings are supported by the International Labour Organization (ILO) TRIANGLE in ASEAN programme, which is a partnership between the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), Global Affairs Canada (GAC), and the ILO.

The following dates have been set for the preparatory meetings:
  • 30 July, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
  • 14 August,Vientiane, Lao PDR
  • 16 August, Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar
  • 19 August, Hanoi, Viet Nam
  • 22 August, Jakarta, Indonesia
  • 3 September, Manila, Philippines
  • 5 September, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 13 September, Bangkok, Thailand
  • 24 September, Bangkok, Thailand (regional workers' and employers' preparatory meetings)