Labour migration

Viet Nam National Tripartite Preparatory Workshop for the 11th ASEAN Forum on Migrant Labour

The workshop to review progress of implementation the recommendations of the previous ASEAN Forum on Migrant Labour (AMFL) and recommendations for the 11th AFML will be on 10 September in Hanoi.

The ASEAN Forum on Migrant Labour is an open platform for the review, discussion and exchange of good practices and ideas between governments, workers’ and employers’ organizations, and civil society on key issues facing migrant workers in Southeast Asia. Each year the forum develops recommendations to advance the implementation of the principles of the ASEAN Declaration on the Protection and Promotion of the Rights of Migrant Workers.

Participants of the National Tripartite Preparatory Workshop 10 September in Hanoi, including tripartite partners, representatives from the Australian and Canadian governments, and the ILO
The 11th AFML will carry the overall theme “Digitalisation to improve decent work conditions for migrant workers ASEAN”.

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. The ILO’s TRIANGLE in ASEAN Programme will support the organization of one preparatory workshop in each AMS.

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