Thai government agencies attend workshop to improve knowledge and the system responding to forced labour issue in Thailand’s fishing industry
The Human Rights and Development Foundation, with support of the EU-funded programme Ship to Shore Rights South East Asia, organized a two-day workshop on 27-28 June with a particular focus on retaining the identity documents of migrant workers, including migrant fishers. Over 70 participants representing the Provincial Department of Employment and civil society organizations addressed […]
Community members in Salavan improve their knowledge about safe migration
In collaboration with the Village Focus International (VFI), the ILO conducted community outreach activities on 21-23 June in Vapy district, Salavan province in the southern part of Lao PDR. The activities engage 140 community members – among them 30 are migrant worker returnees from Thailand. Through the interactive activities, the participants received information, education and […]
AICHR consultations for effective referral mechanisms for all migrant workers including migrant fishers
The ILO and IOM participated in the consultation on human rights and countering trafficking in persons, and on referral systems for gender-based violence (GBV) and trafficking in persons (TIP). The consultations were co-organized over three days on 26-28 June 2023 by the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR), the Indonesia’s National Commission on the […]