National Laws and Policies

Cambodia

Cambodia, Law on Suppression of Human Trafficking and Sexual Exploitation, 2008 (PDF500KB)
Cambodia, Sub-Decree #190 on The Management of the Sending of Cambodian Workers Abroad through Private Recruitment Agencies, August 2011 (PDF49.2KB)
Cambodia, Prakas(Official proclamation) No 047 on Private Recruitment Agency. February 2013 PDF28.7KB
Cambodia, Labour Migration Policy for Cambodia 2015-2018, December 2014 (PDF1.42MB)
Cambodia, Prakas 252, 13. Prakas 252 On site service of the Private Recruitment Agency and repatriation, September 2013 (PDF25.9KB)
Cambodia, Prakas 249, Complaint Receiving Mechanism for Migrant Workers, September 2013 (PDF25KB)

Indonesia

Law 16/1964 on Fisheries Profit Sharing System: Bahasa Indonesia
Law 1/1970 on Work Safety: English; Bahasa Indonesia
Law 13/2003 on Manpower: English; Bahasa Indonesia
Law 40/2004 on the National Social Security System: Bahasa Indonesia
Law 17/2008 on Shipping: English; Bahasa Indonesia
Law 20/2008 on Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises: English; Bahasa Indonesia
Law 31/2004 on Fishery, as amended by Law 45/2009: English; Bahasa Indonesia
Law 7/2016 on Protection and Employment of Fishers, Aquaculture Farmers, and Salt Farmers: English; Bahasa Indonesia
Law 18/2017 on Protection of Indonesian Migrant Workers:English; Bahasa Indonesia
Government Regulation 20/2010 on Water Transportation: Bahasa Indonesia
Presidential Regulation 109/2013 on Stages of Social Security Program: Bahasa Indonesia
Human Rights System and Certification in Fisheries Business 35/2015: English; Bahasa Indonesia
Requirement and Mechanism of Human Rights Certification for Fishers 2/2017: English; Bahasa Indonesia
MMAF Regulation on OSH in MMAF 6/2018: Bahasa Indonesia
MoM Regulation 2/1992on Procedures on Appointment and Authority of Occupational Safety and Health Professional: Bahasa Indonesia
MoM Regulation 9/2019 on Procedures on the Placement of Indonesian Migrant Workers: Bahasa Indonesia

Lao PDR

Law on Lao PDR Trade Union, 2007. (PDF)
Lao PDR Labour Law, 2013. (PDF)
See others on the ASEAN repository

Myanmar

Myanmar, The Social Security Act, 1954 PDF1.08MB
Myanmar/Burma, Law Relating to Overseas Employment, July 1999 (PDF103KB (2))
MOEAF, “Code of Conduct for the Members of Myanmar Overseas Employment Agencies Federation”, August 2016 (PDF5.39MB)

Philippines

Presidential Decree 442, Labor Code of the Philippines: English
Republic Acts
Philippines Fisheries Code, RA 8550: English
Philippines Coastguard Law, RA 9993: English
Special Protection of Children Act, RA 9231: English
Migrant Workers Act 1995, RA 8042 as amended by RA 10022: English
Social Security Law, RA 1161 (as amended by Sec. 1, P.D. No. 24, S-1972): English
An Act Further Strengthening The Social Security System Thereby Amending For This Purpose, RA 1161, as amended, RA 8282: English
An Act To Prevent Deter And Eliminate Illegal, Unreported And Unregulated Fishing, Amending RA 8550, Otherwise Known As “THE PHILIPPINE FISHERIES CODE OF 1998,” And For Other Purposes, RA 10654: English
Home Development Mutual Fund Law of 2009, RA 9679: English
Republic Act No. 10635 (An Act Establishing the Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) as the Single Maritime Administration Responsible for the Implementation and Enforcement of the 1978 International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, as amended: English
DOLE Order 141/2014: English
DOLE Order 147/15: Amending the Implementing Rules and Regulations of Book VI of the Labor Code of the Philippines, as amended: English
DOLE Order 156/2016: English
DOLE Order 196/2018 amending DOLE Order 156/2016: English
DOLE Order 198 of 2018 Implementing Rules and Regulations of Republic Act No. 11058: English
DOLE, Occupational Safety and Health Standards: English
MARINA, Rules and Regulations on Stability Requirements for Philippine-Registered Domestic Ships (Stability Code, MARINA Circular No. 5 of 2007): English
MARINA, Philippines Fishing Vessels Safety Rules and Regulations (PFVSRR): English
Philippines Coast Guard, Memorandum Circular No. 5 of 2012 (Master’s Declaration of Safe Departure): English
Philippines Coast Guard, Memorandum Circular No. 6 of 1990 (Marine Protest): English
Omnibus Rules to Implement the Labor Code of the Philippines: English
Revised 2016 POEA Rules and Regulations Governing the Recruitment and Employment of Seafarers (Seafarers’ POEARR): English
POEA, Memorandum Circular No. 10 of 2010 (Amended Standard Terms and Conditions Governing Employment of Filipino Seafarers on Board Ocean Going Ships); Referred to in the text as “STC for Employment of Filipino Seafarers”: English
POEA Memorandum Circular No. 4 of 2013 (One-Page Covering Employment Contract): English

Thailand

Thailand, Immigration Act, B.E. 2522 (PDF 88KB )
Thailand, Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act B.E 2551 (2008) January 30, 2008 Thai (PDF193KB) , English (PDF58KB) (Source: //www.no-trafficking.org/)
Thailand, Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act (No.2) B.E. 2558 (2015) November 3, 2015 Thai (PDF76KB)
Thailand, Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act (No.3) B.E. 2560 (2017) January 26, 2017 Thai (PDF74KB)
Thailand, Royal Ordinance, Additional amendments to Emergency Decree Amending the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act B.E. 2551 (2008), B.E. 2562 (2019) ENG version ( PDF148KB)
Thailand, Alien Work Act B.E 2551 (2008) Feburary 13, 2008 Thai (PDF706KB) , English (PDF553KB) (Source: //www.no-trafficking.org/)
Thailand, Labour Protection Act B.E. 2541 (1998) incorporated amendments as of B.E. 2551(2008), English (PDF)
Thailand, The Social Security Act (No. 4) 2015 (B.E. 2558) (PDF444K)
Thailand, Ministerial Announcement 2019 (B.E. 2562) Thai(PDF)
Thailand, Royal Ordinance on Bringing Migrant Workers to Work with Employers in Thailand B.E.2559 (2016) (PDF1.22MB)
Thailand, Royal Decree on Managing the Work of Aliens B.E. 2560 (2017)Thai version:(PDF264KB) English version: (PDF103KB)
Thailand, Royal Ordinance on Migrant Working Management (No 2) B.E. 2561 (2018)Thai version (PDF201KB)
Thailand, Emergency Decree on Fisheiries B.E. 2558 (2015) English version (PDF524KB)
Thailand, Royal Ordinance on Fisheries (No.2) B.E. 2560 (2017) English version (PDF765KB)
Thailand, Ministerial Regulation on Occupational Safety, Health, and Welfare System of Crews in Fisheries B.E. 2559 (2016) (PDF)

Viet Nam

Decision No.78/QĐ-TTG: National Plan of Action to Prevent, Deter, and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing up to 2025, English version (pdf)
Decree No: 05/2015/ND-CP dated January 12, 2015 of the Government defining and providing guidance on the implementation of a number of contents of the Labor Code 1/12/2015, English version (pdf) (no longer active replaced by Decree No:145/2020/NĐ-CP: DECREE ELABORATION OF SOME ARTICLES OF THE LABOR CODE ON WORKING CONDITIONS AND LABOR RELATIONS (see attached)
Decree providing details and directives on the implementation of several articles of the law on Health Insurance, English version (pdf)
Decree 17: Amendments to the government’s decree no. 67/2014/ND-CP dated 07, 2014 On certain Fishery Development Policies, English version (pdf)
Directive 45/CT-TTG: On a number of tasks and solutions to remove the warning of the European Commission against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing (IUU), English version (pdf)
Employment Law (Law No. 38/2013/QH13), English version (pdf)
Fisheries Law No. 18/2017/QH14, English version (pdf)
Fisheries Law No. 17/2003/qh 11, English version (pdf)
Law No. 46/2014/QH13 amending the Law on Health Insurance, Vietnamese version (pdf)
Labour Code 2019, English version (pdf)
Law on Occupational Safety and Health (Law No. 84/2015/QH13), English version (pdf)
Law on Vocational Education (Law No. 74/2014/QH13), English version (pdf)
Letter No 57/ CLCL-CL1: Requirements for Fishery Consignments imported into Vietnam for further processing and export to EU, English version (pdf)
Social Insurance Laws (No. 58/2014/QH 13), English version (pdf)
Trade Unions Law (No. 12/2012/QH13), English version (pdf)