TABLE OF CONTENTS BACKGROUND ..................................................................................................... 2 MILESTONES ......................................................................................................... 3 Wage Theft in the IMRF Progress Declaration .............................................. 3 Conference on Access to Justice .................................................................... 4 UN General Assembly Side Event ................................................................... 5 Colombo Process TAWG and IOM Engagement ........................................... 5 The 54th Session of the Human Rights Council ........................................... HUMAN IMPACT: THE REAL COST OF WAGE THEFT ON MIGRANT WORKERS ........................................................................ WAGE THEFT AND DEVELOPMENT LOSS ...................................................... NAVIGATING THE PATH FORWARD: RECOMMENDATIONS FOR COMPREHENSIVE SOLUTION TO WAGE THEFT ........................................... The Importance of Cross-border Collaboration of Lawyers ...................... Areas of Cross-border Collaboration between Legal Practitioners in Both Countries of Origin and Countries of Destination ............................. 6 10 The Importance of Robust and Accessible Mechanisms for the Protection of Migrant Workers ...................................................................... 12 7 8 10 10