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2 DAYS TO GO! Taking Back What's Ours: Achieving Justice in the Time of COVID-19.

Migrant Forum in Asia
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📍Taking Back What's Ours: Achieving Justice in the Time of COVID-19. 📆 10 December 2021 ⏰ 6:30 PM Manila On Human Rights Day, join us as we hear and celebrate the stories of success and empowerment of our migrant workers! As part of the Migrants' Month Calendar of Activities of the Justice for Wage Theft Campaign, we will be joined by advocates and returnees who will recount the stories of migrant workers who experienced wage theft during COVID-19, how they were able to achieve justice in the time of pandemic and claim back their wages as well as how they were able to empower themselves despite the challenges confronted. The event is open to all and will be held via Zoom. Register via this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcoceyprzsvE9XU6iztQ9pLZNaGNe2tn2v5 See you there!
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Wage Theft Documentation Workshop

Migrant Forum in Asia
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📣 SAVE THE DATE! Wage Theft Documentation Workshop 📆 14 December 2021 ⏰ 4PM MANILA As part of the Migrants' Month Calendar of Activities as well as a network-building and capacity-building initiative, the Justice for Wage Theft campaign will be facilitating a workshop for advocates on documenting cases of wage theft experienced by migrant workers, through the JFWT documentation system. The workshop aims to further build the evidence-based advocacy of the JFWT campaign. Documenters and case handlers from the Justice for Wage Theft campaign who have played a key role in building the campaign’s database of wage theft cases and development of the campaign’s analysis reports will be speaking to share their process, best practices, as well as challenges in documenting cases of wage theft reported by migrant workers. The workshop is free and open to all advocates! Further details to be announced soon. Register here to join: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYpd-yhpz0oGNfeDeam5Et2fKKKQ0qVac4i
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Report Launch | VOLUME 3 Crying Out for Justice: Wage Theft Against Migrant Workers during COVID-19

Migrant Forum in Asia
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1 WEEK TO GO | REGISTER NOW! 21 February 2022, 8PM Manila REPORT LAUNCH CRYING OUT FOR JUSTICE: Wage Theft Against Migrant Workers During COVID-19 VOLUME 3 Analysis Report. Register here to join: bit.ly/3HNbAIl Further information on the program will be circulated soon!
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Policy Brief No. 3/August 2021, "Empty-handed and Demoralized: New Evidences of wage theft among Indian return migrants during COVID-19"

Migrant Forum in Asia
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A policy brief developed by the International Institute of Migration and Development (IIMAD), India in partnership with Migrant Forum in Asia (MFA).
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Policy Brief No. 4/August 2021, "Addressing systemic challenges of wage theft: Bangladeshi COVID returnees from the Gulf"

Migrant Forum in Asia
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A policy brief developed by the Refugee and Migratory Movements Research Unit (RMMRU), Bangladesh, in partnership with Migrant Forum in Asia (MFA).
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Access to Justice is Still a Challenge for Bangladeshi Migrant Women

Migrant Forum in Asia
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A research report released last month by OKUP, a grassroots migrant organisation, in Bangladesh, reveals that out of the 262 returnee migrant women cases they compiled, nearly 95 percent of them were recruited by unauthorised sub-agents or sub-sub-agents.
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‘GarmentWorkers under Threat from Labour Deregulation in Asia - A Review of recent Labourand Employment Law changes in Cambodia, India, Indonesia and Sri Lanka’

AFWA International
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AFWA worked with partner unions to understand and analyse the fast-moving changes and we now release the report- ‘GarmentWorkers under Threat from Labour Deregulation in Asia - A Review of recent Labourand Employment Law changes in Cambodia, India, Indonesia and Sri Lanka’. The report is a comparative analysis of labour law changes across Asia and highlights the commonalities across these nations. It highlights what has been changed in the laws and why it is important. These industry-backed labour reforms have reduced workers’ power, increased informality, lowered minimum wages, undermined strikes and sectoral bargaining, and further restricted labour consultation.
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‘I Will Fight for Compensation’

Migrant Forum in Asia
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An Indian woman tailor in UAE who was injured in a road accident and repatriated in a wheelchair has moved papers to fight a compensation case. On September 19, 2019, Anitha Kumary, a 51-year-old Indian woman tailor, was hit by a car in Abu Dhabi. She suffered a severe head injury and lost consciousness. She was rushed to the Acute Emergency section of Sheikh Khalifa Medical City. She was put in the Intensive Care Unit for five days and when medics found some progress, she was moved to the monitored bed. Finally, she was discharged on October 6. Even at the time of discharge, she wasn’t able to stand independently or sit without support. And on a wheelchair, she was repatriated to India on October 15.
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"South Asian Perspectives on Wage Theft and Access to Justice: A Virtual Launch of Wage Theft studies in Bangladesh, India, and Nepal"

Migrant Forum in Asia
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As part of the month-long commemoration of the one-year anniversary of the campaign, MFA, together with the Refugee and Migratory Movements Research Unit (RMMRU) Bangladesh, The International Institute of Migration and Development (IIMAD) India, and the South Asia Regional Trade Union Council (SARTUC) Nepal, are organizing "South Asian Perspectives on Wage Theft and Access to Justice: A Virtual Launch of Wage Theft studies in Bangladesh, India, and Nepal"
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Alternatives to Dispute Settlements: Use of Technology in Accessing Justice for Migrant Workers

Migrant Forum in Asia
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As part of the series of activities for the month-long anniversary of the Justice for Wage Theft campaign and as the culminating program, MFA and the Lawyers Beyond Borders (LBB) Network are co-organizing the “Alternatives to Dispute Settlements: Use of Technology in Accessing Justice for Migrant Workers”. Objectives: 1.) To have an exchange on existing models of dispute settlement mechanisms that utilizes digital technology aside from the ADGM; 2.) To assess the feasibility of these mechanisms in addressing the issue of wage theft at present and post-COVID.
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Crying Out for Justice Vol. 4

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As the Justice for Wage Theft Campaign enters its fourth year, it redoubles its commitment to holding stakeholders accountable for the rightful compensation owed to workers. It advocates for the implementation of robust justice and protective mechanisms ensuring that every worker, especially migrants, receives the remuneration they are rightfully entitled to and for which they have worked tirelessly for. Through strategic partnerships and a growing coalition, the campaign envisions a world where every worker is treated with dignity and is shielded from the scourge of wage theft.
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Will I be able to fight my UAE wage theft case in India?

Migrant Forum in Asia
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Chirstopher Shaji, a 46-year-old Indian civil engineer, is fighting a case in the UAE for his unpaid salary and other benefits after being laid off by his company. The company had cited fund crunch due to COVID-19 outbreak.
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Will I be able to fight my UAE wage theft case in India?

Migrant Forum in Asia
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Chirstopher Shaji, a 46-year-old Indian civil engineer, is fighting a case in the UAE for his unpaid salary and other benefits after being laid off by his company. The company had cited fund crunch due to COVID-19 outbreak.
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GFMD Side Event: Non-Payment of Wages and Benefits: Impacts on the Life of Migrants and their Families Post-COVID-19

GFMD
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Description: Migrants have faced enormous challenges this year due to the closure of businesses amid lockdowns. Many migrant workers have faced termination, with employers unable or unwilling to provide earned wages and end-of-service benefits. Some of these workers have also been repatriated without the means to seek redress for grievances related to non-payment of wages. While the non-payment of wages is not a new issue, it is one that has been aggravated by the economic situation faced by many countries, with existing justice systems unable to handle the increase in cases. While recognising the magnitude of the issue, this event will provide an avenue for an interactive exchange between stakeholders present and touch upon what has been done, and what remains to be done. It will identify and assess policies, measures and initiatives taken by governments to address the issue, as well as the gaps and challenges that continue to await remedy.
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Appeal 5: Measures for Addressing Wage Theft Affecting Millions of Migrant Workers in the Times of COVID-19

Appeal
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Five months after the initial call, as the pandemic continues to wreak havoc across the globe, workers continue to return, nameless and faceless, to their countries of origin without their hard-earned wages and benefits. Now more than ever before, we renew our call on the countries of origin and the countries of destination to honour their commitment to respect, protect and fulfill the rights of migrant workers, taking immediate and practical measures to remedy wage theft and to ensure justice for affected migrant workers.
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PRESS RELEASE | MFA Releases Second Volume of Case Analysis Report, “Crying Out for Justice: Wage Theft Against Migrant Workers during COVID-19”

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For immediate release/ Manila, 30 June 2021 — Migrant Forum in Asia (MFA) members and partners have together launched the second volume of the bi-annual analysis report, “Crying Out for Justice: Wage Theft Against Migrant Workers during COVID-19” which documents cases of wage theft from the period of January and May 2021. The report marks the first anniversary of the Justice for Wage Theft campaign. A joint effort by a large coalition of trade unions and civil society organisations inaugurated on 1 June 2020, the campaign calls for an urgent justice mechanism for migrant workers repatriated due to the COVID-19 pandemic without being paid their due wages, salaries, and end-of-service benefits. More than a year after the pandemic, up to millions of migrant workers are still anxiously waiting for their wages, as there has been hardly any progress with respect to access to justice.
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JFWT Human Interest Stories

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In celebration of International Migrants Day, accounts of wage theft were collected by MFA members and partners and gathered to share the different journeys of each migrant worker who faced injustice and how they navigated through it. These are stories of justice delayed and of the need for reforms in our justice systems. These stories are only some of many more untold experiences of survivors who are crying out for justice, who are seeking access to justice, and seeking support as they transition to a post-pandemic world.
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The Migration & Diaspora Podcast Episode 19: Seeking Justice For Wage Theft for migrant workers in Asia

Loksan Harley
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In this Podcast, Loksan Harley speaks with a true powerhouse in the field of migrant rights in Asia, William Gois, the current regional coordinator of Migrant Forum in Asia (MFA). William shed light on the issue of wage theft in Asia that many migrant workers have been exposed to. He gives us the lowdown on the scale and nature of the problem, where it's happening, and what its impacts are on the migrant workers and their families and communities of origin, especially in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. And he walks us through the Justice For Wage Theft campaign he's been leading and the actions that he is calling on countries of origin and destination to take to both address the immediate needs of those afflicted by wage theft, as well as to build back better protections for migrant workers as we emerge from the pandemic.
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The Interfaith Centre on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR) officially endorses Migrant Forum in Asia's (MFA) Call for an Urgent Justice Mechanism for Repatriated Migrant Workers

Migrant Forum in Asia
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Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR), a coalition of long-term institutional investors representing $2 trillion USD in assets under management, formally endorses the MFA's Call for an Urgent Justice Mechanism for Repatriated Migrant Workers. The ICCR recognizes numerous retailers and manufacturers in all sectors avoiding liability for systemic abuse in the past which has been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. ICCR urges companies to implement human rights due diligence in their supply chains during and following the COVID-19 crisis and call on companies and investors to support MFA’s Justice for Wage Theft campaign.
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New fund to support migrant workers in Singapore

The Straits Time
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Leap201 Singapore set up, Leap for Migrant Workers (L4M) a new fund dedicated to migrants both during and beyond the COVID-19 pandemic. The fund looks into supporting migrants where they are most vulnerable in terms of low economic security and low health security, from living in migrant worker dormitories. Singapore committed $1M and will work closely with migrant worker organizations in supporting migrants.
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Justice for Wage Theft: Migrants' Month Calendar, Activity Guide, and Registration

Migrant Forum in Asia
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MARK YOUR DECEMBER CALENDAR! Join us in a momentous celebration during Migrants' Month, a month-long celebration of International Migrants Day, in back to back activities organized by co-launchers of the Justice for Wage Theft (JFWT) campaign! We have a series of invigorating discussions lined up in the coming month! Make sure to save the date and watch out for these upcoming events on our Migrants' Month calendar, including the launch of the 3rd Volume of the JFWT case analysis report series, Crying Out for Justice: Wage Theft against Migrant Workers during COVID-19, to be held on our International Migrants Day celebration on 17 December 2021. FOR MORE INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION ON THE OTHER ACTIVITIES, CLICK HERE TO VIEW OUR ACTIVITY GUIDE: https://bit.ly/3DrPUP2
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National launch of the reports on Wage Theft among Migrants in India

Migrant Forum in Asia
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Migrant Forum in Asia (MFA) in collaboration with the International Institute of Migration and Development (IIMAD) and Centre for Indian Migrant Studies (CIMS) are organising a virtual national launch of the study reports to initiate a wider discussion on the issue of wage theft in the Indian context. The event further aims to identify and recommend possible avenues of co-operation to address the issue. Government representatives, prominent academicians, trade unionists and civil society leaders will be part of the event. Event link - HTTPS://MEET.GOOGLE.COM/ECU-ODBH-GTP Access the program here: https://bit.ly/3EuIHiS
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3 DAYS TO GO❗ VOLUME 3 Crying Out for Justice: Wage Theft Against Migrant Workers during COVID-19 Report Launch

Migrant Forum in Asia
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Migrant Forum in Asia (MFA) invites you to the virtual launch of the 3rd Volume of Crying Out for Justice: Wage Theft Against Migrant Workers during COVID-19. This report is an analysis of the cases documented by MFA members and partners as part of the Justice for Wage Theft Campaign. Register here: bit.ly/3HNbAIl. Access the Program Agenda here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1m3NjseEC_fDeHi0sZGeF8mHutipWy6J5/view
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MFA, CIMS, and IIMAD: National Launch of Reports on Wage Theft Among Migrants in India

Migrant Forum in Asia
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Migrant Forum in Asia (MFA), the Centre for Indian Migrant Studies (CIMS), and the International Institute of Migration and Development (IIMAD) will be launching a report on wage theft among Indian migrant workers. The launch is scheduled on 21 September at 4-5pm IST. Please feel free to join through this link: https://meet.google.com/ecu-odbh-gtp. #JusticeForWageTheft #wagetheft #India
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Justice for Wage Theft Series, Volume 3 Report | Crying Out for Justice: Wage Theft Against Migrant Workers During COVID-19

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Migrant Forum in Asia releases the 3rd volume of its analysis report series, "Crying Out for Justice: Wage Theft Against Migrant Workers during COVID-19" This report is an analysis of the cases documented by MFA members and partners as part of the Justice for Wage Theft Campaign. As states go into crisis recovery, how have migrant workers been cast aside in the global response to the COVID-19 impact? How must stakeholders and duty bearers take action in ensuring that migrant workers achieve justice without delay? Volume 3 analyzes the wage theft cases experienced by migrant workers in the time of the pandemic since we started documenting cases, from July 2020 until December 2021.
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National Workers Welfare Trust (NWWT) awareness campaign for repatriated migrant workers from the Gulf

Migrant Forum in Asia
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National Workers Welfare Trust (NWWT) organized an awareness campaign for repatriated migrant workers from the Gulf, which was conducted at Mamada Village in Nirmal District with 'Justice for wage theft' as the main theme of the program..
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National Workers Welfare Trust (NWWT) Awareness campaign for repatriated migrant workers from the Gulf

National Workers Welfare Trust (NWWT)
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National Workers Welfare Trust (NWWT) organized an awareness campaign for repatriated migrant workers from the Gulf. The meeting was held at Red Cross Bhavan, NIZAMABAD, Telangana on 24th November 2020. The program was conducted in association with the Emigrants Welfare Forum (EWF) and Pravasi Mithra Labour Union (PMLU).
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TAKING BACK WHAT’S OURS: ACHIEVING JUSTICE IN THE TIME OF COVID-19

Migrant Forum in Asia
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On Human Rights Day, join us as we hear and celebrate the stories of success and empowerment of our migrant workers! As part of the Migrants' Month Calendar of Activities of the Justice for Wage Theft Campaign, we will be joined by advocates and returnees who will recount the stories of migrant workers who experienced wage theft during COVID-19, how they were able to achieve justice in the time of pandemic and claim back their wages as well as how they were able to empower themselves despite the challenges confronted. The event is open to all. It will be held on Human Rights Day, 10 December 2021 at 6:30PM via Zoom. Register via this link: https://bit.ly/3Inr6eK See you there!
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TOP 10 BUSINESS & HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES

IHRB
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On international Human Rights Day, IHRB announced the list of Top Ten Human Rights Issues both of the year past and going forward. IHRB featured the situation of Wage Theft and MFA's call for a Justice Mechanism.
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National Human Rights Institutions Joint Statement on International Migrants Day

Statement
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On International Migrants Day 2020, National Human Rights Institution of the Maldives, Nepal, Sri Lanka and the Philippines call to respect, protect and fulfill the rights of migrant workers and their families, and commit to take action to support the rights of workers to remedy for wage theft and other human rights abuses against migrant workers.
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