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====== Final Regional Workshop on Access to Remedies for Migrant Workers from South-East Asia to Japan ====== [[:countries:japan:jwp:start|Back]] * {{ :countries:japan:jwp:concept_note_final.docx |Concept Note}} * {{ :countries:japan:jwp:workshop_agenda_final.docx |Workshop Agenda}} * {{ :countries:japan:jwp:participants_list.pdf |Participants List}} Venue: Cambodiana Hotel Date: 2025 Feb 11 ព្រឹកថ្ងៃទី១១ ខែកុម្ភៈ ឆ្នាំ២០២៥ លោកឧត្ដមសេនីយត្រី អ៊ិន មាន អញ្ជើញចូលរួមសិក្ខាសាលាថ្នាក់តំបន់អាស៊ីអាគ្នេយ៍ដើម្បីរៀបចំផែនការការងាររួមនៃការផ្ដល់លទ្ធភាពកាន់តែប្រសើរក្នុងការទទួលបានដំណោះស្រាយសម្រាប់ពលករចំណាកស្រុកពីអាស៊ីអាគ្នេយ៍ទៅកាន់ប្រទេសជប៉ុន ដែលមានការចូលរួមពីអង្គការ សមាគម អ្នកជំនាញបច្ចេកទេស និងមន្ត្រីតំណាងប្រទេសកម្ពុជា ឥណ្ឌូនេស៊ី វៀតណាម ថៃ ហ្វីលីពីន ជប៉ុន និងភាគីពាក់ព័ន្ធផ្សេងៗទៀតចំនួន៥២នាក់។ សិក្ខាសាលានេះរៀបចំដោយ ILO ក្រោមការឧបត្ថម្ភថវិកាពី JICA ដោយពិភាក្សាអំពីរបៀបដែលភាគីពាក់ព័ន្ធសំខាន់ៗមកពីប្រទេសបញ្ជូន និងប្រទេសគោលដៅ(ប្រទេសជប៉ុន)អាចធ្វើការរួមគ្នា ដើម្បីកែលម្អលទ្ធភាពទទួលបានការគាំទ្រ និងការការពារ របស់ពលករចំណាកស្រុក ដោយផ្អែកលើផែនការរួមមួយ។ =====Background===== South-East Asia is a region with large numbers of migrant workers. In recent years, Japan has become an increasingly popular destination, given the higher wages, better living conditions, and availability of public services. Japan has welcomed increasing numbers of migrant workers. Many of these migrants are low-paid and reside in the country under the terms of the Technical Internship Trainee Program (TITP) and Specified Skill Workers (SSW) scheme. As at the end of June 2023, there were approximately 358,000 TITP and 173,000 SSW workers in Japan((Figures cited in “Japan's new foreign trainee program to enhance rights protection”, Kyodo News, 25 November 2023, accessible at https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2023/11/62668f2b7b1e-japans-new-foreign-trainee-program-to-enhance-rights-protection.html.)) , the majority of whom hail from states within the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). As Japan grapples with pressing labour shortages, the number of migrant workers from ASEAN member states is expected to rise significantly over the coming years. The ILO’s technical cooperation project, Survey for Co-creating a Joint Work Plan for Improving Access to Remedy of Migrant Workers from Southeast Asia to Japan (RAS/24/03/JPN), is a JICA-funded project envisioning enhancing access to remedies for migrant workers from South-East Asian countries to Japan as a long-term goal. Having started in March 2024, the project has collected information about challenges and existing efforts from local stakeholders through an inception study, consultation meetings and workshops, and pilot activities to improve access to remedy for migrant workers. Based on the inputs, the project will develop a Joint Work Plan for the key stakeholders to take actions in the South-East Asia region. This final workshop will be the opportunity for the key stakeholders to review the content of a draft Joint Work Plan and endorse it for future collaborations and actions. =====Theme===== The main theme of the workshop is “access to remedy”, which is one of the three pillars of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGP). The UNGP requires signatory states to “take appropriate steps to ensure, through judicial, administrative, legislative or other appropriate means, that when such abuses occur within their territory and/or jurisdiction those affected have access to effective remedy”((Emphasis added. See Guiding Principle 25 in Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, Implementing the United Nations “Protect, Respect and Remedy” Framework, 2011, p. 27, accessible at https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/Documents/Publications/GuidingPrinciplesBusinessHR_EN.pdf.)). In particular, states should “take appropriate steps to ensure the effectiveness of domestic judicial mechanisms when addressing business-related human rights abuses, including considering ways to reduce legal, practical and other relevant barriers that could lead to a denial of access to remedy”((UNGP, Guiding Principle 26, ibid., p. 28.)). The workshop will discuss how the key stakeholders from countries of origin and destination can work together to improve migrant workers’ access to remedy based on the Joint Work Plan. =====Outputs===== * Participants from different countries will be connected to share information about remedy for migrant workers in the region. * The Joint Work Plan will be recognized by the participating countries. =====Process===== To ensure the Joint Work Plan will be developed through consultations and help participants get ready for the workshop, the ILO plans to organize two online preparatory meetings. |Online Preparatory Meeting #1|17 Dec 2024| |Online Preparatory Meeting #2|21 Jan 2025| |Final Regional Workshop in Cambodia|11 Feb 2025| For Online Preparatory Meetings; * Simultaneous interpretation will be available in Khmer, Indonesian Bahasa, and Vietnamese. * Video recording and meeting note will be shared for those who miss the meetings. =====Workshop Programme===== The workshop will be held in one full-day on 11 February 2025. ^TIME^ACTIVITIES^Moderator^ |8:30-9:00|Registration|| |9:00-9:30|Opening remarks\\ \\ - Ms. Anna Engblom, CTA TRIANGLE, ROAP, ILO\\ - Mr. Hiroshi Yokoyama, Senior Deputy Director, JICA\\ - H.E. Theang Seangveng, DG General Department of Labour, MLVT |Akira Kawasaki, ILO| |9:30-9:40|Group Photo session|| |9:40-10:00|Coffee break|| |10:00-10:35|Introduction\\ - Project Review and Joint Work Plan (25min)\\ Akira Kawasaki, Technical Officer, ROAP, ILO\\ - ILO’s work on access to remedy and efforts with MRCs (10min)\\ Anna Engblom, CTA TRIANGLE, ROAP, ILO | Akira Kawasaki\\ Anna Engblom | |10:35-11:05|Session 1: Facilitate Enabling Environment\\ - Sharing experience as a host and sending country (THA) 10mins\\ - Role of Philippines embassy in Japan for remedy (PHI) 10mins\\ - Q&A 10mins|Akira Kawasaki| |11:05-11:35|Session 2: Empowerment of Migrant Workers\\ - Government support for MW protection (IND) 20mins\\ - Q&A 10mins|Akira Kawasaki| |11:35-12:05|Session 3: Fair and Ethical Recruitment\\ - Experience and learning from FERI (VAMAS) 5mins\\ - Experience and learning from FERI (JP-MIRAI) 15mins\\ - Q&A 10mins|Akira Kawasaki| |12:05-13:30|Lunch break|| |13:30-14:10|Session 4: Grievance Mechanisms\\ - Government policy for grievance mechanisms (KHM) 15mins\\ - Government policy for grievance mechanisms (VNM) 10mins\\ - Q&A 10mins|Akira Kawasaki| |14:10-15:15|Group Discussion\\ Discuss findings and inputs for JWP in each table|Akira Kawasaki| |15:15-15:45|Coffee Break|| |15:45-16:30|Country Presentations\\ 10min presentation by each of 4 tables(KHM, IND, VNM, Others)|Akira Kawasaki| |16:30-16:45|Reflection and Endorsement\\ - General comments from the floor\\ - Endorsement of Joint Work Plan and form Regional Network|Akira Kawasaki| |16:45-17:00|Closing remarks\\ - Ms. Anna Engblom, CTA TRIANGLE, ROAP, ILO\\ - Mr. Hiroshi Yokoyama, Senior Deputy Director, JICA|Akira Kawasaki| =====Expected Participants===== ====Participants for the Final Regional Workshop==== Cambodia * Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training (MLVT) * Cambodian Federation of Employers and Business Associations (CAMFEBA) * Cambodia Labour Confederation (CLC) * Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) * Ministry of Interior (MoI) * National Union Alliance Chamber of Cambodia (NACC) * Association of Cambodian Recruitment Agencies (ACRA) * Legal Support for Children and Women (LSCW) * IOM Cambodia Indonesia * Ministry of Migrant Worker Protection (P2MI) * Indonesian Employer's Association (APINDO) * Confederation of Labour Union throughout Indonesia (KSBSI) * Association of Migrant Worker Placement Companies (ASPATAKI) * Serikat Buruh Migran Indonesia (SBMI) Viet Nam * Department of Overseas Labour (DOLAB) * Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) * Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL) * Vietnam Association of Manpower Supply (VAMAS) * Center for Development and Integration (CDI) * Migrant Resource Centre in Bac Ninh province Thailand * Department of Employment Philippines * The Philippines Embassy, Migrant Workers Office in Japan Japan * JP-MIRAI Other Stakeholders * Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) * Mekong Migration Network (MMN) ====Extended Participants for the Online Preparatory Meetings==== In addition to the workshop participants above, the following participants will be invited to the Online Preparatory Meetings. Cambodia * National Committee for Counter Trafficking (NCCT) * ASEAN-Australia Counter Trafficking (ASEAN-ACT) * Winrock International * International Justice Mission (IJM) * Center for Alliance of Labor and Human Rights (CENTRAL) * Cambodian Women’s Crisis Center (CWCC) * Cambodian Human Rights and Development Association (ADHOC) * Bar Association of Kingdom of Cambodia (BAKC) Indonesia * Ministry of Manpower (MoM) * Ministry of Law and Human Rights (MLHR) * BPJS Ketenagakerjaan * Association of Indonesian Employers and Employers (HIMSATAKI) * Indonesian Manpower Services Association (APJATI) * Perkumpulan Pengusaha Penempatan Pekerja Migran Indonesia (Perpemindo) * Association of Indonesian Apprenticeship Organizers (APPI) * Association of the Providers of Overseas Technical Internship Program (AP2LN) * Confederation of All Indonesian Workers' Unions (KSPSI) * Indonesian Trade Union Confederation (KSPI) * Sarekat Buruh Muslimin Indonesia (Sarbumsi) * Human Rights Working Group (HRWG) * Migrant Care * Keluarga Besar Buruh Migran Indonesia (Kabarbumi) * Solidaritas Perempuan (SP) * University of Indonesia * Indonesian Advocates Association (PERADI) Viet Nam * Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) * Thanh Hoa Department of Labour, War Invalids and Social Affairs (DOLISA) * Thanh Hoa Legal Aid Centre * Hanoi Bar Association Japan * Organization for Technical Intern Training (OTIT) * Japan Platform for Migrant Workers towards Responsible and Inclusive Society (JP-MIRAI) * Kanazawa University * Hurights Osaka Other Stakeholders * Migrant Forum Asia (MFA) * Lawyers Beyond Border (LBB) * UNDP Asia Pacific Reginal Office * IOM Asia Pacific Regional Office * OHCHR * ASEAN Secretariat {{gallery>countries:japan:jwp:photos20250211?nocache}}