SEANF Paper on Migrant Workers • • • • • Bring the gender dimension into migrant policy in a more effective way Revise the MOU with Malaysia on treatment of migrant workers. End rights abuses in the labour recruitment programs in Indonesia, and crack-down on illegal recruiters. Develop more effective systems to monitor Indonesian migrant workers overseas by Indonesian Embassies and Komnas HAM. Launch a comprehensive community-level information campaign about rights and responsibility of Indonesian migrant workers overseas. Malaysia • • • • • • • • • Review laws and policies that are inconsistent with UN and ILO conventions. Amend labour laws to include “domestic work” under legal coverage. Grant the request from the Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Migrants to officially visit Malaysia. Right of freedom of association of legal migrant workers under domestic labour laws applicable to the nature of migrant workers’ employment. Launch a public campaign against employers’ seizure of worker documents. Reform labour sourcing or recruitment processes in Malaysia to eliminate abuses. Adopt a humane approach towards immigration offences to ensure justice and fairness. Assign medical staff to permanently be based at Immigration Detention Centers. Reform “Special Pass” procedures to make them more migrant-friendly and less expensive. The Philippines • • • Review laws protecting migrants and revise them to bring them into full compliance with UN and ILO Conventions. Oppose legislative efforts to amend the objectives of Republic Act No. 8042 to formally identify overseas employments as a means to sustain economic growth and achieve national development. Revoke Administrative Order (AO) 247 and focus the Philippines Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) to its original mission to protect migrant workers. 7