Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Indonesia M. Fachir speaks at the event (Photo: VNA) Jakarta (VNA) – A high-level dialogue on human rights in ASEAN to assess the decade-long operation of the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) was held in Jakarta, Indonesia on May 9. The event was co-organised by the Asian Forum for.. read more →
HONG KONG, May 9 (Xinhua) — As part of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Hong Kong and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), tariff reduction and services market access between Hong Kong and three ASEAN members will come into force in June, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) government said Thursday. The.. read more →
When Asean was set up in August 1967, the founding fathers did not bother to make sure their newly formed organisation would survive for 52 years, as it already has. All they wanted to do at the time was to make sure they got together, looked each other in the eye and pledged to meet.. read more →
Dialogues with the ASEAN Committee on Migrant Workers (ACMW) and Governments of ASEAN Member States, lobbying of governments on key priority issues and promotion of services to migrant workers and their employers highlighted the key areas of joint actions between the ASEAN Trade Union Council (ATUC) and the ASEAN Confederation of Employers (ACE) in their.. read more →
A new digital platform helps migrant workers resolve their inquiries and complaints about working overseas. 18 December 2018 – To provide migrant workers greater access to justice, the ASEAN Trade Union Council (ATUC) relaunched the ATUC Information System (ATIS) for Migrant Workers during the International Migrants Day. “ATIS helps migrant workers resolve their inquiries and.. read more →
