The Asia Pacific Mission for Migrants (APMM) launched a social media campaign centered on Decent Work, exposing the stark divide between the rights and lived realities of migrant workers. Campaign content was made available in English, Bahasa Indonesia, Tagalog, and Bengali to ensure wider accessibility and amplify migrants’ voices.

Migrant workers are mostly abused and exploited by denying them fair wages, safe working conditions, and freedom of organizing. Despite the existence of international treaties and labor standards that safeguard their rights, migrant workers still experience surveillance, discrimination, and repression when they spoke out, looking for justice and organized.

APMM together with network and grassroots groups developed the Global Compact for Migration (GCM) Indicators by Migrants and Refugees. These tools were created by migrants and refugees themselves through consultations and workshops, ensuring they reflect on-ground experiences.

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