Hong Kong domestic workers: Through the lens of an intern Submitted by Crystal, intern at Asia Pacific Mission for Migrants A summer day in Hong Kong entails hot, humid days where temperature reaches 30°C, or days with continuous, heavy downpour of rain. In weathers like these, typically we’d want to…

APMM has hosted interns from City University of Hong Kong named Deng Jiawen, Ashley Kam and Lydia Li. For four months, they were immersed with the campaigns and advocacies of the organization and also integrated with migrant workers in Hong Kong.  As part of their internship, they wrote an article…

KASAMMA-KO (alliance of different Filipino migrant organizations in Korea) calls for the condemnation of the ongoing exploitation of Filipino seasonal workers in South Korea.  Such conditions reveal the grim truth behind so-called labor opportunities abroad and highlight a system that continues to profit from the suffering of migrant workers. South…

Global standards like ILO Convention 189 and ILO Convention 190 set a clear benchmark for safeguarding domestic workers, including women migrant domestic workers. Advocacy efforts continue to push for their adoption worldwide. Destinations such as Hong Kong and Saudi Arabia, which host some of the largest numbers of migrant domestic…

The International Seafarers Action Center (ISAC) extends its heartfelt condolences to the family of the Filipino crew who died when their ship, the MV Devon Bay of Singapore registry, capsized on January 23, 2026 off Sabangan Point, west of Pangasinan. Of the vessel's 21 full crew members, 17 were retrieved,…

KASAMMA-KO stands in solidarity with all those present in honoring the heroic day of Jeon Tae-il.  A worker who awakened and dedicated his life to change the economic and political system of Korea which was then under the fascist dictatorship of President Park Chung He.  From a simple demand for…

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  Nang mga nakaraang araw ay ginulantang ang Migrante South Korea dahil sa balitang hindi matutuloy ang paunang pagdinig sa kaso ni FPRRD sa September 23, 2025 sa dahilang walang kapasidad si Duterte na makadalo ng hearing, ayon kay Kauffman na abogado ni Duterte, hindi na niya maalala ang lahat…

    In recent days, Migrant South Korea was shocked by the news that the preliminary hearing in the case of FPRRD on September 23, 2025, would not proceed because Duterte was unable to attend. According to Kauffman, Duterte's lawyer, he no longer remembers everything, including his family (cognitive deficiencies).…