[asia-apec 837] Program/Schedule - Migrant Forum (APPA 1998)

[AMC]

29 October 1998

Dear Friends,

Here is the programme/schedule of the Migrant Forum (1998 Asia-Pacific
People's Assembly on APEC) that was jointly drawn up by AMC, Tenaganita and
the Migrant Forum in Asia.

For those attending the Migrant Forum, please bring the following:
* a posterful of photos (re: migrant activities, campaigns, your work in
your own country) which we will post as exhibits along the wall of the
conference venue
* a 3-5 page brief update about migrants' situation in your own country.
* other papers, materials you want to bring

Thanks!
Rex Varona
Asian Migrant Centre

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MIGRANT FORUM
ASIA PACIFIC PEOPLE'S ASSEMBLY 1998
"ASSERTING MIGRANTS' RIGHTS IN A GLOBALIZED ECONOMY"
(11-12 November, 1998)

SCHEDULE

DAY 1 - 11 November, 1998
CHAIR - Anwar Fazal

8:00  to 9:00 AM	* Registration for Migration Forum at Hotel Stanford
9:00  to 9:30 		* Opening Ceremony & Introduction
9:30  to 11:00		* Plenary Overview  - GLOBALIZATION: IMPLICATIONS AND
CHALLENGES FOR MIGRANT WORKERS -
				- Hameeda Hossain
				- Aegile Fernandez
				- Mayan Villalba

11:00 to 11:30 AM	Break

11:30 AM to 1:00 PM	* Experiences in Responding  to the Implications and
Challenges for Migrant Workers With Regard to Globalization
				- Tati Krisnawaty
				- Joachim Victor 
				- Imelda Laguindam
				- Rex Varona

2:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.	- WORKSHOPS 1 - 3 will be held as parallel workshops

	WORKSHOP 1: The Crisis of Rights for Migrant Workers and Their Families
	* Chair -  Sr. Ditna Luz Trocio from Taiwan (for confirmation)
	* Speakers:	Tenaganita - Malaysia
			Gina - Kanlungan - Philippines (for confirmation)

	WORKSHOP 2: Globalization and the Quality of Life of Migrants and Their
Families
	* Chair - Raynah Passanha-Braganza (for confirmation)
	* Speakers:	Tep Mony - Cambodia
			Padmini Wirasurya - Sri Lanka
			Manny Rosales - Japan

	WORKSHOP 3: Resisting Globalization Through Migrant Empowerment
	* Chair - Mayan Villalba
	* Speakers:	WARBE - Bangladesh
			Yi Yoon-joo/Chong Yoon-sik - Korea
			Bien Molina - Hong Kong

DAY 2 - 12 November, 1998

9:00 a.m. 	Game  			
9:30 a.m.	Reporting of Workshop Discussion 	
12:00 p.m.	Discussion and Consolidation of Common Points / Recommendations
2:00 p.m.	Declaration
3:30 p.m.	Break
4:00 p.m.	Facilitators - Rex Varona and Aegile Fernandez
		* Launching of Migrant Rights Campaign - Rex
		* Press Conference
		* Closing Ceremony - Outside the venue of the Migrant Forum, in K.L.


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Cultural Event Organized by the Migrant Forum:
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Migrant Solidarity Evening
Date	15 November, 1998 
Time	2 p.m. to 6 p.m. 
Venue	Loyola Hall, St. Francis Xavier?s Church, Jalan Gasing, Petaling Jaya


Asian Migrant Centre
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Tel: (852) 2312-0031   Fax: (852) 2992-0111
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