Official Name
Federation of Malaysia
ISO2 Code
MY
ISO3 Code
MYS
Longitude
2 30 N
Latitude
112 30 E
Geolocation
POINT (112.3 2.3)
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Thematic Meetings
- Attended Thematic Meeting on "Operationalizing Mainstreaming of Migration in Development Policy and Integrating Migration in the Post-2015 UN Development Agenda" on 22 May 2013 in Geneva, Switzerland
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RT Participation
  • Team Member in RT 1.1 "Reducing migration costs" 
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Government Team Member in RT 1.1 "Harnessing the capital of migrants to realise their potential" and RT 1.2 "Migrants' engagement with public services: from basic access to co-production"

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ASEAN Declaration on The Protection of Migrant Workers and Family Members in Crisis Situations

Submitted by Ms. Anqi ZHANG on

The Declaration recognises the need to provide humanitarian assistance to all migrants and their family members—regardless of their legal status— during crisis situations. It encourages the ASEAN Member States to include migrant workers and their families in all stages of crisis management and ensure they have access to continuing support.

Declarations on Portability of Social Security Benefits for Migrant Workers in ASEAN

Submitted by Ms. Anqi ZHANG on

The adoption of the ASEAN Declaration on Portability of Social Security Benefits for Migrant Workers in ASEAN is the realisation of the ASEAN Leaders’ commitments made in the 2007 Cebu Declaration and the 2017 ASEAN Consensus on the Protection and Promotion of the Rights of Migrant Workers. It also reflects the concerted efforts of the Member States to transform ASEAN into a community that is people-centred, inclusive, sustainable, resilient, and dynamic as stated in the ASEAN 2025 Vision.

Digitalizing migrant worker's remittances

Submitted by Ms. Charlotte … on

This highly innovative project works to digitize migrant workers’ remittances both in Malaysia and in countries of origin through e-wallets (wallet-based mobile-enabled remittance system), thus providing remittance recipients access to additional financial services that meet their needs. It aims to link mobile-enabled remittances with digital financial services offered by third parties at the receiving end in Pakistan and Bangladesh.

Bilateral Agreement between Nepal and Malaysia on the Recruitment, Employment, and Repatriation of Workers

Submitted by Mr. Camille Saadé on

In October 2018, Nepal signed a labour agreement with Malaysia, the preferred job destination for Nepali migrant workers.

Nepali Minister of Labour, Employment and Social Security Gokarna Bista and Malaysian Human Resources Minister M. Kulasegaran signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the Recruitment, Employment, and Repatriation of Workers amidst a special function in the Capital.

Migrant Recruitment Advisor

Submitted by Mr. Camille Saadé on

RecruitmentAdvisor is a global recruitment and employment review platform offering easy access to information about recruitment agencies and workers’ rights when  looking for a job abroad. The best advisors are other workers with experience.

RecruitmentAdvisor is a global recruitment and employment review platform offering easy access to information about recruitment agencies and workers’ rights to migrants when looking for a job abroad, based on the principle that the best advisors are other workers with experience. Users can:

ASEAN+3 University Network

Submitted by Mr. Camille Saadé on

The ASEAN University Network is tasked to promote higher education, increase linkages between universities and encourage credit transfers in ASEAN+3 countries. In realization of this vital mission, the “ASEAN +3 Higher Education Policy Dialogue” was successfully convened in Phuket, Thailand in March 2009 with full support by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Thailand, the Office of Higher Education Commission, Thailand and the AUN Secretariat. 

The ASEAN Declaration on the Protection and Promotion of the Rights of Migrant Workers

Submitted by Mr. Camille Saadé on

All ASEAN Member States adopted  in 2007 the ASEAN Declaration on the Protection and Promotion of the Rights of Migrant Workers.

The Declaration underlines ASEAN Member States’ commitments to, among others, promote decent, humane, and dignified employment, as well as prevent and curb smuggling and trafficking of persons. Indonesia and ASEAN member states are now working towards the establishment of a legally-binding instrument on the protection of all migrant workers, regardless of their employment status.

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