Joint Press Release of the Interface Meeting between AICHR and ACMW

The Interface Meeting between the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) and the ASEAN Committee on the Implementation of the ASEAN Declaration on the Protection and Promotion of the Rights of Migrant Workers (ACMW) was held on 1 March 2023 at the ASEAN Secretariat and virtual. It was co-chaired by the AICHR Chair from Indonesia and ACMW Chair from Cambodia.

AICHR and ACMW underlined the importance of ensuring synergy and coherence in the promotion and protection of human rights in ASEAN, and reaffirmed their commitment and collective efforts to enhancing alignment of work on the rights of migrant workers.

AICHR and ACMW updated each other on their priority areas and initiatives pertaining to migrant workers as planned in the AICHR Five-Year Work Plan 2021-2025, and the ACMW Action Plan 2018-2025 to Implement the ASEAN Consensus on the Protection and Promotion of the Rights of Migrant Workers respectively.

AICHR and ACMW shared views, experiences and good practices on the promotion and protection of human rights in ASEAN with a focus on the rights of migrant workers and their protection in crisis situations.

AICHR and ACMW discussed potential areas of cooperation and collaboration in the implementation of the ASEAN Human Rights Declaration, the ASEAN Consensus on the Protection and Promotion on the Rights of Migrant Workers, the ASEAN Roadmap on the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labour by 2025, and the ASEAN Multi-Sectoral Work Plan Against Trafficking-in-Persons 2022-2027 (Bohol TIP Work Plan 2.0). The Meeting also reaffirmed their commitment to strengthen cross-pillar, cross-sectoral coordination in this regard.