Protecting Filipino migrant workers

TO celebrate the 117th Independence Day of the Philippines and the 25th anniversary of the passage of the Philippine Migrants’ Act, the Kapisanan ng mga Kamag-anak at Migranteng Manggagawang Pilipino Inc. (KAKAMMPI) held a stakeholders dialogue on June 12 at the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration Office Center in Manila. I was privileged to have been invited as a resource person on international issues affecting overseas Filipino workers (OFWs).

The Global Commission on Migration was set up in realization of the need for governing migration as a transnational social phenomenon. The Philippines has been actively involved in the pursuit of more effective international migration policies.