Mekong Migration Network (MMN)

In September 2001, the Asian Migrant Centre and more than 20 regional and national research partners in the Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS) initiated a collaborative action research project entitled “Migration in the Mekong”.

Following the completion of the first phase of the project, the project partners of the first phase as well as other interested organizations from the GMS met again in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, in October 2003.

It was in this context that Mekong Migration Network (MMN) was launched.

Guided by the MMN Terms of Partnership and the MMN Plan of Action, the MMN has since jointly carried out a number of activities in the areas of advocacy, capacity building, information monitoring, research and publication.

MMN Activities

Joint Information Monitoring:

*The MMN collectively monitor policies, issues and responses concerning migration in Mekong and serves as a venue where migrant advocates can effectively exchange the information and analysis.

Joint Research:

*The MMN carry out a research on migration policies and selected thematic issues and collectively analyse them. The results of the research are published in “Migration in Mekong: Resource Book” series; and
*Compile and annotate the references relevant to migration in Mekong and publish them as “Migration in Mekong: Annotated Bibliography” series.

Joint Advocacy:

*The MMN collectively advocates for full recognition of the basic human rights of migrant workers and their families though organising symposia and meetings where migrant advocates and policy makers can exchange their views, intervening regional and international meetings, circulating action alerts & statements, and holding policy dialogues with relevant authority.

Joint Capacity Building:

*The MMN organises national training on various topics to enhance the MMN collective capacity in analysing the current issues and promoting migrants’ rights.
*The MMN also organizes training for policy makers in Mekong to enhance their capacity to create and implement policies on migration from human rights, labour rights and gender perspectives.