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Research and Information Resources
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 The Philippines: A Global Model on Labor Migration?
 Preparing for the Treaty Reporting Process of the Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families
In essence, this publication is a companion, geared primarily for both Government and Civil Society actors' reference in obtaining a comprehensive account of the enjoyment of the rights of migrant workers and their families as enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and elaborated in the Convention.
 Dr. Alfredo J. Ganapin Forum II, Year 4 "DemocratizationThrough Migration"
On 29 July 2008, the Center for Migrant Advocacy (CMA) and the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung Foundation (FES), in cooperation with the Arnold Bergstraesser Institute for Socio-Cultural Research in Germany (ABI), organized the 2nd Dr. Alfredo J. Ganapin Advocacy Forum Series in Balay Kalinaw, University of the Philippines-Diliman, Quezon City. The forum is a joint effort by the CMA and FES in further generating discourse on migration-related issues in the Philippines.
This forum featured the initial findings of the study “Democratization through Migration?” undertaken by Dr. Christl Kessler and Mr. Stefan Rother for the Arnold Bergstraesser Institute for Socio-Cultural Research in Germany. The main intent of presenting the researchers’ primary results was to obtain inputs from a Filipino audience with vast experiences and knowledge in the intersecting issues of migration, economics and politics. All comments and suggestions will be factored in for an enhanced analysis and a more substantiated set of results for the study.
 A Report on Irregular Migration and Human Trafficking
A Report on Irregular Migration and Human Trafficking is a joint project of Center for Migrant Advocacy Philippines (CMA) and Mujeres Inc. Women United for Justice and Equiality toward a Responsive and Empowered Society and was funded by the South East Asian Committee on Advocacy (SEACA)
We Encourage reproduction of this report without prior authorization. Please inform the CMA Secretariat amd MUJERES, Inc. of its use.
 Dr. Alfredo J. Ganapin Forum IV, Year 3 "The Effectivines of Migrants Workers' Education and Information""
The 4th AJG Forum Series for year 2007: A Round Table Discussion on The Effectiveness of Migrant Workers' Education and Information was held last December 7, 2007 at the Balay Kalinaw, University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City.
Sixty four members and officers of major stakeholders – from government, local and international migrant rights advocacy groups, trade unions, academe, church-based groups, members of media and migrants themselves participated in the discussions.
 Dr. Alfredo J. Ganapin Forum III, Year 3 "A Call to Action: Know your Rights, No to Illegal Recruitment and Trafficking"
The Center for Migrant Advocacy (CMA), in partnership with the YMCA Philippines, YMCA Baguio, the City Government of Baguio, and Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES) held a forum on “A Call to Action: No to Illegal Recruitment and Trafficking” on September 14 at the Sangguniang Panglungsod Session Hall in Baguio City. This is the third installment of CMA’s 2007 series for the Dr. Alfredo J. Ganapin Advocacy Forum. The participants included officers and representatives of the Baguio City council, media, migrant-concerned NGOs and church-based groups based in the region and members and leaders of the barangay councils.
 Final Statement of Task Force on the ASEAN Migrant Workers
On September 24, 2007, a national consultation was convened in Manila by the Task Force in ASEAN Migrant Workers. This was the 4th country-based consultation, following Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand. The consultation produced a Manila Statement that contains two sets of recommendations --one for the ASEAN body as a collective and one for the Philippine government on the ways to move forward the commitment to promote and protect the human rights of overseas Filipino migrant workers and their families as well as the other migrant workers in ASEAN. The Manila Statement was submitted to the ASEAN Affairs of the Department of Foreign Affairs and the Department of Labor and Employment. It will also be submitted to the DFA Office of the Undersecretary for Migrant Workers Affairs (OUMWA).
 Dr. Alfredo J. Ganapin Forum II, Year 3
The Second Dr. Alfredo J. Ganapin Advocacy Forum Series 2007: “Promoting and Fulfilling the Human Rights of Migrants: Revisiting RA 8042 and Beyond” was held last June 29, 2007 at the University Hotel, University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City.
The Forum drew the participation of 62 officers and representatives of the executive and legislative branches of government, non-government organizations concerned with migrant issues, as well as those of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs).
Karapatang ng mga Manggagawa sa Israel
Ang mga sumusunod na karapatan ay ginagarantiyahan ng batas ng Israel para sa lahat ng manggagawa sa Israel, Israeli man o dayuhan, ligal man o di rehistrado.
 Overseas Absentee Voting: The Philippine Experience
The 2004 national elections was a historic first for Filipinos based overseas. For the fisrt time in Philippine history, they were presented the option to exercise their constitutional right to vote.
This milestone was made possible through the sustained efforts of Filipinos abroad who organized their ranks, campaigned and lobbied for the Philippine Congress to enact Republic Act No. 9189, otherwise knows as "The Overseas Absentee Voting Act of 2003" - the implementing law which provided for the system of absentee voting by qualified Filipinos abroad.
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