{"id":20977,"date":"2023-12-11T14:17:15","date_gmt":"2023-12-11T06:17:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/?page_id=20977"},"modified":"2026-05-11T13:20:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T05:20:15","slug":"initiative-roles-of-countries-of-origin-phase-iii","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/?page_id=20977","title":{"rendered":"Initiative: Roles of Countries of Origin Phase III"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"20977\" class=\"elementor elementor-20977\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0c4eeb0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0c4eeb0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Mekong Migration Network (MMN) implemented Phase III of the Roles of Countries of Origin project between 2020 and 2024, building on the key findings of the first two phases of the project as well as the growing momentum among stakeholders in countries of origin in enhancing migrant protection mechanisms throughout the migration cycle.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4daa383 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4daa383\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/6.00-AM.-A-group-of-migrant-workers-waiting-for-a-company-bus-which-will-take-them-to-the-fish-can-factory-Ranong..jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-18791\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/6.00-AM.-A-group-of-migrant-workers-waiting-for-a-company-bus-which-will-take-them-to-the-fish-can-factory-Ranong..jpg 1000w, https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/6.00-AM.-A-group-of-migrant-workers-waiting-for-a-company-bus-which-will-take-them-to-the-fish-can-factory-Ranong.-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/6.00-AM.-A-group-of-migrant-workers-waiting-for-a-company-bus-which-will-take-them-to-the-fish-can-factory-Ranong.-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">A migrant worker at a rubber plantation in Surat Thani, Thailand (Photo: Raks Thai Foundation)<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7637cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c7637cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>International migrant workers are routinely excluded from the social security systems of destination countries or prevented from accessing their entitlements. Although eligible migrant workers are often a benefit to social security schemes as they make regular contributions, they tend to arrive in destination countries as young adults, and they often leave before retirement age, migrants are generally unable to fully reap the fruits of their contributions. This is due to the nature of temporary labour migration programmes, limited access to accurate information, language barriers, and a lack of transferable benefits.<\/p><p>The issue of migrant workers\u2019 access to social security has been increasingly brought into focus in the region in the past years. In 2022, ASEAN released the Declaration on Portability of Social Security Benefits for Migrant Workers in ASEAN, a key milestone in the development of a more coordinated and migrant-centred approach to social security systems in the region. Through the third phase of the project, MMN has continued to support this growing momentum and ensure that policy makers and other stakeholders in the region take into account the challenges that migrant workers currently face in accessing social security.<\/p><p>As the project began in 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic swept across the world, and migrant workers experienced significant upheaval given their limited access to healthcare, lack of job security and precarious immigration status. In particular, migrant workers\u2019 experiences during the global healthcare crisis highlighted the longstanding gaps in the role of countries of origin in protecting and supporting their overseas nationals. With this in mind, MMN expanded the scope of the project to monitor the responses of key stakeholders in countries of origin and make timely intervention to advocate more robust assistance for migrants during this period. Click <a href=\"https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/?page_id=22820\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a> to learn more about GMS migrants during the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6c4521 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"c6c4521\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"Activities\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cc64ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7cc64ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Key Activities<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4525e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"b4525e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1891\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1891\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Third Policy Dialogue on Roles of Countries of Origin<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1891\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1891\"><p>Between 30 and 31 January 2024, MMN hosted the Third Policy Dialogue on the Roles of Countries of Origin in Supporting Migrants\u2019 Access to Social Security in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, providing a unique platform for stakeholder groups in Mekong countries of origin to identify common issues faced by migrant workers. They also exchanged views on how to coordinate their roles to strengthen the relevant protection mechanisms.<\/p><p>Over 50 participants joined the Policy Dialogue in person or online, including representatives from government and government-affiliated entities, civil society organisations, recruitment agencies, academia, law firms and international organisations from Cambodia, Vietnam, Thailand, Japan and the Philippines.<\/p><p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/?p=23423\"><strong><span class=\"s1\">Learn more<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1892\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1892\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Collaborative Research on Migrants' Access to Social Security<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1892\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1892\"><p>MMN commenced the current study in 2021, focusing on Mekong migrant workers\u2019 access to the social security systems of Thailand and Japan, and the roles countries of origin can play in safeguarding migrants\u2019 entitlements.<\/p><p>This study was guided by the questions of:<\/p><ol><li>To what extent are migrant workers knowledgeable of destination country social security systems and what roles do countries of origin play in disseminating information on these systems at different stages of migration?<\/li><li>What are the experiences of migrants in terms of claiming social security benefits, and what roles do countries of origin play in facilitating and assisting migrants\u2019 access to these benefits at different stages of migration?<\/li><li>How can countries of origin improve migrant workers\u2019 and their families\u2019 access to the social security systems of destination countries at different stages of migration?<\/li><\/ol><p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/?p=23231\"><strong><span class=\"s1\">Read the full report.<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1893\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1893\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Multi-Stakeholder Workshop on Migrants\u2019 Access to Social Security<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1893\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1893\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On 15 and 16 December 2022, MMN convened a Multi-Stakeholder Workshop on Migrants\u2019 Access to Social Security. The workshop provided an opportunity for wide-ranging discussion on the challenges migrants face accessing Thailand\u2019s Social Security System.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The workshop was attended by representatives of relevant ministries of the Thai and Cambodian governments, civil society organisations, the International Labour Organization, migrant worker representatives, and other related stakeholders from Cambodia, Thailand, and Myanmar. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For more information on the workshop, please visit this <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/?p=20957\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>webpage<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1894\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1894\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Monitoring Responses of Countries of Origin during the Covid-19 pandemic<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1894\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1894\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since the beginning of the outbreak, MMN has taken steps to engage with different stakeholder groups, including governments, recruitment agency associations, CSOs and migrant-supporting groups in the GMS, and migrant communities to jointly develop policy responses and support systems with migrants\u2019 rights and dignity in mind. For more information on our work in this area, please visit our <\/span><b><a href=\"http:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/?page_id=18788\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">dedicated webpage<\/a>.<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On 22 November 2021, MMN further launched the report, \u201cSurviving the Pandemic: To Stay or Go? A study into the decision-making of Mekong migrants\u201d, which provides an in-depth analysis of migrant decision-making amid the wave of redundancies and border closures brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic. The report also looks at the gaps in the responses of countries of origin in supporting their overseas nationals during the healthcare crisis. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Amid the ongoing pandemic, MMN launched the report at an online event, drawing more than 80 stakeholder representatives from Thailand and the region.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For more information on the launch, please visit this <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/?p=20134\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>webpage<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1895\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1895\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Multi-Stakeholder Workshop on Migration to Japan<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1895\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1895\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As Japan considers granting more migrant workers a pathway to permanent residence, MMN convened a workshop attended by more than 90 representatives from key migration stakeholders, including officials from the governments of Japan, Cambodia and Vietnam; intergovernmental organizations; migration advocates; recruitment agencies; employers; and academic experts, on 24 November 2021.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The workshop provided an opportunity for diverse voices in Japan and the two important countries of origin, Cambodia and Vietnam, to share their perspectives and jointly develop strategies on some of the pressing issues facing migrant workers under Japan\u2019s Technical Intern Training Program and its newly expanded Specified Skilled Workers scheme.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In particular, participants sought solutions to ongoing problems surrounding the steep recruitment fees paid by migrants to work in Japan and obstacles relating to information dissemination on matters such as healthcare, an urgent issue given the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For more information on the workshop, please visit this <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/?p=20146\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>webpage<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1896\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1896\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Migrant Focus Group Discussions<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1896\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1896\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MMN held a series of five Focus Group Discussions (FGD) between July and October 2022, in which migrant workers from Myanmar and Cambodia shared their experiences accessing support from their country of origin and navigating documentation processes in Thailand during the Covid-19 pandemic. MMN and its partners also took the opportunity to provide updates on the latest migration policies as well as illuminating the rights entitled to migrant workers.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The FGDs were held in partnership with MAP Foundation in Chiang Mai (July 2022) and Mae Sot (August 2022), Foundation for Education Development in Phang Nga (July 2022), Raks Thai Fountation in Samut Sakhon (August 2022) and Legal Support for Children and Women in\u00a0 Chonburi (October 2022). The FGDs in all locations were separately attended by eight migrants of each gender, who represent a diverse set of experiences across a number of work sectors, including services, fishery, manufacturing, agriculture, among others.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For more information on the FGDs, please refer to this <\/span><b>webpage<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ddce62 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"2ddce62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"Partners\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87ab3d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"87ab3d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Project Partners<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83a3224 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"83a3224\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Legal Support for Children and Women, Cambodia;<\/li><li>MAP Foundation, Thailand;<\/li><li>Foundation for Education and Development, Thailand;<\/li><li>Raks Thai Foundation, Thailand;<\/li><li>Future Light Center, Myanmar; and<\/li><li>Center for Development and Integration, Vietnam<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e145329 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"e145329\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"Publications\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a55dfd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8a55dfd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Publications<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c087ccd elementor-widget elementor-widget-lae-portfolio\" data-id=\"c087ccd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;per_line&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;per_line_tablet&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;per_line_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"lae-portfolio.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"lae-portfolio-wrap lae-gapless-grid\"><div id=\"lae-portfolio-6aaf2f02728e2\" class=\"lae-portfolio js-isotope lae-fitRows lae-grid-container lae-classic-skin lae-grid-desktop-4 lae-grid-tablet-2 lae-grid-mobile-1\" data-isotope-options='{ \"itemSelector\": \".lae-portfolio-item\", \"layoutMode\": \"fitRows\", \"originLeft\": true}'><div data-id=\"id-23423\" class=\"lae-grid-item lae-portfolio-item  term-121 term-105 term-106 term-108 term-160 term-159 term-162\"><article id=\"post-23423\" class=\"post-23423 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-english-publications category-mmn-related category-mmn-updates category-publications category-roco category-roles-of-countries-of-origin-phase-iii category-social-protection-publications-by-theme entry has-media\"><div class=\"lae-project-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/?p=23423\"\u030c\u030c><img width=\"449\" height=\"626\" src=\"https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/ROCOs-proceedings-.png\" class=\"lae-image skip-lazy no-lazyload exclude-me a3-notlazy attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"ROCO&#8217;s proceedings\" title=\"ROCO&#039;s proceedings\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"sync\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/ROCOs-proceedings-.png 449w, https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/ROCOs-proceedings--215x300.png 215w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 449px) 100vw, 449px\" \/><\/a><div class=\"lae-image-info\"><div class=\"lae-entry-info\"><h3 class=\"lae-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/?p=23423\" title=\"Proceedings of the Third Policy Dialogue on the Roles of Countries of Origin in Supporting Migrants\u2019 Access to Social Security\" rel=\"bookmark\">Proceedings of the Third Policy Dialogue on the Roles of Countries of Origin in Supporting Migrants\u2019 Access to Social Security<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/div><!-- .lae-image-info --><\/div><\/article><!-- .hentry --><\/div><div data-id=\"id-23654\" class=\"lae-grid-item lae-portfolio-item  term-121 term-105 term-106 term-108 term-160 term-159\"><article id=\"post-23654\" class=\"post-23654 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-english-publications category-mmn-related category-mmn-updates category-publications category-roco category-roles-of-countries-of-origin-phase-iii entry has-media\"><div class=\"lae-project-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/?p=23654\"\u030c\u030c><img width=\"1223\" height=\"1650\" src=\"https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/MMN_CSO-Handbook-Cover.jpg\" class=\"lae-image skip-lazy no-lazyload exclude-me a3-notlazy attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"MMN_CSO Handbook Cover\" title=\"MMN_CSO Handbook Cover\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"sync\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/MMN_CSO-Handbook-Cover.jpg 1223w, https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/MMN_CSO-Handbook-Cover-222x300.jpg 222w, https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/MMN_CSO-Handbook-Cover-759x1024.jpg 759w, https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/MMN_CSO-Handbook-Cover-768x1036.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/MMN_CSO-Handbook-Cover-1139x1536.jpg 1139w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1223px) 100vw, 1223px\" \/><\/a><div class=\"lae-image-info\"><div class=\"lae-entry-info\"><h3 class=\"lae-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/?p=23654\" title=\"Handbook for Civil Society Organisations and Trade Unions in Cambodia, Myanmar and Vietnam for Assisting Migrants Deployed to Japan\" rel=\"bookmark\">Handbook for Civil Society Organisations and Trade Unions in Cambodia, Myanmar and Vietnam for Assisting Migrants Deployed to Japan<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/div><!-- .lae-image-info --><\/div><\/article><!-- .hentry --><\/div><div data-id=\"id-23499\" class=\"lae-grid-item lae-portfolio-item  term-108 term-160 term-159\"><article id=\"post-23499\" class=\"post-23499 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-publications category-roco category-roles-of-countries-of-origin-phase-iii entry has-media\"><div class=\"lae-project-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/?p=23499\"\u030c\u030c><img width=\"1275\" height=\"1650\" src=\"https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Who-Pays-Cover_Web.jpg\" class=\"lae-image skip-lazy no-lazyload exclude-me a3-notlazy attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Who Pays Cover_Web\" title=\"Who Pays Cover_Web\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"sync\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Who-Pays-Cover_Web.jpg 1275w, https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Who-Pays-Cover_Web-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Who-Pays-Cover_Web-791x1024.jpg 791w, https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Who-Pays-Cover_Web-768x994.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Who-Pays-Cover_Web-1187x1536.jpg 1187w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1275px) 100vw, 1275px\" \/><\/a><div class=\"lae-image-info\"><div class=\"lae-entry-info\"><h3 class=\"lae-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/?p=23499\" title=\"Advocacy paper \u201cWho pays? Recruitment Fees for Migrant Workers from Vietnam, Cambodia and Myanmar to Japan\u201d\" rel=\"bookmark\">Advocacy paper \u201cWho pays? Recruitment Fees for Migrant Workers from Vietnam, Cambodia and Myanmar to Japan\u201d<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/div><!-- .lae-image-info --><\/div><\/article><!-- .hentry --><\/div><div data-id=\"id-23231\" class=\"lae-grid-item lae-portfolio-item  term-121 term-105 term-106 term-108 term-160 term-159 term-162 term-128\"><article id=\"post-23231\" class=\"post-23231 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-english-publications category-mmn-related category-mmn-updates category-publications category-roco category-roles-of-countries-of-origin-phase-iii category-social-protection-publications-by-theme category-social-protection entry has-media\"><div class=\"lae-project-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/?p=23231\"\u030c\u030c><img width=\"452\" height=\"643\" src=\"https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/442659419_1590071175112575_8714024761222888589_n.png\" class=\"lae-image skip-lazy no-lazyload exclude-me a3-notlazy attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"442659419_1590071175112575_8714024761222888589_n\" title=\"442659419_1590071175112575_8714024761222888589_n\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"sync\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/442659419_1590071175112575_8714024761222888589_n.png 452w, https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/442659419_1590071175112575_8714024761222888589_n-211x300.png 211w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 452px) 100vw, 452px\" \/><\/a><div class=\"lae-image-info\"><div class=\"lae-entry-info\"><h3 class=\"lae-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/?p=23231\" title=\"NAVIGATING SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEMS: The Roles of Mekong Countries of Origin in Supporting Migrant Workers in Thailand and Japan\" rel=\"bookmark\">NAVIGATING SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEMS: The Roles of Mekong Countries of Origin in Supporting Migrant Workers in Thailand and Japan<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/div><!-- .lae-image-info --><\/div><\/article><!-- .hentry --><\/div><div data-id=\"id-21583\" class=\"lae-grid-item lae-portfolio-item  term-121 term-105 term-106 term-108 term-160 term-159 term-162\"><article id=\"post-21583\" class=\"post-21583 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-english-publications category-mmn-related category-mmn-updates category-publications category-roco category-roles-of-countries-of-origin-phase-iii category-social-protection-publications-by-theme entry has-media\"><div class=\"lae-project-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/?p=21583\"\u030c\u030c><img width=\"1241\" height=\"1755\" src=\"https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Mekong-to-Japan-Proceeding-Cover_page-0001.jpg\" class=\"lae-image skip-lazy no-lazyload exclude-me a3-notlazy attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Mekong to Japan Proceeding Cover_page-0001\" title=\"Mekong to Japan Proceeding Cover_page-0001\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"sync\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Mekong-to-Japan-Proceeding-Cover_page-0001.jpg 1241w, https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Mekong-to-Japan-Proceeding-Cover_page-0001-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Mekong-to-Japan-Proceeding-Cover_page-0001-724x1024.jpg 724w, https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Mekong-to-Japan-Proceeding-Cover_page-0001-768x1086.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Mekong-to-Japan-Proceeding-Cover_page-0001-1086x1536.jpg 1086w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1241px) 100vw, 1241px\" \/><\/a><div class=\"lae-image-info\"><div class=\"lae-entry-info\"><h3 class=\"lae-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/?p=21583\" title=\"Proceedings of MMN Multistakeholder Workshop on Labour Migration from Cambodia and Vietnam to Japan\" rel=\"bookmark\">Proceedings of MMN Multistakeholder Workshop on Labour Migration from Cambodia and Vietnam to Japan<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/div><!-- .lae-image-info --><\/div><\/article><!-- .hentry --><\/div><div data-id=\"id-20119\" class=\"lae-grid-item lae-portfolio-item  term-118 term-170 term-121 term-106 term-108 term-159 term-162 term-110\"><article id=\"post-20119\" class=\"post-20119 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-burmese-publications category-covid category-english-publications category-mmn-updates category-publications category-roles-of-countries-of-origin-phase-iii category-social-protection-publications-by-theme category-thai-publications entry has-media\"><div class=\"lae-project-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/?p=20119\"\u030c\u030c><img width=\"1233\" height=\"1752\" src=\"https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Book-Cover_Report-Surviving-the-Pandemic.jpg\" class=\"lae-image skip-lazy no-lazyload exclude-me a3-notlazy attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Book Cover_Report Surviving the Pandemic\" title=\"Book Cover_Report Surviving the Pandemic\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"sync\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Book-Cover_Report-Surviving-the-Pandemic.jpg 1233w, https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Book-Cover_Report-Surviving-the-Pandemic-211x300.jpg 211w, https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Book-Cover_Report-Surviving-the-Pandemic-721x1024.jpg 721w, https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Book-Cover_Report-Surviving-the-Pandemic-768x1091.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Book-Cover_Report-Surviving-the-Pandemic-1081x1536.jpg 1081w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1233px) 100vw, 1233px\" \/><\/a><div class=\"lae-image-info\"><div class=\"lae-entry-info\"><h3 class=\"lae-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/?p=20119\" title=\"Surviving the Pandemic: To Stay or Go? A Study into the Decision-making of Mekong Migrants\" rel=\"bookmark\">Surviving the Pandemic: To Stay or Go? A Study into the Decision-making of Mekong Migrants<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/div><!-- .lae-image-info --><\/div><\/article><!-- .hentry --><\/div><div data-id=\"id-19076\" class=\"lae-grid-item lae-portfolio-item  term-121 term-108 term-125 term-160 term-159\"><article id=\"post-19076\" class=\"post-19076 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-english-publications category-publications category-regularisation-of-migrants category-roco category-roles-of-countries-of-origin-phase-iii entry has-media\"><div class=\"lae-project-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/?p=19076\"\u030c\u030c><img width=\"792\" height=\"1018\" src=\"https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/cover-page-Japan-Report-EN.png\" class=\"lae-image skip-lazy no-lazyload exclude-me a3-notlazy attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"cover page Japan Report (EN)\" title=\"cover page Japan Report (EN)\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"sync\" 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