MANILA, June 27 -- ASEAN reaffirmed its collective commitment to protect and promote the rights of migrant workers through a series of back-to-back workshops held in Manila, the Philippines, from 23-27 June.

Organised under the auspices of the ASEAN Committee on the Implementation of the ASEAN Declaration on the Protection and Promotion of the Rights of Migrant Workers (ACMW), the events were hosted by the Philippines' Department of Migrant Workers (DMW). Key support was provided by the ASEAN Secretariat, the International Labour Organization (ILO) through the TRIANGLE in ASEAN and PROTECT programmes, and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) through the Migration, Business and Human Rights Programme in Asia.

Secretary Atty...