Survey for Co-creating a Joint Work Plan for Improving Access to Remedy of Migrant Workers from South-East Asia to Japan

The Project at a glance

The long-term objective of this project is to enhance access to remedy for migrant workers deployed from South-East Asian countries to Japan. To pursue the objective, this project aims to develop one outcome, Co-create a Joint Work Plan for improving access to remedy of migrant workers from South-East Asia to Japan. There are three key outputs leading to the outcome.

1. Initial recommendations jointly developed during three national consultation workshops in Cambodia, Indonesia and Viet Nam
2. Implementation of pilot projects in the three countries of origin
3. Development of a joint regional work plan for the purpose of improving access to remedy for migrant workers from South-East Asia to Japan with various stakeholders

Implementation partners

• Government agencies and departments
• Bar associations and legal experts
• Civil society organizations
• Recruitment agencies and their associations
• Migrant worker resource centres
• Migrant supporting organizations in Japan (such as JP-MIRAI)

Target beneficiaries

The ultimate beneficiary of this project is migrant workers from South-East Asia to Japan. By developing a joint work plan agreed among key stakeholders in the target countries, the project envisions to improve migrant workers’ access to remedies. The project will also benefit government agencies, recruitment agencies’ associations, migrant resource centres, and civil society organizations though capacity building activities.