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Beyond well-trodden paths: Transnational migration in Southeast Asia
6 June, 2022 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
SEA Junction and the Global Alliance Against Traffic in Women (GAATW) are organizing a knowledge sharing and evidence-based advocacy for socio-economic inclusion of migrant and trafficked women from Southeast Asia to Europe: both those who currently live in Europe and those who have returned to their home countries. To achieve the objective of promoting rights-affirming labour migration policies and anti-trafficking measures on these migration routes, we are holding a series of six-monthly webinars with the title “Towards Safe Southeast Asia-Europe Migration Corridors”, which will look at current and emerging challenges and possible policy solutions.
The first event will be on 6 June 2022 at 4-5 pm (Bangkok Time) on Zoom (Link: http://bit.ly/BeyondWellTroddenPaths) and Facebook Live: SEA-Junction and GAATW page. Maruja M.B. Asis, Director of Research and Publications at the Scalabrini Migration Center, will provide an overview of migration out of Southeast Asia to other regions to place migration to Europe into context. After her 20-minute presentation, it will be followed with Q & A session moderated by Rosalia Sciortino, Founder and Executive Director of SEA Junction.
Speaker’s Profile
Maruja M.B. Asis is Director of Research and Publications at the Scalabrini Migration Center and co-editor of the Asian and Pacific Migration Journal. Maruja has a background in Sociology (BA, 1979) and Demography (MA, 1984) from the University of the Philippines. She holds a PhD in sociology (1989), with specialization in population studies and social change from Bowling Green State University.
Organizers
SEA Junction
SEA Junction, established under the Thai non-profit organization Foundation for Southeast Asia Studies (ForSEA), aims to foster understanding and appreciation of Southeast Asia in all its socio-cultural dimensions- from arts and lifestyles to economy and development. Conveniently located at Room 408 of the Bangkok Arts and Culture Center or BACC (across MBK, BTS National Stadium), SEA Junction facilitates public access to knowledge resources and exchanges among students, practitioners and Southeast Asia lovers. For more information see www.seajunction.org, join the Facebook group: http://www.facebook.com/groups/1693058870976440/ and follow us on twitter and Instagram @seajunction
Global Alliance Against Traffic in Women (GAATW)
The GAATW is a network of more than 80 non-governmental organizations from all regions of the world that fight against trafficking in persons. GAATW is committed to work for changes in the political, economic, social, and legal systems and structures which contribute to the persistence of trafficking in persons and other human rights violations in the context of migratory movements for diverse purposes, including security of labour and livelihood. For more information, see https://gaatw.org/.
