MIGRANTE International

Press Statement  10 January 2024  Today, January 10, Indonesian President Joko Widodo or “Jokowi” is in the Philippines to meet with Philippine President Ferdinand “Bongbong” MarcosJr. Today is also the 39th birthday of Mary Jane Veloso, an Overseas Filipino Worker and mother of

Press Statement08 January 2024 Jokowi, Marcos Jr told: Mary Jane clemency, freedom would be a great gift to FilipinosIn time for Malacañang’s announcement that Indonesian president Joko Widodo, also known as “Jokowi,” will visit the Philippines on January 9 to 11, we

Press Statement06 January 2024The return of Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) deployment to pre-pandemic levels is not something that the Philippine government should be proud of. It is yet another proof that after four years since COVID-19 hit the world, the Philippines continues

MEDIA RELEASE 31 December 2023 The closure of giant labour hire ELE Group has left hundreds of Filipino migrant workers in a state of uncertainty, grappling with the challenges of unemployment and financial instability during what should be a festive time of

The 9th Congress of Migrante-International was held from Andres Bonifacio Day, November 30 to December 2, 2023 in Bangkok, Thailand. It was attended by 118 delegates from 18 countries and territories, and carried the theme “Unite, uphold new lessons and lead the struggle

Press Statement18 December 2023 Migrants’ day: Pinoy migrants face govt neglect amid labor exportToday, International Migrants’ Day (IMD), Migrante-International joins the migrants and peoples of the Philippines and the world in fighting for migrants’ rights and welfare and for social change that

Press Statement 13 December 2023 PH Gaza ceasefire vote should mean Palestinian refugees support Migrante-International welcomes the Philippine government’s vote favoring a United Nations General Assembly resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, which was approved on December 12, New York

Press Statement 10 December 2023On International Human Rights Day and the 75th anniversary of the United Nations’ proclamation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), we in Migrante-International say that the plight of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) amidst Israel’s US-backed genocide against the

Press Statement08 December 2023Migrante-International vehemently condemns the almost two-hour detention and subsequent deportation of Edna Becher, a leader of progressive youth organization Anakbayan’s chapter in Europe and a Swiss passport holder, by Philippine immigration authorities on December 7.  We hold the Philippine

Press Statement19 November 2023As a voice of migrant Filipinos who are united with the Filipino people, Migrante-International condemns the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meetings in the US for continuing, if not intensifying, attacks on migrants and the peoples of the world. Filipino