Republic of the Philippines
Delegate: Vann Bunna & Khim Rathanak
Date: 6 January 2018
In ASEAN, the Philippines is recognized as the largest sending state along with Cambodia, Laos, Indonesia, Myanmar and Vietnam; while Brunei, Malaysia, Thailand and Singapore are known as receiving states in term of migrant workers. There were fourteen point two per cent of Filipino overseas workers were employed in ASEAN countries, mainly Singapore. Moreover; Filipino migrants face many obstacles and challenges including exploitation, discrimination, violence, trafficking in person, sexual harassment, lack of health and social protection.