Asean’s efforts and limitations on protecting migrant workers’ rights: in search of solutions through the lens of regulatory regionalism

• Main Author: Nguyen, Thuy Duong
• Other Authors: Asian Constitutional Law Recent Development and trends : 6th and 7th December 2019, Hà Nội, Việt Nam. Vol. 2
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: Đại học Quốc gia Hà Nội 2020
• Subjects: migrant worker rights; regulatory regionalism; Southeast Asia; Quyền của lao động nhập cư; Đông Nam Á; Luật nhân quyền; Luật di cư và nhập cư
• Online Access: http://repository.vnu.edu.vn/handle/VNU_123/94719
• Institution: Vietnam National University, Hanoi

The issue of migrant workers’ rights has been a difficult challenge for ASEAN to address. Many commentators pointed out the inadequacies of ASEAN’s governance on this issue, such as the lack of legally binding regional instruments which are compatible with international labour standards; the absence...