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#APWLDatIMRF | In the second IMRF, Sabnam Lama of the National Indigenous Women Forum (NIWF) shares that for indigenous women, the stakes are concrete. #VoicesOfWomenMigrants #WomenMigrantsRising

#APWLDatIMRF | Sunita Mainali of Women’s Rehabilitation Centre (WOREC) Nepal asserts that women migrant workers are not just victims of discrimination and exploitation. They are organisers, movement builders and leaders demanding justice and dignity.

#APWLDatIMRF | “Nothing about migrants without migrants.” As #IMRF brought together migrant-led organisations, civil society groups & UN stakeholders to challenge gaps in migration governance & implementation, the urgency to center grassroots migrant voices remains critical.

#APWLDatIMRF | Meaningful migrant participation is a requirement. Right now even civil society organisations are struggling to get the floor, to make interventions. #VoicesOfWomenMigrants #AsiaPacificWomenMigrants #NothingAboutMigrantWithoutWomenMigrants #WomenMarriageMigrants

#APWLDatIMRF | Sunita Mainali of Women’s Rehabilitation Center (@worecnepalorg) speaks on the discrimination, violence and stigma faced by #ReturningMigrantWomen within their communities. ‼️Safety, dignity and long-term support must be guaranteed even after return.

#APWLDatIMRF | Sring Sringatin of the Indonesian Migrant Workers Union calls for the protection of fundamental rights of migrant workers. ✊ The right to speak, organise & gather must be upheld alongside safety and protection. #MigrantWomenHumanRights

#APWLDatIMRF | “Without information and access, there can be no participation.” Sabnam Lama of the National Indigenous Women Forum (NIWF) stresses that access to information must reach communities. #NothingAboutMigrantWithoutWomenMigrants

#FeministOpportunity | 📢 Calling all women artists in Asia and the Pacific region working in visual arts, film/video, theatre and more to be part of the Uprising / Art Rising: Feminist Artivism Fellowship. 📢 🗓️Application deadline : 28 May 🔗Apply at apwld.org/uprising-art-r…

#APWLDatIMRF | Katie Fung of @Tenaganita raises concerns over immigration detention conditions & gaps in documentation systems. As the IMRF concludes this week, she calls for systems that protect people, not punish them. #MigrantWomenHumanRights

#APWLDatIMRF | Joanna Concepcion of @migrante_intl connects migration to its root causes: land grabbing, environmental destruction, structural injustice and governance failures. Until these are addressed, migration will never be truly safe. #SafeMigrationForAll

#APWLDatIMRF | As the #IMRF2026 convenes this week, we spotlight voices of women activists advocating for the rights of migrant workers to ensure #SafeMigrationForAll. Their leadership & resistance are critical to advancing safe, rights-based & inclusive migration systems.

#APWLDatIMRF | “No migrant women should ever be left behind, unheard or unprotected.” 📢Sherry Wang of Serve the People Association calls for stronger protections & mechanisms that enable meaningful participation in migration governance. #NothingAboutMigrantWithoutWomenMigrants

#APWLDatIMRF Side Event | Join our discussion on centering grassroots migrant voices to highlight gaps in GCM implementation & demand meaningful participation in #migrationgovernance. 6 May, Wed | 13.15–14.30 PM EDT | 866 UN Plaza, NY. #NothingAboutMigrantWithoutWomenMigrants

#APWLDatIMRF | At the 2nd #IMRF2026, Patricia Low of @FamilyFrontiers calls for gender-responsive policies that recognise unique challenges faced by #marriagemigrants. ✊Inclusive migration policies must recognise all migration pathways. #NothingAboutMigrantWithoutWomenMigrants

#APWLDExplainer | As the 2nd #IMRF happens this week in New York, we break down what this UN space is, and how it reviews migration policies and progress on the GCM. For migrant workers, the question remains on whether these commitments translate into real protection & justice.

#APWLDatIMRF | As the International Migration Review Forum (#IMRF2026) begins, Eni Lestari of International Migrants Alliance (IMA) calls for safety & protection for all migrant workers. #NothingAboutMigrantWithoutWomenMigrants #MigrantWomenHumanRights #SafeMigrationForAll

As the International Migration Review Forum (#IMRF2026) evaluates progress on the #GCM, APWLD submitted our inputs to highlight critical gaps in its implementation. 🔗 READ: apwld.org/input-to-the-c… #APWLDatIMRF #NothingAboutMigrantWithoutWomenMigrants #MigrantWomenHumanRights

39 grassroots women activists in the Asia-Pacific region came together last October during the Regional Women Migrant Convening to share their analysis across borders. As #IMRF approaches, grassroots women call for policies to consider voices & experiences of women migrants ✊

As we head into the upcoming #IMRF2026, we reflect on the collective demands from our #MigrantSolidarityExchange in 2025 on the importance of mobilisation in addressing the structural drivers of forced migration. #NothingAboutMigrantsWithoutWomenMigrants

This #MayDay, we honour the labour that sustains economies across borders where much of it is carried by women migrants. As we head into the #IMRF2026 this month, APWLD stands with grassroots women migrants with these key demands✊ #NothingAboutMigrantWithoutWomenMigrants