The 10 members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) form an economic powerhouse. The ASEAN Economic Community is now the world’s seventh-largest economy and third-largest labour force, with enormous potential for further growth. But to maximize growth, the region needs to ensure that its labour force is diversified and ready to adapt, expand and move freely. Currently, the ASEAN region is a hotspot for labour migration. It hosts a reported 9.9...

With domestic work being increasingly taken over by migrants, domestic workers from Myanmar, Laos and Cambodia are finally finding their way into the private households in Thailand and Malaysia. These housekeepers, nannies and caregivers are often caught between immigration law and employment law and excluded from labour rights and protections. ...