Recommendation 6: Migration and Labour Mobility → 6a. Integrate gender provisions into bilateral labour agreements and regional migration compacts. Governments can negotiate equal pay, social-protection coverage, and safe working conditions for women migrant workers. Regional platforms such as the Colombo Process and the Abu Dhabi Dialogue (responsible for improving governance in the Asia–Gulf corridor) can facilitate harmonised policy and enforcement. At the same time, CSOs can monitor and provide support services for migrants. → 6b. Establish a regional observatory on gender and migration. Under the leadership of the ILO and UNESCAP, member states can create a shared platform to collect and standardise data on women’s migration flows, employment sectors, and protection outcomes. Academic and policy institutions can analyse trends and disseminate findings to inform policy dialogue, bilateral negotiations, and regional initiatives. → 6c. Expand access to social protection, portability, and reintegration support. Governments can collaborate with development partners to ensure that women migrant workers retain benefits, including pensions and health insurance, when returning home or moving across borders. Donors can fund reintegration programmes, including financial literacy, entrepreneurship training, and access to microfinance services. Conclusion This report finds that the Asia-Pacific holds many of the building blocks needed for feminist policymaking to take deeper root in the coming years. Across the region, promising reforms in law, budgeting, and diplomacy point to a gradual shift towards integrating feminist principles into governance. These experiences reveal growing potential to expand rights through inclusive legislation, strengthen representation within public institutions, and ensure a fairer distribution of resources that addresses structural inequalities. While progress remains uneven, each reform, dialogue, and local innovation contributes to a broader foundation for embedding gender equality within regional and international policy. The approaches emerging across the region are diverse, pragmatic, and grounded in local realities. They may not yet amount to a cohesive regional framework, but they already offer valuable lessons for how feminist principles can be integrated into everyday governance. Moving forward, stronger collaboration among governments, civil society, and development partners can help sustain this momentum. As these partnerships deepen and knowledge circulates through regional and global forums, the region has the potential to play a growing role in shaping a more inclusive and equitable model of international policymaking. The pathways identified in this study are intended not only to guide policymakers within the Asia-Pacific but also to contribute to global conversations on inclusive governance and feminist internationalism. By documenting and connecting these regional experiences, this report supports continued dialogue, collaboration, and innovation in advancing equality through international policy. 50 Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung e.V.
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Advancing feminist principles in the Asia-Pacific through international policy
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