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The OFWs World Conference 2004
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Program
Thursday, 16 December 2004
Date Activity Topic
08:00 - 09:00 Registration and Welcome  
09:00 - 10:00 Invocation
Opening Remarks
Messages
 
10:00 - 10:45 First Panel a) Emerging trends of Labour Migration in the global market
b) Gender Dimensions of Filipino Labor Migration
10:45 - 11:15 Open Forum  
11:15 - 11:30 Coffee Break  
11:30 - 12:15 Second Panel a) Migrants Rights between Awareness and Self-Empowerment
b) International conventions on Migrants Rights
12:15 - 12:45 Open Forum  
13:00 - 14:30 Lunch  
14:30 - 15:30 Workshops 1,2,3,4,5,6
15:30 - 16:00 Coffee Break  
16:00 - 17:00 Workshops 1,2,3,4,5,6
17:00 - 18:00 Group Report Recommendations
18:00 Conclusion  
Friday, 17 December 2004
Date Activity Topic
08:00 - 09:00 Recaputilation of the First Day  
09:00 - 10:00 Third Panel a) Social cost of migration
b) Reintegration Programs in the Philippines
10:00 - 10:30 Open Forum  
10:30 - 11:00 Coffee Break  
11:00 - 12:30 Fourth Panel OFWs as partners in national building
12:30 - 13:00 Open Forum  
13:00 - 14:30 Lunch  
14:30 - 15:30 Workshops 7,8,9,10,11,12
15:30 - 16:00 Coffee Break  
16:00 - 17:00 Workshops 7,8,9,10,11,12
17:00 - 18:00 Group Report Recommendations
18:30 - 21:00 Night of Friendship  
21:00 Conclusion  
Saturday, 18 December 2004
Date Activity Topic
08:00 - 09:00 Inter-Religious Invocation  
09:00 - 10:00 Presentation and vote of final statement  
10:00 - 10:30 Closing Remarks  
10:30 Departure for Malacañan Palace  
11:00 - 12:00 Audience with the Philippine President and Presentation of the Statement  
12:00 - 13:00 Cocktail in Malacañan Palace  
13:00 Conclusion  
Workshops
No. Topic Resource Person
1 Migrants Rights Defense and Education Fr. Graziano Battistella - SIMI
2 Philippine GO’s Commitment for the OFWs’ Welfare Ms. Cynthia Ceradilla - OWWA
3 Gender Dimensions of Philippine Labor Migration Ms. Edna Aquino - CF
4 Unauthorized Migration and Trafficking Atty. Viveca Catalig - POEA
5 Emerging Trends of Labor Migration in the Global Market Prof. Stella Go - DLSU
6 Migration and Integration Policies of the Receiving Countries Usec. Jose Brillantes - DFA
7 OFWs and Overseas Filipinos as Political Actors (Absentee Voting Law) Ms. Catherine Maceda - DFA
8 Dual Citizenship Mr. Jose Apolinario L. Lozada, Jr. – RCBC
9 Reintegration Programs Fr. Edwin Corros - ECMI
10 Transnational Linkages: Good Practices and Solidarity Projects Ms. Regina Galias - CFO
11 Filipino Migrants and Transnationals as Culture Bearers Ms. Julia Constante - NCCA
12 Social Costs of Migration Ms. Maruja Milagros Asis - SMC
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