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In the midst of the current financial and economic crisis there are likely to be both direct and indirect consequences for migrant labor supply and demand. A two-way increase is expected in the movement of people: overseas migrants returning home after losing their jobs, or those recently laid off at home moving overseas in search of work. As some countries may take increasingly protectionist stances, the options for formal migration may narrow. Migrants abroad may also face increasingly difficult conditions, with fewer employment opportunities and may encounter greater discrimination and stigmatization. Of particular concern, is the likely impact on the lives and jobs of millions of documented and undocumented migrant workers in the region, and their access to health services.

The expert panel will discuss the impact of the financial crisis on safe migration and its repercussion on access to HIV services in host and in destination countries, and will examine the most effective policies to ensure migrants have adequate access to health care and HIV services throughout the migration cycle.

Chairs:
Drs I Gusti Made Arke, Director General, Directorate General for Guidance and Placement of Indonesian Overseas Workers, Ministry of Manpower and Transmigration
Dr .Nafsiah Mboi, SpA, MPH National AIDS Commission

Panelists:
Dr. Sophia Kisting, Director, ILO/AIDS
Dhannan Sunoto, Director of Cross Sectoral Department, ASEAN Secretariat
Caitlin Wiesen, Regional HIV/AIDS Practice Team Leader & Programme Coordinatior Asia and Pacific, UNDP RCC, Sri Lanka
Migrant Voices from CARAM Asia
Christopher Ng, Regional Secretary, Trade Unions Asia & Pacific Regional Office

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