Established: 1996

The Manila Process is no longer active.

The Manila Process focused on the following topics:

  • Irregular migration and trafficking;
  • Root causes of regular and irregular migration;
  • Return and reintegration;
  • Entry/border control;
  • Remittances;
  • Migrants' rights;
  • Capacity building; and
  • Information sharing.

Secretariat

  • IOM provided secretarial and technical support.
Members

16 Members

  • Australia
  • Brunei Darussalam
  • Cambodia
  • China
  • Indonesia
  • Japan
  • Lao PDR
  • Malaysia
  • Myanmar
  • New Zealand
  • Papua New Guinea
  • Philippines
  • Republic of Korea
  • Singapore
  • Thailand
  • Vietnam
  • Hongkong
Observers

Observers / Partners