TTLV: ASEAN's cooperation on labor migration from 2007 to 2020

1. Student's full name: Mai Mai 2. Gender: Female

3. Date of birth: August 24, 1993 4. Place of birth: Hanoi

5. Student recognition decision No. 1765/2018/QD-XHNV dated June 28, 2018 of the President of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi

6. Changes in training process: No

7. Thesis topic: ASEAN's cooperation on labor migration from 2007 to 2020

8. Major:International Relations; Code: 60 31 02 06

9. Scientific advisor: Prof. Dr. Pham Quang Minh, Principal of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi

10. Summary of thesis results:

The thesis with the topic "ASEAN's cooperation on labor migration from 2007 to 2020" has provided an overview of the situation of labor migration in the region, countries that tend to send and receive migrant workers, thereby seeing the urgent need for ASEAN cooperation in this field. At the same time, the thesis also summarizes the cooperation process of ASEAN countries as members of this association in the period before 2007 and the motivations for continued cooperation from 2007 to 2020. The author chose 2007 as the research time for the thesis because at this time, ASEAN issued the "ASEAN Declaration on the Protection and Promotion of the Rights of Migrant Workers", the first official document of ASEAN related to this issue. In the thesis, the author also synthesizes the results of ASEAN cooperation in labor migration from 2007 to 2020, which are shown in both aspects: policy and practice. Not only that, the thesis deeply studies three cases: Singapore, the Philippines and Vietnam, representing the receiving countries, the sending countries of migrant workers and the ASEAN Chair country in 2020 - the end date of this thesis. 2020 is a very special year for ASEAN because it is the 5th anniversary of the establishment of the ASEAN Community, and at the same time, it is the time for mid-term review of the implementation of the ASEAN Community building 2015-2020, completing the implementation of a series of action plans between ASEAN and its partners. Through the overall analysis and in-depth analysis of each case, the thesis presents the achievements and limitations of ASEAN in implementing policies into practical activities, the challenges and opportunities in the cooperation process, and especially the author's suggestions for better cooperation, providing practical impacts on migrant workers in the region.

11. Practical applicability: With the results mentioned in section 10, the thesis will contribute to policy makers and researchers an overview of ASEAN cooperation in the field of labor migration from 2007 to 2020, achievements and limitations, opportunities and challenges, which not many researchers, especially in Vietnam, have done before. At the same time, the thesis will also provide the author's suggestions for better cooperation, achieving practical impacts on labor migration in the region.

12. Further research directions: In the future, the author hopes to be able to study more deeply the participation of each member of the ASEAN bloc in this cooperation. In addition, the author also hopes to be able to study more deeply on this issue from the perspective of international relations theory.

13. Published works related to the thesis: None

INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS

1. Full name: Mai Mai 2. Sex: Female

3. Date of birth: August 24, 1993 4. Place of birth: Hanoi

5. Admission decision number: 1765/2018/QD-XHNV dated June 28, 2018

6. Changes in academic process: None

7. Official thesis title: ASEAN's cooperation on labor migration from 2007 to 2020

8. Major: International Relations 9. Code:60 31 02 06

10. Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Pham Quang Minh, Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Hanoi

11. Summary of the findings of the thesis:

The thesis gives an overview of the situation of labor migration in the region, with information on originating and hosting countries, thereby realizing the urgent need of ASEAN's cooperation in this area. At the same time, the thesis also summarizes the cooperation process of ASEAN as a whole before 2007 and the incentives for continuing this cooperation from 2007 to 2020. The author chooses 2007 as a starting point of the time frame of the thesis because at that time, ASEAN issued the "ASEAN Declaration on the Protection and Promotion of the Rights of Migrant Workers", the ASEAN's first official document regarding this issue. In the thesis, the author also summarizes the results of ASEAN's cooperation on labor migration from 2007 to 2020, which is presented in both policies and practical actions. Not only that, the thesis chooses Singapore, the Philippines and Vietnam as the case studies since they respectively represent hosting and sending countries, and ASEAN Chair 2020. 2020 is a very special year for ASEAN because it marks 5 years of establishment of the ASEAN Community, as well as a mid-term review period for the implementation of building the ASEAN Community 2015-2020. What is more, the thesis draws on the achievements and limitations of ASEAN when bringing policies into practical actions, along with opportunities and challenges that this 53-year-old association is facing. In addition to this, the author introduces some recommendations for better cooperation process in order to help migrant workers in the region.

12. Practical applicability, if any:

With the results mentioned in section 10, the thesis is expected to give policy makers and researchers an overview of ASEAN's cooperation on labor migration from 2007 to 2020, which hasn't been done before by many researchers, especially in Vietnam. At the same time, the thesis introduces some recommendations for better cooperation process in order to help migrant workers in the region.

13. Further research directions, if any:

In the future, the author wishes to further study the participation of each member of ASEAN in this cooperation. In addition, the author also hopes to be able to dig into this issue from the perspective of international relations theory.

14. Thesis-related publications: None