Overview
Lobbying Costs
2,000€
Financial year: Jan 2016 - Dec 2016
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
0.75 Fte (2)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
3
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
Migrant Worker Rights Network (MWRN)
EU Transparency Register
843976826355-03 First registered on 15 Mar 2017
Goals / Remit
The Migrant Workers Rights Network (MWRN) is a membership based organization for migrant workers from Myanmar residing and working mainly in Thailand. MWRN was founded on March 29, 2009 by a group of nine Myanmar migrant leaders who strongly believed that empowerment of migrants is the best way for migrants to protect themselves in their vulnerable situation as migrant workers in Thailand. The founders’ goal for MWRN is to promote and strengthen Myanmar migrant workers’ rights, eventually across the whole globe, by raising awareness, promoting access to justice and negotiating processes with employers and officials and advocating for policy change.
Main EU files targeted
Working on improving transparency of supply chain data in Europe and US to facilitate greater ability to engage companies on supply chain abuses, particularly in Thailand and Myanmar. We have met with Cecilia Malmstrom as Trade Commissioner once on 6th Oct at the EU parliament in Brussels to discuss this issue and on 28th March will meet Head of her Cabinet, Mrs Maria Åsenius
Address
Head Office
93/260 Soi 9
Moo 7, Tambon Thaisai
Mahachai
THAILAND -
People
Total lobbyists declared
2
Employment time Lobbyists 50% 1 25% 1 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
0.75
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
No lobbyists with EP accreditations
Complementary Information
None declared
Person in charge of EU relations
Mr Andrew Hall (International Affairs Advisor)
Person with legal responsibility
Andrew Hall (International Affairs Advisor)
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Categories
Category
III - Non-governmental organisations
Subcategory
Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar
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Networking
Affiliation
MWRN is a member of Migrant Forum in Asia and the Migrant Working Group (Thailand)
Member organisations
MWRN has approximately 5000 registered migrant worker members
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Financial Data
Closed financial year
Jan 2016 - Dec 2016
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
2,000€
Other financial info
MWRN is dependent almost fully on external funding from foundations and overseas networks. MWRN engagement with Cecilia Malmstrom and her Cabinet has been funded by Heidi Hautala MEP who sponsors our trips to Brussels and Strasbough
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
None
ACC
None
Groups (European Parliament)
None
Communication activities
Campaigning, press releases and public relations, communication of strategy on campaigning
Other activities
Working on improving transparency of supply chain data in Europe and US to facilitate greater ability to engage companies on supply chain abuses, particularly in Thailand and Myanmar. We have met with Cecilia Malmstrom as Trade Commissioner once on 6th Oct at the EU parliament in Brussels to discuss this issue and on 28th March will meet Head of her Cabinet, Mrs Maria Åsenius
Meetings
Meetings
3 meetings found. Download meetings
The list below only covers meetings held since November 2014 with commissioners, their cabinet members or directors-general at the European Commission; other lobby meetings with lower-level staff may have taken place, but the European Commission doesn't proactively publish information about these meetings. For more information about which commissioner is responsible for which portfolio, check out this link: https://commissioners.ec.europa.eu/index_en All information below comes from European Commission web pages.
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Date 29 May 2017 Location Brussels Subject Meeting to discuss the project on transparency of trade data detained by customs. Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Pierre Moscovici Portfolio Economic and Financial Affairs, Taxation and Customs Attending - David Boublil (Cabinet member)
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Date 28 Mar 2017 Location Brussels Subject Customs Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Pierre Moscovici Portfolio Economic and Financial Affairs, Taxation and Customs Attending - David Boublil (Cabinet member)
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Date 28 Mar 2017 Location Brussels Subject Responsible supply chains and how to increase transparency Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström Portfolio Trade Attending - Isabelle Magne (Cabinet member)
- Maria Asenius (Cabinet member)
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