We are excited to introduce our new publication, Women on the Move and the Movements they Build, an anthology that grew out of Voice and Participation: A Learning Journey, a multi-country initiative that brought together GAATW members and partners to reflect on how they centre the voices of migrant and trafficked women, and what role lived experience expertise plays in their decision-making.
This anthology charts the organisational journeys of eight partner and member organisations across East and Southeast Asia and Europe, tracing their evolution from founding moments, some rooted in individual acts of resistance, others in collective crisis response, into sustained movements for migrant and workers' rights. Each chapter recounts a distinct national context and history, from decades-long legal battles to community-built shelters that grew into unions, showing how organisations shaped by the voices of those they work with continue to adapt, grow, and push for justice. We believe these stories offer valuable insight and inspiration to the wider anti-trafficking and migrant rights community.
We are grateful for the contributions of eight GAATW members and partners: Asia Pacific Mission for Migrants (APMM), Comitato per i Diritti Civili delle Prostitute (CDCP), MAP Foundation, The Melissa Network, Mission d'intervention et de sensibilisation contre la traite des êtres humains (MIST), Southeast and East Asian Centre (SEEAC), Serve the People Association (SPA), and Tenaganita. We also thank the Porticus Foundation for their financial support of this project and publication.
You can download the full book here.
You can also download each chapter:
Chapter One: The Heart is Where the Movement is by APMM
Chapter Two: The Red Umbrella — From Trieste to the Whole World by CDCP
Chapter Three: Migrant Women Getting Together by MAP Foundation
Chapter Four: From Street to Sanctuary by The Melissa Network
Chapter Five: A Journey into the Mist by MIST
Chapter Six: Growing, Learning and Navigating Alongside Each Other by SEEAC