Organization: JUSTICE WITHOUT BORDERS
Mission: JWB PROVIDES DIRECT LOGISTIC AND LEGAL SUPPORT TO ONGOING CASES, AS WELL AS ORIGINAL STRATEGIC RESEARCH FOR FRONT-LINE PRACTITIONERS. WE CATALOGUE THE LESSONS LEARNED FROM CROSS-BORDER CASES TO IMPROVE CLIENT SERVICES AND TO SUPPORT LEGAL AND POLICY ADVOCACY AIMED AT ADVANCING MIGRANTS FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS.
Activities: IN 2019, WE CELEBRATED OUR 6TH ANNIVERSARY SERVING MIGRANT WORKERS AND SECURED MANY NEW GROUNDBREAKING SUCCESSES. WORK INCLUDED SCREENING 152 CASES, DEVELOPING 15 TEST CASES WHILE CONTINUING LITIGATION FROM OUR 2018 PORTFOLIO, HANDLING 14 REFERRALS, TRAINING 571 CASEWORKERS AND LAWYERS, AND BRINGING IN NEARLY 7,450 PRO BONO HOURS OF LEGAL SUPPORT FOR OUR CLIENTS. IN HONG KONG, WE SECURED THE LABOUR TRIBUNAL'S VERY FIRST APPROVAL OF VIDEO LINK FOR A CLIENT TO BRING THEIR CLAIM ONLINE, FROM THEIR HOME COUNTRY. WE ALSO ADVANCED MULTIPLE CASES AGAINST ILLEGAL AGENCY FEES IN SINGAPORE, A TRANSNATIONAL ISSUE THAT ROBS WORKERS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS REGIONALLY. IN INDONESIA, WE ALSO SECURED OUR FIRST SET OF "REVERSE CROSS-BORDER" SETTLEMENTS, WITH WORKERS ALREADY ABROAD IN HONG KONG, REMOTELY PURSUING THEIR JAKARTA-BASED AGENCY FOR ILLEGALLY OVERCHARGING THEM PLACEMENT FEES. PLEASE SEE OUR 2019 ANNUAL REPORT, AVAILABLE FREE ONLINE, FOR MORE DETAILS.
NTEE category: International, Foreign Affairs & National Security
Secondary category: Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy