Spring Semester Report Presentation for ILO Research Program

    The ILO Research Program is a unique global program of the Faculty of Law which offers students pursuing careers in global fields, such as diplomats, international organization staff, journalists, NGO staff, or those who wish to study international relations in the future, valuable opportunities to gain theoretical knowledge and practical experience through fieldwork and hands-on research.
    On July 18th, 2025, three participants presented their results from the Spring Semester ILO Research Program at the Myogadani campus. They will visit the ILO Headquarters in Switzerland during summer vacation to further research on labour issues. Their pre-selected research themes are listed below;
●How can protect Indonesian Migrants in Malaysia?
●Reducing Bonded Labour in Nepal ~Legislative Strategies and the Supportive role of the ILO~
●Reframing Digital Child Labour

    The presentation was held in an open format, allowing teachers and students to freely walk around the booths and listen to the presentations, or ask questions directly to the presenters standing nearby.

    At the booth of the student studying Indonesian immigrants’ rights protection in Malaysia, attendees asked the reason for choosing Indonesia and Malaysia as research subjects. The student answered as follows;
“ As I was studying the labour environment of immigrants, I learned that some immigrants are forced to migrate ascribed to the effects of global warming. Given the current situation in which Indonesian labourers’ rights are not fully protected, I decided to study on comprehensive rights protection of Indonesian immigrants.” In response, some attendees shared their perspectives. One said, “even if it does not involve a formal MoU, it might be interesting to study from a perspective that such issues must be solved by pressuring to ban by the Malaysian Law.” Another remarked, “The number of Indonesian immigrants working in nursing facilities in Japan is increasing, but in reality, some care recipients are reluctant to be cared for by them. Such research will be effective in considering future domestic immigration issues.”

    At another booth, student presented research on the theme of “bonded labour in Nepal.” In response to the student’s opinion, mentioning that the ILO could support this issue by providing labour training and skills development to the bonded labourer, many of whom are former farmers from the agriculture sector, one opinion said that “Rather than focusing on utilizing their farmers’ experience, it might be more effective to explore opportunities in other labour sectors to help stabilize their income.

    This presentation opportunity provided valuable learning experiences and facilitated their studies. Now they are set to visit Switzerland to receive training from the ILO advisor. As the culmination of the training, they will give an English presentation on their research findings at the ILO Headquarters.