Regional Support Office of the Bali Process
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Strengthening cooperation and dialogue among 49 Bali Process Members to address people smuggling, trafficking in persons, and related transnational crime.
Thailand’s central role in the Bali Process, as both host of the RSO and as a regional hub, makes it a natural leader in shaping these responses.
Discussions were productive and solutions-focused, with opportunities for future collaboration, cooperation and knowledge sharing agreed moving forward.
Discussions were productive and solutions-focused, with opportunities for future collaboration, cooperation and knowledge sharing agreed moving forward.
September 8, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Thailand’s central role in the Bali Process, as both host of the RSO and as a regional hub, makes it a natural leader in shaping these responses.
Discussions were productive and solutions-focused, with opportunities for future collaboration, cooperation and knowledge sharing agreed moving forward.
Discussions were productive and solutions-focused, with opportunities for future collaboration, cooperation and knowledge sharing agreed moving forward.
🛠 Piloting frontline tools like the Screening and Referral Toolkit in airports.
🤝 Expanding secondments and peer-to-peer exchanges.
🛜 Creating platforms like the Regional Information, Liaison and Outreach Network (RILON) Initiative to support whole-of-route action.
September 8, 2025 at 2:08 AM
🛠 Piloting frontline tools like the Screening and Referral Toolkit in airports.
🤝 Expanding secondments and peer-to-peer exchanges.
🛜 Creating platforms like the Regional Information, Liaison and Outreach Network (RILON) Initiative to support whole-of-route action.
At the 5th Australia–Thailand Immigration Forum (ATIF) in Chiang Rai, convened by the Royal Thai Government – Royal Thai Police Immigration Bureau and the Australian Government’s Department of Home Affairs, David Scott, RSO Co-Manager (Australia) outlined new ways the RSO is working with Thailand:
September 8, 2025 at 2:08 AM
At the 5th Australia–Thailand Immigration Forum (ATIF) in Chiang Rai, convened by the Royal Thai Government – Royal Thai Police Immigration Bureau and the Australian Government’s Department of Home Affairs, David Scott, RSO Co-Manager (Australia) outlined new ways the RSO is working with Thailand:
The RSO looks forward to continued close working with counterparts in Manila, and to explore opportunities to work together in support of the Philippines 2026 ASEAN Chairmanship Year.
August 29, 2025 at 4:30 PM
The RSO looks forward to continued close working with counterparts in Manila, and to explore opportunities to work together in support of the Philippines 2026 ASEAN Chairmanship Year.
Whilst in Manila, the RSO was also pleased to visit representatives from the Indonesian and Australian Embassies in Manila, and the International Organization for Migration’s Manila Office.
August 29, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Whilst in Manila, the RSO was also pleased to visit representatives from the Indonesian and Australian Embassies in Manila, and the International Organization for Migration’s Manila Office.
The importance of protection and upskilling for migrant workers, and what is needed from both origin and host communities
The need to enhance understanding, investigation skills and capabilities around digital currencies.
The need to enhance understanding, investigation skills and capabilities around digital currencies.
August 29, 2025 at 4:30 PM
The importance of protection and upskilling for migrant workers, and what is needed from both origin and host communities
The need to enhance understanding, investigation skills and capabilities around digital currencies.
The need to enhance understanding, investigation skills and capabilities around digital currencies.
Key discussion topics included:
The Philippines 2024 ban of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) and downstream impact on operations facilitating trafficking into cyber-scam centres
Enhancing effective implementation of return and reintegration policies and frameworks
August 29, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Key discussion topics included:
The Philippines 2024 ban of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) and downstream impact on operations facilitating trafficking into cyber-scam centres
Enhancing effective implementation of return and reintegration policies and frameworks
Discussions set out early thinking for where RSO activities could align with efforts in the Philippines 2026 Chairmanship year, and speak to priority topics for the Philippines, noting too the Philippines’ role as Co-Chair of the Bali Process Technical Experts Group on Returns and Reintegration.
August 29, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Discussions set out early thinking for where RSO activities could align with efforts in the Philippines 2026 Chairmanship year, and speak to priority topics for the Philippines, noting too the Philippines’ role as Co-Chair of the Bali Process Technical Experts Group on Returns and Reintegration.
RSO Co-Manager (Australia) David Scott and RSO representatives met with the Philippines Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission, the Office of the Undersecretary for Migration Affairs and the Assistant Secretary for Reintegration at the Philippines Department of Migrant Workers.
August 29, 2025 at 4:30 PM
RSO Co-Manager (Australia) David Scott and RSO representatives met with the Philippines Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission, the Office of the Undersecretary for Migration Affairs and the Assistant Secretary for Reintegration at the Philippines Department of Migrant Workers.
We thank the ADFM Secretariat for fostering such a collaborative platform and look forward to continued engagement.
August 29, 2025 at 8:12 AM
We thank the ADFM Secretariat for fostering such a collaborative platform and look forward to continued engagement.
Established in 2015, the ADFM continues to provide a vital space for governments, international organisations, and civil society to incubate new ideas and advance more durable, dignified approaches to forced migration in the Indo-Pacific.
August 29, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Established in 2015, the ADFM continues to provide a vital space for governments, international organisations, and civil society to incubate new ideas and advance more durable, dignified approaches to forced migration in the Indo-Pacific.
The RSO is proud to have supported Bali Process Members in recent years through the publication of the Bali Process Toolkit on Inclusive Civil Registration, which strengthens both prevention and protection outcomes.
August 29, 2025 at 8:12 AM
The RSO is proud to have supported Bali Process Members in recent years through the publication of the Bali Process Toolkit on Inclusive Civil Registration, which strengthens both prevention and protection outcomes.
An important area of focus for the RSO, as showcased at the ADFM, are efforts towards strengthening Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS)—a foundation for protection that can help prevent exploitation—by promoting access to legal identity for all.
August 29, 2025 at 8:12 AM
An important area of focus for the RSO, as showcased at the ADFM, are efforts towards strengthening Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS)—a foundation for protection that can help prevent exploitation—by promoting access to legal identity for all.
Through this annual Member State Spotlight Week in Jakarta, the RSO reiterates its commitment to providing support and facilitating connections that can enhance Indonesia’s efforts and highlight Jakarta’s critical regional role.
August 29, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Through this annual Member State Spotlight Week in Jakarta, the RSO reiterates its commitment to providing support and facilitating connections that can enhance Indonesia’s efforts and highlight Jakarta’s critical regional role.
As Co-Chair of the Bali Process, Indonesia holds a leadership role in advocating for regional progress relating to international migration management.
August 29, 2025 at 7:41 AM
As Co-Chair of the Bali Process, Indonesia holds a leadership role in advocating for regional progress relating to international migration management.
With over 1,800 trafficking in persons cases reported in Indonesia in 2023 and irregular migration routes continuing to shift and adapt—open, cross-border collaboration, building trust, and knowledge-sharing remain essential for regional actors.
August 29, 2025 at 7:41 AM
With over 1,800 trafficking in persons cases reported in Indonesia in 2023 and irregular migration routes continuing to shift and adapt—open, cross-border collaboration, building trust, and knowledge-sharing remain essential for regional actors.
📊 Exchanging insights on irregular migration routes and trends across the region
🤝Opportunities to strengthen regional dialogue at a senior policy level around key immigration challenges
🤝Opportunities to strengthen regional dialogue at a senior policy level around key immigration challenges
August 29, 2025 at 7:41 AM
📊 Exchanging insights on irregular migration routes and trends across the region
🤝Opportunities to strengthen regional dialogue at a senior policy level around key immigration challenges
🤝Opportunities to strengthen regional dialogue at a senior policy level around key immigration challenges
Key themes included:
🤝 Strengthening ASEAN-wide cooperation in the investigation of cross-border TIP cases
🛡️ Improving victim identification and protection, especially for those forced into criminality abroad
🤝 Strengthening ASEAN-wide cooperation in the investigation of cross-border TIP cases
🛡️ Improving victim identification and protection, especially for those forced into criminality abroad
August 29, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Key themes included:
🤝 Strengthening ASEAN-wide cooperation in the investigation of cross-border TIP cases
🛡️ Improving victim identification and protection, especially for those forced into criminality abroad
🤝 Strengthening ASEAN-wide cooperation in the investigation of cross-border TIP cases
🛡️ Improving victim identification and protection, especially for those forced into criminality abroad
Discussions covered practical support and opportunities to strengthen cooperation, including through joint capacity-building opportunities such as #OSINT and explored future secondments of officials to the RSO in Bangkok, Thailand—to enhance information sharing across regional counterparts.
August 29, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Discussions covered practical support and opportunities to strengthen cooperation, including through joint capacity-building opportunities such as #OSINT and explored future secondments of officials to the RSO in Bangkok, Thailand—to enhance information sharing across regional counterparts.
On the sidelines of RSO activities taking place, David Scott, RSO Co-Manager (Australia) met with senior representatives from the Indonesian National Police and paid a courtesy call on the Director of Immigration Cooperation and Missions, Directorate General of Immigration.
August 29, 2025 at 7:41 AM
On the sidelines of RSO activities taking place, David Scott, RSO Co-Manager (Australia) met with senior representatives from the Indonesian National Police and paid a courtesy call on the Director of Immigration Cooperation and Missions, Directorate General of Immigration.