Justice Without Borders (“JWB”) is welcoming applications for the Fellowship programmes at our Hong Kong Office for the period between September 2024 to August 2025.
What our Fellows will be doing
Fellows will engage in legal and capacity-building projects on behalf of migrant domestic workers who have been victims of labour and financial exploitation, discrimination, or survivors of abuse. As a Fellow, you will take an active role in one or more projects, including preparing cases for litigation, conducting strategic legal research, and preparing and participating in training workshops. You will also have the opportunity to work closely with our colleagues and partners across Indonesia, the Philippines, and Singapore.
Time Commitment
We are looking for student volunteers who are passionate about access to justice for migrant domestic workers to join us part-time (1.5 to 2 days a week) or full-time. For a truly meaningful engagement, applicants should be able to volunteer with us for at least 3 months with a possibility of extension beyond the agreed Fellowship period. Fellows are not expected to commit during the exam period. For applications over summer and winter breaks, preference will be given to those who can commit on a full-time basis.
Candidate Qualifications
We are looking for students who are interested in our area of work, self-motivated, able to work in a team, and are not afraid to take on new challenges outside of their comfort zone.
Required:
Desirable but not required:
How to Apply
Please submit a one-page statement of interest, CV, and a writing sample of no more than 10 pages to Ms. Jaime Chu, Casework and Community Officer at jaimechu@forjusticewithoutborders.org. In your application, please indicate your available time period for the Fellowship
Applications are due by 30 August 2024. Applications submitted after this date will be considered on a rolling basis if positions are not filled.
About Justice Without Borders
JWB is a regional non-profit building access to justice for migrant workers, even after they return home.
JWB’s work empowers women to hold abusers accountable and secure just compensation. Serving key migration routes in Southeast Asia, JWB has operations across Hong Kong, Indonesia, Singapore and the Philippines. The organisations operate at the intersection of economic empowerment and access to justice.
Key work includes:
In the past decade, JWB has successfully litigated all of the most common harms that migrant workers in its target countries face. Experiences from this impact litigation have started making access to justice just as mobile as migrant workers. The lessons learned have fuelled skills-building trainings that have turned local caseworkers into effective advocates for transnational claims. JWB’s first decade of success now sets the stage for a movement that will turn the extraordinary of transnational justice into the ordinary. We invite you to join us in our next decade of work.
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Justice Without Borders, Limited is a Hong Kong registered charity under Section 88 of the IRO
Justice Without Borders is a registered charity in the United States with IRS 501(c)(3) status
DISCLAIMER: JWB is an independent organization that is not affiliated with any other organizations, including “without borders” organizations. For example, Justice Without Borders is not in any way affiliated with Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontiers; Lawyers Without Borders, Inc / Abogados Sin Fronteras, or Judges Without Borders. Doctors Without Borders and Médecins Sans Frontiers are registered trademarks of Médecins Sans Frontiers International.