The Mission for Migrant Workers (MFMW) is a migrant-serving institution established in Hong Kong on 3 March 1981. It is an ecumenical institution assisting migrant workers who are in distress. Concomitantly, the Mission works and supports efforts for the recognition and respect for the rights and well-being of migrant workers and articulates this within the larger community.

The Mission is the product of a concerted church commitment and response to the growing problems of migrants, predominantly domestic helpers in Hong Kong. The Mission was established through the coordination of the National Council of Churches in the Philippines (NCCP) and some formations in Hong Kong then, namely, the Resource Centre for Philippine Concerns, the Holy Carpenter Church (Anglican) and an Ad Hoc Committee of religious and lay persons from the Catholic and Protestant Churches in Hong Kong.

The Mission believes that migrant empowerment is central to crisis prevention.

It focuses its efforts on Crisis Intervention And Prevention Through Migrant Empowerment (CIPME).

The Mission understands the phenomenon of the "migrant in crisis" not only by the rise of human rights violations, physical and sexual abuse, and unfair labor laws and practices but also by the sheer vulnerability and potential distress that comes with the very nature of being a migrant worker. Once migrant workers are forced to leave their families because of unemployment and poverty, they are already in a state of need. Once they are employed in 3D - "dirty, difficult and dangerous" - jobs, the potential for crisis situations is ever present. And with the apparent neglect of governments of sending countries and the insensitivity of host governments, the "constant state of crisis" of the migrant becomes magnified.

Crisis intervention addresses the immediate and urgent needs of the "migrant in crisis". It arises from the Christian spirit of love, charity, mercy and hope like that of the Good Samaritan of old. But beyond direct assistance to the needy, the Mission is committed to strategically lessen the vulnerability of the migrant worker. Thus, crisis prevention is also an imperative.

In the work of crisis management, the Mission believes in the centrality of migrant empowerment. We are committed to "help migrant workers to help themselves". We are convinced of the strength, vibrancy and capability of the migrant workers and their movement. Through their own awareness-raising, organizational building and positive action, emergencies would be addressed, crisis situations would be abated and abuses checked. In this, our support to them is unconditional.

Thus our services are migrant-centered and empowerment-oriented.

Through CIPME programs, the Mission hopes to fulfill its mission and vision:

"We dream of a society where families are not torn apart by the need to survive. We dream of, and will actively work for, a homeland where all can live decently and with dignity."