Biography

Eni Lestari is an Indonesian domestic worker in Hong Kong and migrant right’s activist. She is the chairperson of International Migrants Alliance, the first ever global alliance of grassroots migrants, immigrants, refugees and other displaced people. After escaping her abusive employer, she transformed herself from victim into organizer for domestic workers in particular and migrant workers in general.  For nearly two decades, she has been active in migrant’s empowerment and held important positions in various organizations, alliances and formations working on the issue of migration, trafficking and women.
 
She is an active resource person in forums organized by academics, interfaith groups, civil societies, trade unions and many others at national, regional and international arenas. She has actively participated in United Nations assemblies/conferences on development and migrant’s rights and chosen as a speaker at the opening of the UN General Assembly on Large Movement of Migrants and Refugees in 2016 in New York City, USA. She was also honoured with nominations and awards such as Inspirational Women by BBC 100 Women, Public Hero Award by RCTI, Indonesian Club Award, and Non Profit Leader of Women of Influence by American Chamber Hong Kong, and Changemaker of Cathay Pacific.

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Migration