3. Mutual recognition arrangements for specific occupations in the AEC
Based on the first objective of the ASEAN agreement as a free trade and service area,
including investment, labor, and capital, there is an agreement, namely the ASEAN
Framework Agreement on Services (AFAS) and Mutual Recognition Arrangements (MRA)
that manage the free service areas of the ASEAN member countries (Srijunpetch, 2012).