framework arrangements established in support of liberalising and facilitating trade in services. MRAs aim to facilitate mobility of professionals/ skilled labor in ASEAN. Through exchange of information, MRAs also work towards the adoption of best practices on standards and qualifications.
s a proposed arrangement among ASEAN member countries designed to facilitate the freer movement and employment of qualified and certified personnel between ASEAN member countries.
Originally envisaged in the ASEAN Tourism Agreement 2002 and the Vientiane Action Program 2004, the Roadmap for Integration of Tourism in ASEAN proposes that the mechanisms for the ASEAN MRA in Tourism should be agreed, developed and ready to function by 2009 – 2010.