Migrasia`s COO Paras Kalura highlights tech role in tackling migration across South East Asia
At the Carnegie Global Technology Summit 2025, Paras Kalura, Chief Operating Officer of Migrasia, says, "We believe technology is at the forefront of a lot of our case work. We use our digital mediums to reach out to migrants at larger scale. So even with a smaller team, Migrasia is able to reach migrants in over 50+ jurisdictions by using commonly used social media channels. For our specific use case, we have developed an AI Chatbot, which interacts with migrant workers, provides them information in their local native languages. We work with migrants from the Philippines and Indonesia predominantly in over 50 jurisdictions. Our AI Chatbot assists them in accessing the right information, depending on the jurisdiction where they're based... I think migration is a big issue. As per ILO estimates, there are 160 million migrants globally. We currently predominantly work with East Asian migrants, and as we scale our work, we need better data using technology. We need to work with the relevant government authorities in order to scale and provide our services to migrants at large..."
