International Labour Organization, Switzerland, 31 July 2017 – The International Labour Organization (ILO) is launching a global media competition to recognize exemplary media coverage on labour migration.
Open Democracy, China, 27 July 2017 - When Po Po passed away last year, I was sad. I had been taking care of her for six years. We lived together, ate together, and went to sleep together. Whenever she felt pain, I immediately felt it as well. Po Po often screamed and moaned all night, making it difficult for me to fall asleep. I was unable to compensate for these hours of lost sleep during the day. She couldn’t walk and I needed to lift her up to help her use the toilet.
International Labour Organization, Global, 30 July 2015 - Every time the clarions of war are heard about fighting human trafficking, policy efforts tend to focus on addressing the alleged naivety of those who are trafficked and prosecuting the pimps or middlemen who recruit people for work. As the prevailing logic goes, migrants should know better and recruiters should be put on a tight leash. Rarely much is done about addressing issues at the demand end – where people work.
Migrating Out Of Poverty, Global, 8 March 2016 - We have all heard the shocking accounts of women seeking jobs, who are subsequently tricked and trapped into sexual slavery, sweatshops, domestic bondage and other forms of abuse. While human trafficking is of enormous concern, perhaps, on this day that recognises the rights of women, we need to think about whether the way we are framing the problem of “trafficking in women and girls” fuels further or poses different problems for aspiring female migrants
International Labour Organization, Chhattisgarh, India, 9 February 2017 - ILO’s Work in Freedom programme has helped women in remote rural areas access local livelihood opportunities, and take charge of their economic well-being without having to migrate for work.
International Labour Organization, New Delhi, 26 July 2017 - The International Labour Organization calls for collaboration and knowledge sharing among key stakeholders to ensure skills training and recognition for migrant workers.
ILO, Thailand, 26 July 2017 - New study finds that migrant workers lack access to fair and responsive remedies for labour rights abuses.
Coconuts Yangon, South Korea, 24th July 2017 - Over the weekend, a group of migrant workers, including Myanmar nationals, staged a protest in the South Korean city of Incheon to demand fairer working rights.
Radio Free Asia, China, 20th July 2017 - Millions of migrant workers who travel to work in China's richest cities are increasingly raising their voices in protest over discriminatory practices by local schools, using legal channels to argue that their children should be able to come along too.
Nikkei Asian Review, Jakarta, 22 July 2017 - New arrests, penalties suggest region's governments in no mood to compromise.
The Manila Times, The Philippines, 24 July 2017 - Last Saturday, the soil parted to welcome the casket that bore the body of a man named Robert Larga. He was “Obet” to family, friends and associates. A young lawyer of 48, Larga served as one of the directors of the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA). He was also an expert on forced labor trafficking, having single-handedly written a manual on the subject matter for the Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT).He worked for the Department of Justice, and also served at the International Labor Organization.
VOA, Thailand, 5 July 2017 - Thailand’s military government has been forced to set a six-month grace period for new migrant labor laws with harsh penalties, after protests and panic among workers and employers.
Reuters, Thailand, 3 July 2017 - Tens of thousands of migrant workers, most of them from Myanmar, have fled from Thailand in fear after new labor regulations adopted by the military government, immigration officials said on Monday.
Bangkok Post, Thailand, 2 July 2017 - As of Sunday morning, 21,828 Myanmar migrant workers have returned home via Mae Sot after an executive decree imposing harsh punishments against recruitment of undocumented alien labourers was issued on June 23, according to a report from the immigration checkpoint to the district administration.
