The Daily Star, Singapore, 29 March 2019 - Migrants are often said to have built the imposing city of Singapore, making up around a quarter of its workforce, but are arguably not yet considered part of Singaporean society. For migrant worker Md Sharif Uddin, that he would have a book published in Singapore and win an award for it at a ceremony where he was seated on the very chair Lee Kuan Yew used to sit, was unthinkable.
China Global Television Network, China, 29 March 2019 - China's ongoing urbanization process has brought opportunities for many young migrant workers. But it also means losses on the side of rural areas.
Taiwan News, Singapore, 29 March 2019 - Rice with brown sugar was all that 31-year-old Moe Moe Than was allowed to eat. According to reports in local media, after the maid from Myanmar complained about not being fed properly, her employers force fed the mixture to her through a funnel. And after she needed to throw up, her employers then made her eat the vomit. Additionally, she had been caned and forced to perform chores in her underwear.
The Daily Blog, Global, 29 March 2019 - We are a union of 7000 financial members. We estimate that up to one-quarter of our members could be on a temporary work visa. We cover workers in fast food, hospitality, hotels, call centres and security. We also have members in English Language Schools.
The Jordan Times, Jordan, 28 March 2019 - When Mary Jo signed a contract to work as a nanny in Jordan, she was promised a 400JD monthly salary, a weekly day off from work, a mobile phone to call her family in the Philippines and adequate accommodations by her host family.
Radio Free Asia, China, 28 March 2019 - International press freedom groups, labor unions and rights groups are calling for the release of three editors of a labor rights website detained by authorities in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong.
Asia Times, Taiwan, 28 March 2019 - A newborn baby girl – left in a cardboard box on a road in Taipei – was found by cyclists who rode past the “shaking box” early on Wednesday.
Antara News, Indonesia, 28 March 2019 - Japan is providing work opportunities to workers from nine countries, including Indonesia, but Indonesians who wish to work in the country should be competent in Japanese, Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi said.
bdnews24.com, Vanuatu, 26 March 2019 - About 101 migrants who arrived in the Pacific island nation over the course of the last two years say they were promised decent work, but ended up being exploited by their supposed bosses - who were arrested in November on trafficking charges.
SBS News, Australia, 26 March 2019 - Increasing waiting times for permanent residency visas are putting migrant workers in Australia at greater risk of exploitation and deportation, unions and migration agents say.
Taiwan News, Taiwan, 25 March 2019 - Over 100 migrant workers staged a flash mob show in Taipei on Sunday (March 24) to call for an end to sexual violence against female workers and to call for better work conditions, reported CNA.
South China Morning Post, China, 25 March 2019 - Zhu Beibei still remembers the acrid stench of rubber tyres even though it has been 10 years since he worked at a small car manufacturer in Wuhan in central China. Then 19, it was his first job out of technical school. He was paid 900 yuan (US$134) a month and there was a lot of overtime. He quit after six months.
The Nation, Thailand, 24 March 2019 - Miracle of Life Foundation rescue workers transported the bodies of the 10 migrant workers killed in a collision in Kanchanaburi to Bangkok for autopsy early on Sunday morning.
Focus Taiwan News Channel, Taiwan, 24 March 2019 - Over 100 migrant workers from the Philippines and Indonesia staged a flash mob show at Taipei Main Station, the city's main transport hub, on Sunday to protest gender-based violence and ask for better work conditions.
The Nation, Thailand, 23 March 2019 - Eight Myanmar migrants drowned and two others are missing presumed dead after a van they were travelling in was hit by a 10-wheel truck and both vehicles plunged into a canal in Kanchanaburi's Tha Muang district on Saturday.
