Khmer Times, Cambodia and Thailand, 9 November 2020 - Ministry representatives from Cambodia and Thailand have held a meeting to solve migration issues between the neighbouring countries amid the pandemic.
The Star, Myanmar, 5 November 2020 - TRAVEL management and services group Parlo Bhd has inked an agreement with Myanmar-based Diamond Palace Group of Companies Ltd to provide a range of migrant workforce-related services.
Free Malaysia Today, Malaysia, 4 November 2020 - The Bangladeshi government has contacted the Malaysian high commission in Dhaka in a bid to resolve the problem of thousands of migrant workers stranded at home because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
CNBC, Malaysia, 4 November 2020 - Researchers say Malaysia has done little to protect low-wage migrant workers from the effects of the coronavirus pandemic — which could hurt an economy that’s struggling to recover.
Khmer Times, Thailand, 3 November 2020 - A current labour shortage in Thailand coupled with the economic fallout of widespread flooding in Cambodia is putting pressure on authorities to reopen borders to migrant workers.
Aljazeera, Global, 2 November 2020 - A small Thai factory without a name, more of a room than anything else, few windows, a ceiling low enough that those inside could touch it, toilets too dirty to use, one door at the front, another at the back providing the only fresh air, and no electric fans to cool temperatures of up to 37 degrees Celsius (100F). This is the setting where 26 garment workers spent seven days a week earning well below the minimum wage of 310 baht ($10.15), making clothes for some of the world’s biggest companies: Disney, Starbucks, NBC Universal and Tesco.
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The Korea Times, Korea, 1 November 2020 - For decades, Korea was a country that sent its people abroad, creating a Korean diaspora of nearly 7 million scattered across the globe. But the nation began accepting immigrants in the 1980s in line with its economic progress.
UN News, Myanmar, 1 November 2020 - Myanmar has been preparing for the return of hundreds of thousands of workers – some 650,000 are in Thailand alone – and one of the key tasks was to set up quarantine facilities for those returning migrants and carry out awareness raising on COVID-19 health messaging and prevention of gender-based violence – a key concern among the women migrant returnees. Sandi Swe, who has been working in a quarantine facility since March 2020, shared her experience with UN News.
Borgen Magazine, Thailand, 30 October 2020 - Poverty in Myanmar, formerly Burma, generates the conditions for slavery. Many Burmese are forced to migrate out of desperation, seeking to escape poor conditions at home and support their families. Hoping for a new life, Burmese men and women are trafficked in Thailand, exploited by traffickers that sell them into forced labor.
The Japan Times, Japan, 29 October 2020 - The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) said Wednesday it will establish an organization next month to provide comprehensive support for foreign workers in Japan to improve their working and living environments.
Bloomberg, Singapore, 25 October 2020 - Singapore is seeking to reduce the amount of time it takes to regularly check migrant workers for coronavirus infection by piloting the use of antigen rapid tests.
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The Korea Herald, Korea, 21 October 2020 - The Employment Permit System is supposed to be a win-win solution for South Korean employers struggling to find workers and Asian workers seeking higher-paying jobs overseas.
Korea Biomedical Review, Korea, 21 October 2020 - Nearly 1 million migrant workers in Korea could avoid Covid-19 cluster infections, unlike the recent Singapore case, where thousands of foreign workers were ordered to quarantine.
Radio Free Asia, Vietnam, 20 October 2020 - Vietnamese authorities say they are cracking down on a growing number of migrants crossing the border illegally from neighboring China, in an apparent reversal of previous trends.
Bangkok Post, Thailand, 20 October 2020 - The Ministry of Public Health will work with the Labour Ministry to increase the supply of free migrant workers to needy employers, says Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul.
