WIVB.com, USA, 21 June 2019 - It's now up to Governor Andrew Cuomo to sign a bill that was passed by the NY State Senate and Assembly this week.
Yahoo News, China, 21 June 2019 - On a normal Wednesday afternoon, a migrant worker in his mid-20s from Hubei province is deciding which shirt to buy from a budget shop next to a large electronics factories in Dongguan, one of China’s most prosperous manufacturing cities located in the southern province of Guangdong.
Myanmar Times, Yangon, 21 June 2019 - The Yangon City Development Corporation (YCDC) will tax hostels in Hlaing Tharyar township, which has the most domestic migrant workers in the city, said U Soe Thein Aung, YCDC chair of the township.
Bangkok Post, Thailand, 21 June 2019 - Forty-two illegal Myanmar worker crammed inside two vans and two Thai drivers were arrested in Ban Na San district late Thursday night. The migrants were destined for Malaysia.
The Straits Times, SIngapore, 22 June 2019 - A Chinese national injured in the massive fire in Jalan Buroh on Friday (June 21) remains in stable condition in hospital while the other injured worker, also a Chinese national, was discharged on Saturday morning, the Migrant Workers’ Centre (MWC) said.
Manila Bulletin, ASEAN, 22 June 2019 - Balanga Bishop Ruperto Santos is looking forward to a productive discussion among state leaders with regards to the protection of the rights and dignity of migrant workers during the 34th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit.
FMT News, Malaysia, 22 June 2019 - A New York-based non-profit organisation that investigates labour and environmental abuses has helped Malaysian factories improve their treatment of migrant workers.
Focus Taiwan News Channel, Taiwan, 22 June 2019 - Another round of Mandarin Chinese language classes designed for Filipino migrant workers to help them assimilate more quickly into their work environments and upgrade their language skills will kick off in July in Taipei, an official at the Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO) Labor Center-Taipei said Saturday.
The Star Online, Malaysia, 22 June 2019 - The Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC) is at loggerheads with the Human Resources Ministry and the Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF) over the proposal for the ratification of a convention that would allow all workers, including migrants, the right to join and form unions.
The Star Online, Malaysia, 23 June 2019 - WHEN he arrived in Malaysia in 2016 from Afghanistan, university graduate Ali Saleh* begged for a job wherever he could.
The New Indian Express, India, 23 June 2019 - The Labour Commission has warned of strict action against employers and contractors who deny equal pay to migrant labourers. The department’s warning follows incidents where posters announcing less pay for migrant labourers were seen in Muvattupuzha and Perumbavoor, two regions with significant migrant population.
Stuff, New Zealand, 23 June 2019 - Auckland Council has served a dangerous building notice on a former bingo hall housing dozens of migrant workers in 22 indoor cabins after it was found to pose serious fire risks.
Stuff, New Zealand, 24 June 2019 - A migrant worker village in a former bingo hall will close, forcing the relocation of dozens of Filipinos using 22 cabins as sleeping quarters.
Myanmar Times, Malaysia, 24 June 2019 - Dozens of people, including six Myanmar migrants, died in Malaysia after drinking bootleg liquor last week, according to news reports and a Myanmar migrant rights network in Kuala Lumpur.
The Korea Times, Korea, 24 June 2019 - Criticism is mounting over the main opposition party leader's recent remarks discriminating against foreign workers.
