Today, Singapore, 22 July 2019 - Members of the public and migrant workers should come forward to report lapses in migrant worker dormitories and rest assured that they will remain anonymous when they do so, the Migrant Workers’ Centre (MWC) said on Monday (July 22).
The Jakarta Post, Malaysia, 21 July 2019 - Malaysia's Foreign Minister Saifuddin Abdullah has said that Malaysia and Indonesia hoped to renew a migrant worker agreement and finalize some areas of maritime delimitation by the end of this year.
XinHua Net, China, 20 July 2019 - Children take up a free health check as part of a summer camp organized by a local company for the children of its migrant workers in Haining, east China's Zhejiang Province, July 20, 2019. Running for 40 days starting from mid-July, the summer camp invites 180 children whose parents work for the company away from home and thus offers them a chance for family reunion. Besides, the children can expect an enriched summer life here by taking academic, etiquette and sports courses given by university volunteer tutors.
Malaysiakini, Malaysia, 19 July 2019 - The government must stop using undocumented migrant workers as an additional source of income, a rights group said today following the announcement of the Home Ministry's latest amnesty programme.
New Bloom, Taiwan, 19 July 2019 - ANGER HAS broken out from migrant worker groups after an incident in Taichung involving the eviction of forty migrant workers from the ASEAN Square by Taichung police. The incident took place at night on July 14th and was filmed by a bystander on a cell phone.
Focus Taiwan News Channel, Taiwan, 18 July 2019 - The Mighty Sports-Go For Gold Philippines, undefeated so far at the annual Taiwan-hosted William Jones Cup (Jones Cup) international basketball tournament, expressed their appreciation of Filipino migrant workers in Taiwan for their support Thursday.
Korea Biomedical Review, Korea, 18 July 2019 -
Foreigners who stay longer than six months in Korea will have to subscribe to the national health insurance from this month mandatorily. However, activists here say that the new regulation is a terrible law that raises barriers for foreigners to join the health insurance plan while maintaining the country's stance on migrant discrimination.
UCA News, Bangladesh, 16 July 2019 - Poor nation’s young people dream of making a fortune overseas but those dreams are often destroyed by unscrupulous cheats
Says, Malaysia, 13 July 2019 - Three Indian nationals had been chained, abused, and starved for months in Pahang before being rescued on Saturday, 13 July
The Star Online, Malaysia, 10 July 2019 - WE are both academic researchers who work closely with the refugee community in Malaysia and are deeply concerned over the misleading arguments in the letter “Careful with right to work” (The Star, June 25) by Pola Singh (online at https://bit.ly/30b0mr1).
The Phuket News, Thailand, 9 July 2019 - The Ministry of Labour will this month ask the cabinet to approve its proposal to extend work permits for migrant workers for another two years.
Taipei Times, Indonesia, 8 July 2019 - An official from the Indonesia Financial Services Authority (OJK), which regulates and supervises the country’s banking, capital markets and other finance sectors, encouraged Indonesian migrant workers to save for their future.
Channel News Asia, Bangladesh, 7 July 2019 - He was unable to complete high school, but Joy Sudip Bhadro’s eye-opening experience here led to a ‘crazy’ dream come true in his hometown. His story is told in the CNA Insider series, Life After Singapore.
The Diplomat, China, 5 July 2019 - The current wave of demonstrations by Hong Kongers against the proposed extradition bill has drawn in people from all walks of life. Media has shone spotlights on the youth, parents, first-time protesters, and other sections of civil society for their creativity and determination.
Focus Taiwan News Channel, China, 4 July 2019 - Authorities in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region have pumped 234 million yuan (34 million U.S. dollars) in funds to help migrant workers start businesses.
