Dhaka Tribune, Bangladesh, 15 September 2018 - Many of the Saudi-returnee women complained that the officials of the Bangladesh Embassy in Riyadh were not helpful.
The News Lens, China, 14 September 2018 - Taiwanese electronics manufacturer Foxconn’s treatment of its workers has been under heavy scrutiny since 2010. In the first six months of that year, 10 workers committed suicide and another two attempted suicide at Foxconn’s Longhua factory in Shenzhen, known for its production and assembly of iPhones and other Apple gadgets. The workers were nongmingong, or rural–urban migrant workers, who make up a large proportion of Chinese factory workers.
The Jordan Times, Jordan, 13 September 2018 - Poor ventilation, plumbing, sanitary services, failure to renew work permits and delayed payments are some of the violations that Bangladeshi and Indian workers at factories in the Al Hassan Industrial Estate in Irbid have recently reported to a legal aid organisation in Amman.
VOA, Qatar, 12 September 2018 - As a migrant worker from Bangladesh, Sharif should be happy about Qatar's labor reforms, put in place to protect people like him.
Nepali Sansar, Nepal, 11 September 2018 - In a move dealing away with old practice of counting the migrant workers, the Government of Nepal introduced a new information management system on September 10, 2018 to have a detailed record of returning Nepali migrants.
The Nation Thailand Portal, South Korea, 11 September 2018 - Female migrant workers who are sexually harassed at work will soon be able to change employers within the sector.
Frontier Myanmar, Myanmar, 10 September 2018 - Exploitation, drug abuse and an absence of labour unions make life precarious for migrant workers in the bustling border town of Muse.
Aljazeera, Qatar, 10 September 2018 - There are growing concerns about unauthorised agent fees low-skilled migrant workers are forced to pay to land a job.
The Guardian, Qatar, 6 September 2018 - A law change that will allow the majority of migrant workers to leave Qatar without permission from their employers has been heralded by campaigners as a landmark in the battle against labour abuses in the build-up to the next World Cup.
The Edge Markets, Malaysia, 6 September 2018 - IT is an open secret that the foreign worker recruitment process is complex. Its complexity has eluded researchers trying to pin down the exact amount of money that is involved in the entire process.
Nikkei Asian Review, Japan, 6 September 2018 - Japan's construction businesses appear headed for an even deeper labor shortage despite government efforts to attract foreign workers, unless the industry takes steps to make its jobs more appealing.
Radio Free Asia, Thailand, 4 September 2018 - As Thailand prepares to extend work permits for 11,000 foreign migrant workers, including many in the fishing industry, a Human Rights Watch official called on the government Tuesday to outlaw forced labor.
International Labour Organization, Qatar, 4 September 2018 - Qatar introduces new legislation to ensure freedom of movement of migrant workers, advancing its reform agenda.
The Edge Markets, Malaysia, 31 August 2018 - Malaysia is set to launch a major crackdown on undocumented migrant workers after the end of a scheme on Friday that allowed them to turn themselves in, but critics say human trafficking victims could be wrongly targeted instead.
Xinhuanet, China, 30 August 2018 - Yang Lifeng, a 30-year-old foreman in a mechanical processing workshop in the city of Suzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, is worshipped by his fellow migrant workers, as he foresaw the trend of robot invasion in factories five years ago.
