Khmer Times, Cambodia, 11 October 2019 - Labour Minister Ith Samheng on Wednesday told a representative of the International Organisation for Migration that the government has successfully legalised almost all Cambodians working overseas and made their situation safer.
The Guardian, Qatar, 7 October 2019 - Qatar is failing to investigate the sudden deaths of hundreds of migrant works, the Guardian can reveal.
Reuters, India, 30 September 2019 - As producer of a long-running television show that spotlights the problems faced by Indians working in the Gulf, Rafeek Ravunther is used to hearing their heart-rending stories of exploitation.
VOA News, Qatar, 29 September 2019 - The human rights group Amnesty International says thousands of migrant workers in Qatar are not getting paid by their employers. The workers also are being forced to live in bad conditions.
South China Morning Post, Japan, 27 September 2019 - Japan has offered myriad opportunities for young South Koreans struggling to secure a foot on the career ladder in recent years
KHMER TIMES, Thailand, 26 September 2019 - A Cambodian migrant worker died and three others were injured on Tuesday during a collapse at a construction site of a luxury condominium in Thailand.
Malaysiakini, Malaysia, 26 September 2019 - The government must regulate the working hours of migrant workers as part of the efforts to reduce their impact which includes suppressing the wages of Malaysians, said economist Jomo Kwame Sundaram.
The Himalayan Times, Kathmandu, 26 September 2019 - The National Human Rights Commission is going to organise an international conference on ‘Protection of Rights of Migrant Workers’ in Kathmandu from November 12-14.
The Japan News, Qatar, 23 September 2019 - Last June, an investigative report by Westdeutscher Rundfunk Koln (WDR), a German public broadcaster, exposed the dreadful conditions of Nepali migrants working on the construction of numerous stadiums for the 2022 FIFA World Cup to be held in Qatar. Nepali workers were reported to be living without money or food, in cramped spaces and prison-like conditions.
Taiwan News, Taiwan, 22 September 2019 - One of Taiwan's largest Filipino migrant worker basketball leagues, comprising 37 teams of Filipino players, was launched in Taoyuan Sunday, with hundreds of people gathering at a local park for the opening ceremony and to watch the first nine games.
Aljazeera, Qatar, 20 September 2019 - Doha vows to 'comprehensively address' labour issues after report says hundreds of workers returned home 'penniless'.
Thomson Reuters Foundation, Cambodia, 19 September 2019 - More than two million Cambodians are estimated to be living and working abroad - most of them in Thailand - where hundreds of thousands of migrant workers are undocumented
Malaysiakini, Malaysia, 14 September 2019 - ‘Yet another shocking and tragic report which is likely to be added to the many similar reports and filed away.’
Malaysiakini, Malaysia, 14 September 2019 - They left their homes in Bangladesh in anticipation of greener pastures in the city of Kuala Lumpur - but little did they know that their journey would force them to live in makeshift jungle shacks instead.
South China Morning Post, Singapore, 13 September 2019 - About 1 million migrant workers hailing from countries such as Bangladesh, Indonesia, the Philippines, and China live in the Lion City