Broadly, Hong Kong, 12 May 2017 - "This 'cupboard' is my private bedroom," a worker explained. "I belong to the kitchen."
Equal Times, Japan, 11 May 2017 - The number of migrants in Japan is once again on the rise as the country slowly opens its door to a new wave of workers from south-east Asia. Last year, the number of foreign workers in Japan hit one million for the first time. However, a lack of enforcement of labour laws, the use of brokers and limited efforts to educate and integrate migrants are creating challenges in a country long known for its cultural homogeneity.
Channel News Asia, Singapore, 7 May 2017 - Foreign domestic workers (FDWs) in Singapore will enjoy better protection under changes to their Personal Accident Insurance requirements with effect from October 2017.
ATUC, ASEAN, 11 April 2017 - A regional workshop to validate the draft study report on women migrant workers in the ASEAN Economic Community was held yesterday. It was attended by labour officials from ASEAN Member States, ASEAN Confederation of Employers, ASEAN Trade Union Council, ASEAN Services Employees Trade Union Council, Migrant Forum in Asia, Mekong Migration Network, ASEAN Secretariat, UN Women, and Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung.
Asia Pacific Daily, 1 May 2017 - An obscure village on the outskirts of Beijing is the center of a literary storm, since a short memoir somehow went viral on Chinese social media.
Burma News International, 29 March 2017 - Thailand has announced a Thingyan gift for Myanmar migrant workers. Those heading home for the April holiday can do so without paying travel fees, and without fear of arrest, according to a recent decree.
Eleven Myanmar, 25 March 2017 - More and more middle-aged Myanmar nationals are migrating to other countries, despite the Myanmar New Year getting closer, chairperson of Joint Action Committee for Myanmar Citizens Moe Kyo has said.
My Republica, 20 March 2017 - Deepak Adhikari of Mijure VDC-2 in Kaski has been selling sweat in Malaysia. The low pay apart, the living condition for this blue-collar worker is not decent. He feels suffocation in sharing the room with 15 other migrant workers in what he describes no less than an 'open jail'.
Jakarta Post, Indonesia, 19 March 2017 - Indonesia is intensifying its efforts to protect migrant workers in Malaysia, as indicated by a visit to Penang and Johor by Foreign Minister Retno LP Marsudi this week.
Bangkok Post, Thailand, 18 March 2017 - The Labour Court has ordered Dhammakaset Co Ltd, which operates a poultry farm in Lop Buri, to pay 1.7 million baht in compensation to 14 Myanmar workers who were forced to work long hours and were underpaid.
Nepali Times, Nepal, 16 March 2017 - Two years later, a serious shortage of construction workers is hampering post-earthquake rebuilding
Asian correspondent, Malaysia, 16 March 2017 - SOK Nay still vividly remembers the two weeks she suffered with second-degree burns from kneeling on the hot asphalt outside her employer’s home. She was being punished for incorrectly cleaning a couch.
Khmer Times, 15 March 2017 - The Thai Labor Ministry has increased the minimum wage for Cambodian migrant workers since the start of the year, however civil society officials say there are both pros and cons to the salary increase.
Myanmar Times, 14 March 2017 - Myanmar plans to send workers for the fishing industry in South Korea as there is a demand for labour in that sector, said U Thein Win, director of the Migration Affairs Department under the Ministry of Labour, Immigration and Population.
Migrant Rights, 14 March 2017 - In early February Qatar’s cabinet approved a draft law on domestic workers, though very little information accompanied the announcement. But a few more details have been revealed in a report submitted to the ILO Governing body. The report will be taken up in the ongoing 329th session in Geneva.
