Hong Kong Free Press, China, 14 February 2018 - A domestic worker has lost a legal challenge to scrap a rule requiring that workers must live with their employers.
Work In Progress (ILO), Global, 14 February 2018 - When migrant workers leave their home, many encounter abuse and violence on their journey and discrimination once they arrive. This can be because of their status as migrants but also because of their ethnicity, sex, religion, and HIV status.
RFI, France, 7 February 2018 - A film about a Filipina migrant worker has won the Golden Cycle Rickshaw award at France’s Fica Asian film festival. 32,500 spectators came from near and far to Vesoul in the east of France where they had the choice among 90 feature and documentary films in two retrospectives, a special focus on films from Mongolia, a section of films from the female perspective (Paroles de Femmes), and the nine contemporary Asia movies in the competition.
Al Jazeera, Nepal, 6 February 2018 - With Nepal's unemployment rate at 40 percent, many young men and women say their only option is to find work abroad.
NDTV, India, 30 January 2018 - Growth improved to 6.3% in September quarter, but is still below the rate needed to generate employment for one million people entering the workforce every month.
Channel News Asia, Singapore, 30 January 2018 - Some cleaning companies in Singapore can hire workers from abroad to provide household cleaning services as part of a pilot scheme to meet increasing demand for part-time household services.
Yahoo News, Malaysia, 28 January 2018 - Malaysian Trade Union Congress (MTUC) has proposed for the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) and Social Security Organisation (Socso) contributions to be extended to foreign workers.
The Economic Times, India, 25 January 2018 - A plan to bring migrant workers off the pavements and into apartments in Bhuj could be a blueprint for other Indian cities in the country struggling to accommodate tens of thousands who arrive daily in search of jobs.
The Sydney Morning Herald, Thailand, 24 January 2018 - Australians know Phuket for its white sand beaches, fresh seafood and vibrant nightlife.
Reuters, India, 16 January 2018 - India’s plan to introduce orange-colored passport jackets for some migrant workers is discriminatory and could increase the vulnerability of workers often duped by middlemen who promise them jobs, said legal experts and campaigners.
The Japan Times, Japan, 15 January 2018 - Work-related incidents killed 22 foreign trainees over a three-year period from fiscal 2014, according to government data, illustrating the risk that laborers brought to Japan will face dangerous or exploitative conditions.
Bangkok Post, Malaysia, 15 January 2018 - Malaysia is setting up a special court to tackle rising numbers of human trafficking cases, in a move welcomed by campaigners who said it would help deliver justice to victims.
FMT News, Malaysia, 13 January 2018 - The union is alarmed over reports that the human resources ministry is sourcing Cambodian workers for the oil palm industry in Sarawak.
Star Online, Bangladesh, 10 January 2018 - The government is planning to send 12 lakh migrant workers abroad this year, Minister for Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment Nurul Islam said today.
The Nation, Thailand 3 January 2018 - Labour Minister Adul Sangsingkeo sought Cabinet approval on Wednesday to extend by three months a March 31 deadline for verifying the nationalities of the 900,000 foreign migrant labourers in Thailand.
