Malaysiakini, Malaysia, 28 November 2019 - The low degree of unionisation among migrant workers is due to threats from employers, claimed the Malaysian Trade Union Congress (MTUC) in a Free Malaysia Today report.
Asia Sentinel, Malaysia, 26 November 2019 - On almost any Sunday afternoon, a visitor walking around Kuala Lumpur’s Central Market or Chow Kit areas is likely to encounter a variegated tapestry of nationals from Thailand, Myanmar, Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos, Philippines, Indonesia, Pakistan, Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, and Nepal.
International Labour Organization, Vietnam, 20 November 2019 - The International Labour Organization (ILO) has praised Viet Nam’s latest move to bring its legal framework closer to international standards by the adoption of its revised Labour Code on 20 November 2019.
Focus Taiwan News Channel, Taiwan, 20 November 2019 - In 2003, when Filipino-American priest Father Joy Tajonera was sent by his Catholic society Maryknoll to central Taiwan's Taichung City, the first thing he set out to do was to find a safe space for migrant workers.
Myanmar Times, Myanmar, 20 November 2019 - Workers are now able to apply for official remittance licences to transfer money between Myanmar and other countries, according to the Central Bank of Myanmar (CBM).
Stuff, Philippines, 19 November 2019 - The Philippines Government has opened a New Zealand labour office to protect its migrant workers from exploitation and help victims of abuse.
VOA News, Malaysia, 18 November 2019 - Malaysia is edging toward a new deal with Bangladesh to lift a ban imposed on migrant workers from Bangladesh more than a year ago over concerns that recruitment agencies were driving them into forced labor.
Nikkei Asian Review, China, 15 November 2019 - Nations have until the end of December to expel migrant workers from North Korea, as dictated by United Nations sanctions, but China has essentially carved out a loophole by granting reams of visas normally reserved for interns or entertainers.
International Labour Organization, 14 November 2019 - The Principals of the Executive Committee of the United Nations Network on Migration met today in New York to discuss United Nations system-wide assistance to Member States in their implementation of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM).
The Sun Daily, Malaysia, 10 November 2019 - In a bustling supermarket in Bangsar, the worker handling the cash till is a Bangladeshi, the guy managing the parking is an Indian national, the people looking after the fresh produce section are either Bangladeshis or Indonesians, the owner is a Malaysian.
Asia One, Singapore, 5 November 2019 - 'Never judge a book by its cover.' Chances are, we already know this saying by heart. But as humans, there is an unconscious bias. It is a natural thing for us to err and make prior judgements, even as adults.
Aljazeera, Bangladesh, 3 November 2019 - Bangladesh government has called for a migrant worker's repatriation from Saudi Arabia after her video alleging sexual abuse highlighted the exploitation faced by Asians working abroad.
Xin Hua Net, Vietnam, 3 November 2019 - After British authorities' confirmation of Vietnamese victims among the 39 dead in Essex lorry, organizations and individuals in Vietnam have dug into underlying causes of illegal immigration, as well as measures to bolster labor export management and combat human trafficking, so as not to repeat the tragedy.
Taiwan News, Taiwan, 3 November 2019 - Approximately 100 migrant workers protested outside the representative offices of three Southeast Asian countries at 11 a.m. on Sunday (Nov. 3), demanding a statement on intergovernmental direct recruitment.
Khmer Times, Thailand, 1 November 2019 - The Cambodian embassy in Thailand yesterday advised migrant workers there to continue working as normal and ignore fake news spread online that there is an influx of them coming home to coincide with Sam Rainsy’s planned return to the Kingdom this month.
