Khmer Times, Cambodia, 31 December 2020 - Two more cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have been reported; bringing the tally to 366.
ABS CBN News, Philippines, 30 December 2020 - Foreign affairs officials on Wednesday thanked Bahrain for being a “leader in the region” in protecting migrant workers, including many overseas Filipino workers (OFW).
Bangkok Post, Thailand, 30 December 2020 - Police arrested two Myanmar nationals on Tuesday night for violating an order of the provincial disease control committee banning travel by migrant workers, to stem the spread of Covid-19.
Radio Free Asia, Thailand, 30 December 2020 - A second wave of the coronavirus pandemic that hit Thailand this month has left many Lao migrant workers simultaneously unemployed and unable to return home because the countries’ shared border is closed.
Macau Daily Times, China, 29 December 2020 - Secretary-General of Caritas Macau Paul Pun has found it increasingly challenging to secure enough supplies for poverty-stricken migrant workers in Macau, as they have been constantly increasing in number.
The Sun Daily, Thailand, 29 December 2020 - Thailand on Tuesday said it would allow undocumented migrant workers from Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar to work in the country legally for about two years to curb the spread of COVID-19.
Malay Mail, Malaysia, 29 December 2020 - Every human being should be treated equally and fairly. No one should be denied of their basic rights regardless of their status and this includes migrant workers.
The Phnom Penh Post, Saudi Arabia, 29 December 2020 - Cambodian authorities are searching for Ly Rohimas, a 26-year-old Cambodian Muslim woman from Memot district in Tbong Khmum province, who has claimed to be a victim of human trafficking.
Deutsche Welle, Thailand, 28 December 2020 - After keeping the coronavirus pandemic largely under control for almost a year, a sudden surge in COVID-19 cases among workers from neighboring Myanmar has ignited anti-migrant sentiment among some Thais.
The Phnom Penh Post, Cambodia, 27 December 2020 - A senior Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training official has called on Cambodian migrant workers in Thailand not to change residences or return to their homeland during the ongoing Covid-19 outbreak unless necessary.
Channel News Asia, Singapore, 25 December 2020 - It's been a long journey for the 57-year-old over the last year. A journey of physical and mental recovery, after a car crash outside a shopping mall in Singapore last December left the foreign domestic worker injured and her sister Arlyn dead.
Focus Taiwan, Taiwan, 24 December 2020 - Officials from Taiwan and Indonesia will convene in two weeks to resolve disputes regarding to the recruitment costs for Indonesian migrant workers after a meeting on Wednesday left a number of issues pending, according to Deputy Minister of Labor Affairs Lin San-quei.
Khmer Times, Cambodia, 24 December 2020 - Cambodian Ambassador to South Korea has confirmed about seven Cambodian migrant workers working in South Korea have died in South Korea.
Relief Web, Laos, 23 December 2020 - The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare (MoLSW) today (18 December) marked the closing of the project – Enhancing COVID-19 Pandemic Preparedness to Migrants and Mobility Affected Communities in Lao People’s Democratic Republic.
Taiwan News, Taiwan, 23 December 2020 - Taiwan's Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) on Wednesday (Dec. 23) announced that six new cases of Wuhan coronavirus have been imported from the Philippines and Indonesia, including an Indonesian woman who tested positive after already moving into her employer's home.