The New Indian Express, India, 2 April 2019 - The state's Labour Commissionerate's timely instruction states obligatory break time for labourers between 12 pm and 3 pm during summer. The directive was issued on February 26 complying with section 23(A) of the Minimum Wages Act constituted in 1958, keeping in mind the potential dangers of heatstroke.
China Daily, China, 2 April 2019 - China's decision to lower the rates of social security contributions paid by employers, part of a broader effort to reduce corporate burden, has been lauded by entrepreneurs and experts for shoring up growth and employment.
Africa News, Philippines, 2 April 2019 - A delegation from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade of Zimbabwe, led by Principal Director of Economic Cooperation, Trade and Tourism Directorate Major General Thando Madzvamuse (retired), is in the Philippines for a two-day study tour to learn about the Philippines’ experience and expertise on labor migration and diaspora management on 26 March 2019.
Malaysiakini, Malaysia, 2 April 2019 - ‘Unless industries are willing to bite the bullet, we will be in the middle-income trap.’
Online Khabar, Nepal, 1 April 2019 - In its attempt to address complaints of Nepali migrant workers based in various countries, the government on Monday established a call centre in Kathmandu.
The New Nation, Malaysia, 1 April 2019 - OVER six lakh Bangladeshi workers in Malaysia may face deportation as the country plans to reform its foreign workers sector along with shutting down outsourcing companies. Around two lakh migrant workers under such companies, which hire foreign workers and supply them to others, will become 'undocumented' following the move. The looming crisis from the Southeast Asian Country regarding our migrant workers would mount pressure on the economy and labour force as the government has failed to translate the growth into employment generation.
Xinhuanet, China, 1 April 2019 - China has established a system for caring for and protecting left-behind children in rural areas since the 18th Communist Party of China National Congress in 2012.
Human Rights Watch, China, 1 April 2019 - “The whole world is waiting for you to come back. ‘Hold fast to freedom in the wind and rain,’” wrote Zheng Churan in a postcard to her husband, Wei Zhili, a labor activist detained in March by authorities in the city of Shenzhen, southeast China.
The Nation, Thailand, 1 April 2019 - Krungthai Bank, Everex and Shwe Bank have signed an agreement on a Thai-Myanmar cross-border remittance service.
The Himalayan Times, Nepal, 31 March 2019 - The government will issue work permits to those Malaysia-bound Nepali migrant workers who have already received the ‘calling visas’ from Monday.
The Kathmandu Post, Nepal, 30 March 2019 - A medium wide shot of a couple sleeping opens the scene. It’s nighttime and the chirp of insects hangs in the air. The scene cuts to a close-up, revealing the tense face of the wife, deep in thought, her eyes unmoving, staring at her husband, who blinks several times. Next morning, the husband, his forehead smeared with a red tika, is ready to leave. Quietly resigned, he bids goodbye to his wife. Accompanied by a sombre, soulful melody, it’s an emotional moment for the couple, and for the audience.
The Jakarta Post, Indonesia, 30 March 2019 - Migrant CARE, a labor rights advocacy group, has called on presidential candidates Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and Prabowo Subianto to address the protection of Indonesian migrant workers in the upcoming debate, an issue both sides have failed to comprehensively highlight on previous occasions.
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Ying Yang
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Apr 05, 2019 10:04 PM
Author: ADBI Institute
Publishing Date:
2019
Category: Research
This book analyzes labor migration trends and policies in Asia and emphasizes the importance of partnerships to promote effective labor migration management.
This report analyzes labor migration trends in Asia and emphasizes the importance of partnerships to promote effective labor migration management. It addresses temporary migrant worker programs, focusing on the Republic of Korea’s Employment Permit System and Malaysia’s Electrical and Electronics industry. It also highlights the key role multilateral and bilateral agreements play in protecting migrant workers’ social security entitlements. Key issues covered are how these partnerships can provide safe, orderly, and fair labor migration, and, hence, a fair environment in Asia’s labor market.
The four chapters capture the ideas, insights, and discussions from the Eighth Roundtable on Labor Migration in Asia - Building Partnerships for Effectively Managing Labor Migration: Lessons from Asian Countries for the UN Global Compact on Migration, hosted by Human Resource Development Korea in Incheon, Republic of Korea, in January 2018. The event, co-organized by the Asian Development Bank Institute, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, and the International Labour Organization, brought together regional experts and policy makers. Two statistical annexes offer detailed coverage of intra-Asia migration flows, as well as cross-regional migration flows.
Philstar Global, Philippines, 29 March 2019 - Forty-eight people, mostly overseas Filipino workers, are facing the death penalty for violating 11 offenses under Malaysian laws, a lawmaker said yesterday.
Myanmar Times, Southeast Asia, 29 March 2019 - In 2017, upon becoming the Prime Minister of New Zealand, Jacinda Ardern acknowledged there will be “good days and bad days”. She did well on the good days – a young leader who was compassionate when needed and gutsy when the situation called for it. But she has done even better in the dark days, following the March 15 shooting in Christchurch that killed at least 50 people.
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