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.
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Nov 24, 2019 04:18 PM
Author: International Labour Organization
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2019
Category: Policy
TRIANGLE in ASEAN works with labour ministries, workers' and employers' organizations, recruitment agency associations, civil society organizations in six countries in ASEAN; Cambodia, Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR), Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam. Below Quarterly Briefing Notes give an update on our work during the previous quarter.
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Author: International Labour Organization
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2019
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The ILO’s Integrated Programme on Fair Recruitment conducted a fair recruitment pilot for migrants in the garment sector moving through the Nepal-Jordan corridor in 2017-18, during which a fair recruitment agency sent 130 female Nepali workers to four garment factories in Jordan. Tufts University carried out an impact assessment of the pilot between April 2017 and November 2918. As the ILO’s first impact assessment of a fair recruitment initiative, the research showcases the benefits fair recruitment practices for both workers and employers, and builds evidence to further promote change in recruitment practices globally.
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.
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