Opera News, United States, 30 May 2021 - A state-owned Chinese fishing company accused of working Indonesian employees to death has been banned from exporting tuna to the United States, an order highlighting an issue with often-overlooked human rights and geopolitical implications.
The News Lens, USA, 15 March 2019 - Taiwan’s foreign workers remain vulnerable to “exploitation” and “significant debt burdens” and its Ministry of Labor has decreased its inspections of employers, according to a human rights report released on Wednesday by the U.S. State Department.
Bangkok Post - 26 March 2015 - The US government and major business leaders are renewing their call on the Thai government to crack down on slavery in its fishing fleets, and to punish people who force migrant workers to catch seafood that can end up in the United States.
Inter Press Service, Bangladesh, 2 July 2021 - The Bangladesh government does not fully meet the minimum standards for elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so and has demonstrated overall increasing efforts compared to the previous reporting period, considering the impact of Covid-19 pandemic on its anti-trafficking capacity and therefore remained on Tier 2, according to a US Department of State report.
Channel Asia, Myanmar, 28 June 2016 - The United States has decided to place Myanmar on its global list of worst offenders in human trafficking, officials said, a move aimed at prodding the country’s new democratically elected government and its still-powerful military to do more to curb the use of child soldiers and forced labour.
Urdu Point, Malaysia, 30 March 2021 - The United States will seize products made by Malaysia's Top Glove after concluding the firm uses forced labour, officials said, dealing a fresh blow to the world's biggest surgical glove maker.
Bangkok Post - 2 March 2015 - Every year without fail for over a decade, Thailand has been scolded by the United States for not doing enough to comply with US anti-trafficking and border control policies in its annual Trafficking in Persons report card.
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Category: Research
This research report shows that digital technology can play a significant role in making safe labour migration and fair recruitment a reality. It also gives valuable recommendations for how to make this happen.
Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty, Kazakhstan, 3 July 2020 - Almost 2,000 Tajik and Uzbek citizens are stranded in Kazakhstan’s southern region of Turkistan because they are unable to travel back home due to restrictions imposed to combat the coronavirus pandemic.
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New Straits Times, Malaysia, 6 December 2021 - V.S. Industry Bhd (VSI) has proactively discussed with migrant worker rights specialist Andy Hall on migrant workers' welfare in Malaysia.
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The Daily Star, Bangladesh, 17 June 2021 - Recruiting agencies yesterday urged the government to take immediate step to vaccinate migrant workers with Covid-19 vaccine on a priority basis, demanding at least 1,00,000 doses to mitigate a rising crisis.
Today, Singapore, 20 April 2021 - Singapore registered 14 new cases of Covid-19 on Tuesday (April 20), including the first infection in a dormitory in nine days. The Bangladeshi migrant worker who contracted Covid-19 had already completed his vaccination.
The Indian Express, India, 22 April 2021 - As a preventive measure against the COVID-19 pandemic in India, the Indian government imposed a nationwide 21-day lockdown on March 23, 2020, restricting the movement of its entire population of 1.38 crore. The nationwide lockdown continued until May 3, after which it was extended with conditional relaxations until May 31. The economy slowly started reverting with Unlock 1.0 being announced on June 1. Today, almost a year later, COVID-19 vaccines are being rolled out across the nation. Nearly 105 million Indians have been vaccinated so far. Priorities for vaccination in India have been based on occupation, age and health conditions. Being a dynamic community with no specific definitions based on any criteria, migrants have been dropped from the priority list for vaccination. When Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared “Teeka Utsav” from April 11-14 across the nation’s healthcare centres, apartment complexes, residential colonies, traditional halls, workplaces and more, the focus group for vaccinations were individuals over the age of 45, not migrants. Even when the economy thrives on the value of their essential services, why are migrants being kept off the priority list?
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