The Straits Times, Singapore, 15 September 2021 - In Little India, jewellers that could count on five-digit takings each weekend are struggling to hold on, while a previously vibrant community space that drew Bangladeshi workers from across the island no longer pulses with fellowship.
Malay Mail, Singapore, 15 September 2021 - A group of migrant workers visited Singapore's Little India area today for their a first taste of freedom in more than a year, under a pilot programme to ease movement measures imposed to halt a spike in coronavirus infections in dormitories.
New Straits Times, Thailand, 15 September 2021 - Thailand is trying to woo wealthy foreigners to stay long term in the country and has approved a raft of measures to attract them.
Scroll, India, 15 September 2021 - They wanted to work, even as the number of women in India’s workforce fell. But a national upheaval crushed Jharkhand women’s dreams of new lives in Tamil Nadu.
New Bloom, Taiwan, 15 September 2021 - Police cracked down on a party at a Vietnamese restaurant in Taoyuan on Sunday, finding that 102 migrant workers were gathered on the premises.
The Daily Star, UAE, 15 September 2021 - After assurance from the authorities, the stranded Bangladeshis who works in the United Arab Emirates withdrew their fast unto death sit-in in front of the expatriates' welfare ministry in Dhaka yesterday.
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Daily Mirror Online, Sri Lanka, 15 September 2021 - Adding to the woes facing the country’s external sector liquidity caused by the pandemic-induced economic challenges, Sri Lanka’s migrant workers appear to be taking a ‘wait-and-see’ approach’ before sending their moneys back into their home country to take advantage of the weakening rupee against the United States dollar.
Aljazeera, Thailand, 14 September 2021 - When the first COVID-19 case was detected in the Thai border town of Mae Sot in April last year, *Hnin Hnin, was able to keep her school for migrant children open, spending her mornings as she usually did, drawing up word games on a large whiteboard as her five-year-old pupils looked on.
Bangkok Post, Thailand, 14 September 2021 - Businesses will be permitted by the Labour Ministry to import migrant workers once again, but at a steep cost associated with Covid-19 surveillance.
The Diplomat, Malaysia, 14 September 2021 - For years, debt bondage risks have been rampant in Malaysia’s glove industry, the world’s biggest, due to exorbitant recruitment costs for its migrant workforce. Now, the industry is weeding out that risk by repaying recruitment fees to its employees.
Pattaya Mail, Thailand, 14 September 2021 - To address a labor shortage, The Ministry of Labor has held a meeting to prepare guidelines for the employment of migrant workers under a memorandum of understanding (MOU). The issue will be proposed to the government’s Center for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) for consideration.
Economy Next, Sri Lanka, 14 September 2021 - The Sri Lanka Foreign Employment Bureau (SLFEB) is awaiting a health ministry decision on a third dose of a COVID-19 vaccine for migrant workers flying to Kuwait and Saudi Arabia, an official said.
UCA News, Thailand, 13 September 2021 - Thai authorities continue to deny a safe haven to migrants from Myanmar fleeing political persecution and economic hardship in their homeland with many arrested over the past few days for crossing the border illegally.
India Today, India, 13 September 2021 - ndhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Monday wrote to Minister of External Affairs S Jaishankar, requesting the help of the Centre to repatriate several distressed workers belonging to the state.
