The Malaysian Reserve, Malaysia, 25 April 2022 - MALAYSIA could experience more shortage of domestic helpers if there is no willpower to improve wages and job treatment of foreign workers in the country, experts said.
Free Malaysia Today, Malaysia, 25 April 2022 - The government has turned to the US Embassy and the International Labour Organization to help resolve the issue of forced labour.
Panay News, Philippines, 25 April 2022 - BECAUSE overseas migration reveals itself as a multi-faceted phenomenon, other agencies then got involved: Departments of Agriculture, Education, Science and Technology, Trade and Industry, Health, and their bureaus and attached agencies. Even the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) came into the fray and mandated provincial, municipal and city local government units (LGUs) in May 2020 to set up “DILG OFW desks”. Come the mid-2010s, finally the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) explicitly devoted a separate chapter for overseas Filipinos in the Philippine Development Plan (PDP).
Pattaya Mail, Thailand, 25 April 2022 - Amid relaxed travel restrictions, labor export firms and relevant agencies have attended a discussion hosted by the Ministry of Labor to ensure that Thai workers gain the most benefits from working abroad.
Republic World, Qatar, 25 April 2022 - The family of a man who passed away while working at the Al-Bayt Stadium, to be used for the FIFA World Cup 2022 Qatar has asked some tough questions to FIFA.
Phil Star Global, China, 24 April 2022 - A Hong Kong judge ruled Friday the police had “prematurely curtailed” their investigation of a Philippine domestic worker being exploited by her employer, a biting assessment of the city’s failure to protect victims of human trafficking.
Bangkok Post, Thailand, 24 April 2022 - The Labour Ministry aims to send 50,000 Thai workers overseas this year following improvements in the global Covid-19 situation.
Newswire, Sri Lanka, 24 April 2022 - Remittances by Sri Lankan migrant workers which is one of the main sources of foreign currency exchange for Sri Lanka has seen a slight improvement in March 2022.
Today, Singapore, 23 April 2022 - She was fiercely protective of migrant workers' welfare and so engrossed in her advocacy work that her family members would not see her on important occasions sometimes.
Business Standard, Singapore, 23 April 2022 - Up to 50,000 migrant workers, living in dormitories and working in Singapore's labour-intensive sectors, will be allowed to go about among the community on weekends and public holidays from April 26, an increase from the 30,000 limit now.
Bollyinside, Singapore, 23 April 2022 - Up to 50,000 migrant laborers, living in dormitories and working in Singapore’s labour-intensive sectors, will be permitted to go about among the community on ends of the week and public occasions from April 26, an increase from the 30,000 limit now. On work days, the cutoff will be raised to 25,000, up from the 15,000 now, said the Ministry of Health on Friday. The migrant laborers, generally from India, Bangladesh and China, may spend as long as eight hours out each time, whether on non-weekend days or ends of the week. The people who are inoculated were at that point doing this from the beginning of this current month.
The Business Standard, Bangladesh, 23 April 2022 - Money transfers by Bangladeshi migrants in Malaysia fell by more than 51% in the first nine months of the current fiscal year, while remittance inflow from the US, Italy and Germany ticked up during the period, according to the central bank data.
The Economic Times, Singapore, 23 April 2022 - Up to 50,000 migrant workers, living in dormitories and working in Singapore's labour-intensive sectors, will be allowed to go about among the community on weekends and public holidays from April 26, an increase from the 30,000 limit now.
The Straits Times, Singapore, 22 April 2022 - More migrant workers will be allowed to leave their dormitories to visit public places from next Tuesday (April 26), with up to 50,000 allowed in the community on weekends and public holidays and up to 25,000 on weekdays.
Today, Singapore, 22 April 2022 - Up to 50,000 migrant workers living in dormitories here will be allowed to go about among the community on weekends and public holidays from next Tuesday (April 26), an increase from the 30,000 limit now.
