The Straits Times, Singapore, 15 November 2021 - The Covid-19 pandemic has shown how disconnected the migrant worker community is from the larger Singapore society.
Taiwan News, Taiwan, 15 November 2021 - The Ministry of Labor (MOL) is indicating that Thais will be the next nationality allowed to enter Taiwan as migrant workers following Indonesians.
Taiwan News, Taiwan, 15 November 2021 - As migrant workers will soon start arriving in Taiwan under a special program to alleviate labor shortages in some industries, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) on Monday (Nov. 15) said there will be multiple channels for unvaccinated migrants to be inoculated against COVID-19.
Khmer Times, Thailand, 14 November 2021 - The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) has approved a process to bring migrant workers into the country to solve the ongoing labour shortage, complete with rules to ensure they are free of infectious diseases.
The Sunday Times, Sri Lanka, 14 November 2021 - Thankfully, the government is not touching the remittances of migrant workers and not forcing them to convert these remittances to rupees, in accordance with recent guidelines for exporters and service providers to convert their foreign earnings within one month of receiving the proceeds. Or so, the Central Bank promises.
Vietnam Plus, Thailand, 13 November 2021 - The Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) of Thailand on November 12 approved a process to bring migrant workers into the country to solve the ongoing labour shortage, with rules to ensure the workers are free of infectious diseases.
New Straits Times, Singapore, 13 November 2021 - Bangladeshi migrant worker MD Sharif Uddin used to spend his days off with friends outside his cramped Singapore dormitory, but coronavirus curbs have for 18 months left him stuck inside during his spare time.
Bangkok Post, Thailand, 13 November 2021 - The Ministry of Public Health is preparing the Covid-19 vaccine for any migrant workers who cross the border to work in Thailand, said minister Anutin Charnvirakul.
The Print, India, 13 November 2021 - The migrant exodus during the Covid-19 pandemic in India was due to the lack of “immobility infrastructure” in the country, said Biao Xiang, former professor at Oxford University and currently Director of Germany-based Max Planck Institution for Social Anthropology.
Hindustan Times, India, 13 November 2021 - The study was done through home visits to 394 households of migrant workers in the 7 western Odisha districts of Bargarh, Sambalpur, Balangir, Jharsuguda, Sundargarh, Subarnapur and Deogarh
Bangkok Post, Thailand, 12 November 2021 - The private sector is calling on the government to speed up allowing the entry of vaccinated migrant workers under a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to be signed with neighbouring countries.
Republic World, Taiwan, 12 November 2021 - Taiwan on Thursday announced that it has lifted the COVID-related entry ban on migrant workers from Indonesia. The removal of international border restrictions will allow at least 1,700 labourers and caregivers to Taiwan from Indonesia. The statement came after Indonesia agreed to comply with a series of COVID-19 prevention measures based on the "points system", including a 21-days quarantine on arrival. However, the ban could be reimposed for a two months period beginning from mid-December leading up to next year's Lunar New Year holidays, the Ministry of Labour (MOL) said in a statement.
Borneo Bulletin, Brunei Darussalam, 12 November 2021 - The Embassy of Indonesia in Brunei Darussalam distributed packages of food, vitamins, sugar, milk and medicine to Indonesian workers who have recovered from COVID-19, as part of the activities to commemorate Indonesia’s Heroes’ Day on November 10and to raise awareness on Indonesian Migrant Workers (PMI) in the Sultanate.
Thaiger, Thailand, 12 November 2021 - Businesses in Thailand are urging the government to speed up the process that will allow for the legal return of migrant workers from neighbouring countries. The Labour Ministry recently confirmed its intention to sign MoUs with Myanmar, Cambodia, and Laos that would permit workers from those countries to enter Thailand from December.
Vietnam Plus, Vietnam, 12 November 2021 - The government needs to have exclusive policies to attract migrant workers, particularly those from vulnerable groups, back to factories, heard at an international seminar on COVID-19 and social changes held by the Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences (VASS)’ Institute of Sociology in Hanoi on November 11.
