The Guardian - 12 November 2014 - Emirate claims it is making progress in World Cup row, but Amnesty says time is running out for promised reforms
IRIN News - 11 November 2014 - As the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) expire at the end of 2015, campaigners are calling for the inclusion of migrant worker protections in the post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), noting that migrants contribute billions to reducing poverty - often at great cost to their personal safety and well-being.
The Guardian - 9 November 2014 - Trade minister brushes off union concerns and says ‘Australian law would apply’ to any workers
Bangkok Post - 10 November 2014 - The government must do more to tackle abuses against migrant workers, academics say.
The Rakyat Post - 10 November 2014 - After years of warnings, the United States recently downgraded Malaysia to Tier 3 in its annual Trafficking in Persons report, after the country ignored warnings to draw up a plan to comply with 'the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking'.
My Republica - 10 November 2014 - The International Relations and Labor Committee of the legislature-parliament has directed the government to ensure that transactions between manpower companies and aspirant workers are made through banking system.
ABC News Australia - 11 November 2014 - The United Nations Committee Against Torture has raised serious concerns about the Australian Government's immigration policies and about conditions at offshore detention centres at Nauru and Manus Island.
The Guardian - 7 November 2014 - As dusk falls on the luxury high-rise emerging from the swirling sands in the desert north of Doha, dozens of labourers hurry off the construction site and its surrounding buildings and on to buses waiting to take them back to their accommodation.
Associated Press - 7 November 2014 - At every stop, the path from Tritin Kartika's poor Indonesian hometown to her job as a live-in maid in a Hong Kong apartment put her at risk of exploitation.
The Express Tribune - 6 November 2014 - Uneeza’s haggard looks and terrified eyes betray the intense humiliation and maltreatment she has suffered while working as a domestic helper in the capital. The ill-treatment of female domestic workers leaves them vulnerable and scarred. In some cases, recovery may take a lifetime, severely damaging the victim’s psychological state of mind and personality.
Channel News Asia - 4 November 2014 - StopTraffickingSG raises concerns on the lack of measures allowing trafficked migrants to work and to protect them from prosecution for overstaying.
Reuters - 4 November 2014 - New Zealand's robust economy is soaking up jobs at its fastest rate in more than five years even as immigration soars, keeping a lid on wages and relieving pressure on the central bank to raise interest rates.
Hong Kong Coconuts - Early this year, dramatic images surfaced of a gaunt young woman covered in deep bruises and lacerations, her feet swollen and black from infection. While she resembled the torture victim of a war-torn country, in fact, this brutal abuse was the result of being a foreign maid in Hong Kong.
The Guardian - 24 August 2014 - A person can’t be illegal – but is there a concise alternative to describe someone who is in a country unlawfully?
Channel News Asia - 3 November 2014 - MP Christopher De Souza, who first mooted the Bill in 2013, said Singapore's role is to "partner" with victims and give them a sense of hope.
