Malaysia Kini - 17 February 2015 - It is most disturbing to find out that migrant workers are required to pay a deposit of RM600 before they be warded in a public hospital, and a deposit of RM1,200 if they are being warded for surgery or for childbirth.
The Nation - 17 February 2015 - AT LEAST THREE textile and electronics factories in the western province of Tak were found to be using immigrant child labourers aged under 15, according to Labour Ministry official Peerapat Pornsirilertkit.
Jakarta Globe - 13 February 2015 - The Malaysian government has finally agreed to issue a permit allowing Indonesia to establish learning centers for thousands of Indonesian children whose parents are working in oil palm plantations in Malaysian Borneo.
Jakarta Post - 15 February 2015 - President Joko “Jokowi” WIdodo’s recent statement on the government’s plans to stop the dispatch of Indonesian female domestic workers has drawn strong criticism from a number of community groups in Sumbawa, West Nusa Tenggara.
Astro Awani - 14 February 2015 - Indonesian President Joko Widodo wants to stop the sending of domestic migrant workers to other countries.
BBC News - 12 February 2015 - Apple has banned the practice of bonded labour - where new recruits are charged a fee - from its factories.
The Jakarta Globe - 10 February 2015 - The governments of Indonesia and Malaysia plan to set up a “one-door” policy to handle migrant workers’ job placement.
Malaysian Digest - 11 February 2015 - Foreign maids in Hong Kong are guaranteed wages and benefits rare elsewhere in Asia and the Middle East, but the recent ordeal of an Indonesian domestic helper has highlighted the abuses that still go on behind closed doors.
Fiji's low wages may drive skilled people overseas, but the remittances they send back will probably boost the economy.
Fiji's skilled migration losses filled by increasing remittances (Credit: ABC)
CCTV America - 10 February 2015 - Spring Festival is often the only time of year that migrant workers return home. But many are afraid leave their city of occupation because many companies default in paying earned wages. CCTV’s Liu Yang reported this story from southwest China’s Sichuan Province.
The Korea Observer - 12 February 2015 - Migrant workers in South Korea are forced to work significant unpaid overtime, live in poor conditions, are victimized by employers, and forced to work in hazardous conditions according to an Amnesty International report published late 2014.
The Cambodian Daily - 5 February 2015 - Thailand has still not decided what will happen to the 738,000 Cambodian migrant workers currently living in the country on temporary work permits when those documents expire at the end of March, an official from the Thai Labor Ministry said Wednesday.
IPS News - 9 February 2015 - Sumaira Salamat, a mother of three in her mid-40s, works every day from ten in the morning until half-past two in the afternoon. She travels between three homes, and in each one she dusts, sweeps, washes utensils, and does the laundry. For her efforts, she earns about 3,000 rupees (29 dollars) per month.
Malaysian Digest - 10 February 2015 - “MIGRATION is an expression of the human aspiration for dignity, safety and a better future. It is part of the social fabric, part of our very make-up as a human family,” - Ban Ki-moon, UN Secretary-General
Khabar Southeast Asia - 10 February 2015 - Indonesian officials vow to do all they can to help undocumented labourers with their forced repatriation from the kingdom.
