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Migration Can Boost South Asia’s Recovery and Support Long-Term Development
The World Bank, Nepal, 7 November 2022 - As South Asia reels from the impacts of unprecedented economic shocks, migration can boost its recovery and support long-term development, says the World Bank in its latest regional economic update. Coping with Shocks: Migration and the Road to Resilience is the subject of a two-day conference that opens today, organized by the Institute for Integrated Development Studies and the World Bank. The conference provides academics and researchers a platform to discuss the current situation, challenges and advancements related to migration in South Asia.
How car-park cricket in Lebanon gives Sri Lankan migrant workers an escape
The Guardian, Lebanon, 7 November 2022 - Sri Lankan workers and a women’s project at a Syrian refugee camp come together for games in an underground car park.
Reintegration programme for migrant workers awaits implementation
The Kathmandu Post, Nepal, 6 November 2022 - The programme will support the reintegration of returnees in the community to ensure that they benefit fully from their foreign experience.
In Pakistan, the very migrants who support the economy with their remittances are called traitors
Scroll, Pakistan, 5 November 2022 - Remittances received from migrant workers living abroad make up almost 8.5% of Pakistan’s gross domestic product.
FGV to recruit additional 16,000 migrant workers to increase plantation yields
The Edge Markets, Malaysia, 4 November 2022 - FGV Holdings Bhd is recruiting an additional 16,000 migrant workers by the end of 2023, in response to labour shortage issues its plantation business is facing.
Post-Pandemic Recovery and the Plight of ASEAN’s Migrant Workers
The Diplomat, ASEAN, 3 November 2022 - Migrant laborers were among the hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. The region needs a long-term plan to support them.
Why Nepal Sends So Many Migrant Workers to the Middle East
The Wire, Nepal, 2 November 2022 - Kumar Thapa, a 41-year-old migrant worker, returned to Nepal in 2018 after labouring for nine years in the Middle East.
Malaysia: The Voices Of The Exploited: Undocumented Migrant Workers' Right To File A Claim In Labour Court
Mondaq, Malaysia, 1 November 2022 - Recently, the Court of Appeal has affirmed the High Court's decision of Fice Fransina Nenobais v. Lee Hee Chooi1 which ruled in favour of an undocumented migrant worker to file a claim for unpaid wages in the Labour Court. This decision recognized, once and for all, the right of all migrant workers, documented or otherwise, to file a claim in Malaysian Labour Courts.
Migrant workers given just two hours to leave Qatar to make way for Fifa fans - report
Yahoo News, Qatar, 31 October 2022 - Qatar has allegedly evicted thousands of migrant workers to empty apartment blocks where they were staying in the centre of capital Doha, apparently to make way for soccer fans arriving for the Fifa World Cup.
China braces for wave of workers fleeing iPhone factory in Covid-hit Zhengzhou
The Guardian, China, 30 October 2022 - Cities in central China have hastily drawn up plans to isolate migrant workers fleeing to their home towns from the country’s largest iPhone factory, amid fears they will spread coronavirus after leaving the plant in Covid-hit Zhengzhou.
Qatar evicts hundreds of migrant workers – casts shadow over football World Cup
South China Morning Post, Qatar, 29 October 2022 - Qatari authorities have evicted hundreds of migrant workers from buildings in central Doha, casting a new shadow over the countdown to the World Cup, residents and workers said on Saturday.
Incentives For Migrant Workers Sending Money To Sri Lanka Legally
MENAFN, Sri Lanka, 27 October 2022 - Migrant workers who send money to Sri Lanka through legal means will be given special incentives.