The Edge Markets, Indonesia, 30 August 2022 - Labour migration is expected to recover and possibly surpass pre-pandemic levels due to the expected strength of economic recovery in Asean member states, says the Asean Secretariat (ASEC).
Dhaka Tribune, Bangladesh, 30 August 2022 - It has been around six months since Bangladesh and Greece signed an agreement to grant temporary work visas for Greece to 4,000 Bangladeshi nationals each year. Under the same scheme, as many as 15,000 undocumented Bangladeshis already working in Greece will have their status legalized.
The Kathmandu Post, Qatar, 30 August 2022 - Nearly five dozen Nepali workers have been deported from Qatar for allegedly joining a protest demanding their backpay, multiple sources privy to the matter said.
Khmer Times, Cambodia, 29 August 2022 - Remittances from Cambodian migrant workers showed a whopping decline of 16.6 percent to $1,272 million in 2020 following the outbreak of Covid-19, a stark contrast to the 6.7 percent annual growth during 2014-2019, revealed the first ‘Asean Migration Outlook’ report.
Kyodo News, Singapore, 29 August 2022 - In a country where freedom of expression is discouraged, the only Bengali newspaper in Singapore is giving a platform to migrant workers to share their stories of hardship and joy in the affluent city-state they are helping to build from the ground up.
Bloomberg, Singapore, 29 August 2022 - Singapore is overhauling visa rules to attract foreign workers and ease a tight labor market that’s contributing to wage and price pressures.
The Star, Singapore, 29 August 2022 - When a call was put up on Facebook on Aug 17, hundreds of people responded and donated used and new sports shoes to a non-profit organisation for migrant workers.
The Sydney Morning Herald, England, 29 August 2022 - Australia needs to offer migrants the chance to build their careers and make it to the very top of their professions or the country risks losing talent to countries with more inclusive societies.
Mint, Singapore, 29 August 2022 - The Singapore government has decided to ease the visa rules for high-salaried expats and a few other exceptional talents. The announcement is the latest in a string of decisions this year that are meant to address a still-tight labor market, as well as attract international business to drive the city-state’s ambitions as a global financial hub, after a pandemic-era slump in white-collar workers from abroad.
The Business Standard, Bangladesh, 28 August 2022 - The industrial sectors of the country are moving with a 30% skills gap, according to a recent study by the Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS).
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