Outlook, India, 14 June 2022 - The killings have not stopped working at the brick kilns in the area. While some labourers have left, many others are continuing with their daily struggles -- but they no longer speak to people who they don't consider to be 'their own'.
The Sun Daily, Malaysia, 13 June 2022 - Malaysian companies from palm oil plantations to semiconductor makers are refusing orders and forgoing billions in sales, hampered by a shortage of more than a million workers that threatens the country's economic recovery.
Reuters, Malaysia, 13 June 2022 - Malaysian companies from palm oil plantations to semiconductor makers are refusing orders and forgoing billions in sales, hampered by a shortage of more than a million workers that threatens the country's economic recovery.
PR Newswire, Philippines, 13 June 2022 - Inflation in the Philippines rose further from 4.9 percent in April 2022 to 5.4 percent in May 2022 compared to the 2.9% from January 2022. This rapid increase is unusual compared to the yearly 3.9 % and poses a risk to consumer's spending behavior. The inflation rate forecast by Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas' (BSP) of 5.0 to 5.8 percent for the month is within the range as predicted.
Borneo Post, Malaysia, 13 June 2022 - An MP and two migrant workers’ rights groups have urged Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri M Saravanan to explain his decision for only allowing 25 Bangladeshi agencies to recruit workers for Malaysia.
The New Indian Express, India, 12 June 2022 - A startup hub created in West Champaran district by the DM has earned international repute and helped dozens of migrants hit hard by Covid lockdown, writes Ramashankar.
New Straits Times, ASEAN, 11 June 2022 - COVID-19 exposed many flaws in our labour market. The pandemic disrupted global and regional movements of migrant workers — documented and undocumented — as nations shut their borders to keep out the virus.
Business Standard, Pakistan, 11 June 2022 - The Covid pandemic has given another blow to the opportunities for employment in Pakistan which is shrinking by the day.
Khmer Times, Cambodia, 10 June 2022 - Banteay Meanchey provincial authorities claim the number of illegal workers trying to sneak into Thailand recently has dropped sharply after authorities tightened security measures along the border but a workers rights NGO sees it as fallacy.
Factly, India, 10 June 2022 - A video is being shared on social media claiming it as recent visuals of Gulf companies sending back migrant Indian employees from their countries. In the wake of several Islamic countries’ expressing their displeasure over the BJP spokesperson’s recent comments on Prophet Muhammed, this post claims that the companies in Gulf countries have started firing their Indian employees and sending back them to India. Let’s verify the claim made in the post.