Rappler, Philippines, 11 November 2022 - The newly created department catering to the needs and welfare of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) inches closer to having its very first annual budget of P16.09 billion, as the Senate approved its proposed 2023 budget on Friday, November 11.
Channel News Asia, Singapore, 11 November 2022 - From next year, lorries that transport workers must be fitted with rain covers, while onsite workers who double up as drivers will get a mandatory 30-minute rest period and a “buddy” for the drive.
Dhaka Tribune, South Korea, 11 November 2022 - Bangladesh has shared an amicable relationship with South Korea for years, and the relationship has only been growing stronger in recent times, owing to the willingness of both nations to cooperate on a number of fields.
Market Watch, Qatar, 11 November 2022 - Less than two weeks before the controversial Qatar World Cup kicks off, Amnesty International has made a last-gasp plea to world soccer’s governing body FIFA to compensate migrant workers who constructed the tournament’s stadiums.
The Phnom Penh Post, Cambodia, 10 November 2022 - Due to financial difficulties, Sall Sreymao and her husband left their children in Cambodia to go and work in construction in Thailand in 2006, but after a decade of construction work they were still unable to save enough to significantly improve their lives.
World Economic Forum, Global, 9 November 2022 - The term “global war for talent” was coined by Steven Hankin at McKinsey & Company in 1997. In the intervening 25 years, an aging workforce, immigration policy, the COVID-19 pandemic, the ‘Great Resignation’ and shifting demographics have vastly altered the labour market across the world.
Channel News Asia, Singapore, 9 November 2022 - A total of 268 migrant workers were owed salaries by contractor Shanghai Chong Kee, and the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) is assisting them.
Ministry of Manpower, Singapore, 9 November 2022 - NOTICE PAPER NO. 1491 OF 2022 FOR THE SITTING ON OR AFTER 9 NOVEMBER 2022
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The Business Standard, United Nations, 9 November 2022 - UN Special Rapporteur Siobhan Mullally has sought urgent attention on monitoring the situation in countries receiving migrant workers to ensure protection of their rights.
Nikkei Asia, Japan, 8 November 2022 - COVID and global competition for skilled workers force change in stance.
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