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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
MENAFN, Sri Lanka, 27 October 2022 - Migrant workers who send money to Sri Lanka through legal means will be given special incentives.
Newswire, Sri Lanka, 27 October 2022 - The Committee on Public Accounts (COPA) has issued directives to the Ministry of Foreign Employment and the Foreign Employment Bureau on skilled migrant workers.
Channel News Asia, Japan, 26 October 2022 - To sustain its economic growth, fast-ageing Japan has to take in more migrant workers. Is Japan ready for the new reality? Michiyo Ishida meets with business owners and migrant workers to find out.
Newswire, Sri Lanka, 26 October 2022 - The Cabinet has granted approval to allow Sri Lankan migrant workers to import an electric vehicle to the 50% value of remittances sent to Sri Lanka.