The Korea Herald, South Korea, 27 August 2021 - South Korea is grappling with a growing number of coronavirus cases among migrant workers, many of whom are living and working in conditions highly vulnerable to cluster infections.
Eleven, Myanmar, 27 August 2021 - Altogether 442 Myanmar citizens working in Kyegaung and Ruili towns in China returned to Myanmar via Nandaw check point in Myanmar-China border on August 25.
Hong Kong Free Pass, China, 27 August 2021 - Hong Kong will from Monday allow fully vaccinated foreign domestic workers from Indonesia and the Philippines to enter the city, but they will have to undergo 21 days of compulsory quarantine in a designated hotel.
Adaderana, Sri Lanka, 26 August 2021 - Migrant workers who register under the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment will be given a vaccine accepted in the destination country, the Bureau said.
The Times of India, India, 26 August 2021 - Registration of migrant workers in national labour database to begin today
The Himalayan Times, Nepal, 26 August 2021 - Qatari authorities have failed to investigate the deaths of thousands of migrant workers over the past decade despite the evidence of links between unsafe working conditions and premature deaths, Amnesty International said today.
Dhaka Tribune, Bangladesh, 26 August 2021 - Thousands of Bangladeshis lost their jobs as the countries in the Middle East have halted a number of development projects
Free Malaysia Today, Qatar, 26 August 2021 - Rights group Amnesty International on Thursday called on 2022 World Cup hosts Qatar to do more to investigate worker deaths, alleging that a string of labourer fatalities had gone unexplained.
Amnesty International, Qatar, 25 August 2021 - Qatari authorities have failed to investigate the deaths of thousands of migrant workers over the past decade, despite evidence of links between premature deaths and unsafe working conditions, Amnesty International said today. The organization’s new report, In the Prime of their Lives, documents how Qatar routinely issues death certificates for migrant workers without conducting adequate investigations, instead attributing deaths to “natural causes” or vaguely defined cardiac failures. These certifications – described by one leading pathologist as “meaningless” – rule out the possibility of compensation for bereaved families, many of whom are already facing financial difficulties after losing their main breadwinner.
Spend Matters, Vietnam, 25 August 2021 - Production throughout South Vietnam is facing pressure as manufacturers and logistics firms deal with a prolonged lockdown, according to The Loadstar.
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