The Business Standard, Bangladesh, 29 June 2022 - The Bureau of Manpower, Employment and Training, widely known as BMET, has warned aspirant Malaysia migrant workers of being cheated financially as another deadline for sending them to the labour market is going to be missed today (30 June).
The Jakarta Post, Indonesia, 29 June 2022 - Many Indonesians, including me, need to read the following quotation. Hopefully the remarks, which were made more than 2,000 years ago may help us shame ourselves for our outrage when Indonesian migrant workers are abused by their employers abroad, while we are actually often more brutal than those we condemn.
Info Migrants, Bangladesh, 29 June 2022 - Many Bangladeshis who come to Cyprus hoping to find work end up in refugee camps in the EU country. They blame human traffickers for their ill fate.
Global Voices, India, 29 June 2022 - The COVID-19 pandemic sped up the adoption of digital technologies by five years. However, the pivot towards digitisation is excluding those with little to no access to digital services. As part of its pandemic response, India implemented one of the strictest lockdowns in the world, forcing citizens to access most basic services digitally. While a small percentage of the population was ready to jump into the digital world, the majority had no choice but to scramble to access these digital resources in the first place, leaving them vulnerable to exploitation.
Tempo.co, Indonesia, 28 June 2022 - Indonesian Foreign Affairs Ministry has confirmed that it has studied the report issued by the Sovereign Migrant Workers Coalition (KBMB) in 2022 which reveals the ‘hell-like’ situation in Malaysia’s immigration detention facility located in Sabah. In response, the Ministry lauded KBMB’s attempt to participate in the protection of Indonesians overseas.
Antara News, Indonesia, 28 June 2022 - The Manpower Ministry expects Ambassador of Indonesia to Korea to monitor the cooperation on migrant workers' placement and protection forged between the Indonesian and South Korean governments.
Info Migrants, England, 28 June 2022 - The discovery of at least 46 dead migrants inside an abandoned trailer truck near San Antonio in the US on Monday is a tragic reminder of the dangers migrants face around the world while trying to reach wealthier countries. They often use the help of ruthless smugglers and traffickers who are frequently arrested for cramming people in trucks. Here's a list of some of the most deadly incidents in the last 20 years.
Manila Bulletin, Philippines, 28 June 2022 - Outgoing Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. paid tribute to the millions of Filipino migrant workers for their crucial contributions to their families and to the country during the International Day of Family Remittances on Tuesday, June 28.
Summerland Review, UK, 28 June 2022 - Growing up in Summerland, I worked every summer in cherry orchards — picking, sorting, and packing cherries into boxes.
Antara News, Indonesia, 28 June 2022 - Deputy Minister of Manpower Afriansyah Noor has sent 376 Indonesian migrant workers (PMI) to South Korea under the government-to-government (G-to-G) Employment Permit System (EPS) Program.
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