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Fresh delays for registration of migrant workers in Thailand
The Myanmar Times - 10 March 2015 - More than half a million Myanmar migrant workers are stuck in limbo after Thailand announced over the weekend yet another ...
When do irregular migrants go home?
World Bank Blog - People Move - Khalid Koser
Crackdown on Migrant Workers Accelerating
Khmer Times - 18 November 2015 - Ten people were arrested yesterday afternoon for working in Cambodia without official documents, immigration police said.
NGOs doubt new move can protect at-risk children
The Star - 23 January 2015 - NON-governmental organisations (NGOs) working on the welfare of stateless and migrant children in Selangor and Kuala Lumpur hope ...
INTERNATIONAL MIGRANTS’ DAY: STOP USING THE TERM ‘ILLEGAL MIGRANT’!
PICUM - 18 December 2014 - On the occasion of International Migrants’ Day, migrants’ rights advocates from across Europe urge media, policymakers and others ...
Malaysia will help Indonesia solve illegal migrant workers issue
Antara News - 28 January 2015 - Malaysian Ambassador to Indonesia Zahrain Mohamed Hashim said his country will help Indonesia overcome its migrant workers ...
Hundreds of Fake ID Cards Issued for Migrant Workers
Kaosod English - 5 October 2015 - Five officials are suspected of issuing hundreds of fraudulent ID cards for migrant workers in Pathum Thani province, a high ...
Only the beginning for Korea’s migrant workers’ labor movement
Korea Herald - 21 July 2015 - Head of Korea’s first migrants’ trade union says the historic ruling is not the end of their journey for equal rights
Govt repatriates 481 illegal migrant workers
Jakarta Post - 20 January 2015 - The Agency for the Placement and Protection of Indonesian Migrant Workers (BNP2TKI) has flown home 481 Indonesian workers who ...
Migration in South-East Asia Policy Brief - Migration and Irregular Status and Deportation
Policy brief outlining international standards, regional trends and good practices, on migration and irregular status and deportation.
Criminalization ‘no solution’ to irregular migration – UN Committee on Migrant Workers
Criminalizing people for crossing or attempting to cross borders does nothing to tackle the issue of irregular migration, but contributes instead to rising ...
Saudi Arabia to expel additional Indonesian workers
Khabar Southeast Asia - 10 February 2015 - Indonesian officials vow to do all they can to help undocumented labourers with their forced repatriation from the ...
Thirty-one arrested in anti-illegal worker operations
An article published on March 2, 2011 on http://7thspace.com/.
Underground town of migrants found in Moscow
By Sasha Semyonova BBC News, Moscow. Published on http://www.bbc.co.uk/
M’sia decreases penalty for illegal migrant workers
eKanitpur - 18 March 2015 - Nepali migrants working without legal status in Malaysia can now return home paying RM 1,250 in fine as the Malaysian government ...
Migrant workers in Thailand instructed to wear ID wristbands
Malaysia to Deport 70,000 Illegal Indonesian Migrant Workers: Source
Jakarta Globe - 9 December 2014 - Some 70,000 illegal migrant workers from Indonesia are to be deported from Malaysia by the end of the year, according to a ...
Indonesia mulling repatriation of undocumented workers in Malaysia, other countries
Malay Mail Online - 19 December 2014 - An Indonesian agency is planning to repatriate an estimated 1.8 million of its citizens who are believed to be working ...
Burmese embassy to conduct site visits to migrants in Thailand
DVB - 24 March 2015 - The Burmese embassy in Bangkok said it plans to conduct more than 20 site visits to migrant workers from Burma who hold “pink cards” for ...
Sex trade and forced labour thrive on Asia’s illegal migrants
The Australian - 23 March 2015 - “P” was only 17 when she was lured from her provincial Cambodian home to Asia’s sex trade. But she is also one of the few to ...
Indonesia Turns Away a Migrant Ship as the Region Grapples With an Influx
The New York Times - 12 May 2015 - The Indonesian Navy turned back a ship laden with migrants on Tuesday as experts warned that thousands of would-be arrivals ...
UN and Myanmar spar over Rohingya at migrant talks
Al Jazeera - 29 May 2015 - Seventeen nations attend summit in Bangkok on Southeast Asia crisis but talks not being attended at minister level.
47,000 illegals in Oman to make the most of amnesty offer
Times of Oman - 12 April 2015 - A rough estimate from three major Asian countries embassies reveal that around 47,000 undocumented migrant workers in Oman can ...
The readers’ editor on… whether we should use the term ‘illegal immigrant’
The Guardian - 24 August 2014 - A person can’t be illegal – but is there a concise alternative to describe someone who is in a country unlawfully?
Malaysia and Thailand turn away hundreds on migrant boats
The Guardian - 14 May 2015 - An estimated 6,000 Rohingya Muslims and Bangladeshis are stranded at sea as south-east Asian nations turn back refugees.
Joint Statement by UNHCR, OHCHR, IOM and SRSG for Migration and Development
UNHCR - 19 May 2015 - Joint Statement by UNHCR, OHCHR, IOM and SRSG for Migration and Development: Search and rescue at sea, disembarkation, and protection of ...
Dozens of Migrants Bound for Malaysia Feared Dead as Trawler Sinks in Bay of Bengal
Vice News - 30 January 2015 - A fishing trawler that sank in the Bay of Bengal on Thursday was packed with illegal migrants bound for Malaysia, dozens of whom ...
Not fair, not productive: closing the gap for immigrant workers
The Conversation (Australia) - 12 March 2015 - Australia’s population of undocumented immigrant workers lives in constant fear of detection, detention and ...
Universal health care? (Un)documented migrants in Southeast Asia – Chan Chee Khoon
The Malaysian Insider - 18 November 2015 - In recent years, WHO Member States have been urged to speed up reforms to ensure that all persons can have timely ...
Illegal worker dumped in toilet block near Mildura died from treatable condition, police say
ABC News Australia - 22 September 2015 - An Asian man found dead in a public toilet block in north-west Victoria last week likely did not seek treatment for a ...