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Labour supply to Malaysia yet to resume despite bilateral pact
Himalayan Times | 1 January 2019 Though it has been more than two months that Nepal inked the labour agreement with Malaysia, the outflow of Nepali migrant workers to the Southeast Asian nation is still uncertain. As the Nepal-Malaysia technical committee
A landmark labour deal was supposed to change everything for Nepali workers. But no one knows when it will take off
Kathmandu Post | 30 December 2018 Following the crackdown on illegal agencies, Nepal suspended the departure of all its workers. Many feared at the time that Nepal would end up losing its biggest labour market, which currently employs nearly 400,000 docum
Qatar shows interest to hire more workers from Pakistan- FIFA World Cup 2022
Ary News | 28 December 2018 Recently, after the inauguration of first Qatar visa centre in Islamabad, the ambassador highlighted that Qatar is determined to augment the number of Pakistani workers in the Gulf country by employing experts and semi-professi
Action Research on Recruitment Trends
“Fees and IDs: Tackling recruitment fees and confiscation of workers’ passports”
Institute for Human Rights & Business, September 2013 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Human trafficking and forced labour are huge problems on a global scale. An estimated 20.9 million men, women and children worldwide are in forced labour at any one time with 90%
“Exploited Dreams: Dispatches from Indian Migrant Workers in Saudi Arabia”
Amnesty International India, 2014 Saudi Arabia has attracted more low-paid Indian migrants over the last 25 years than any other country in the Gulf region. Every day, close to 1,000 Indian low-wage migrant workers are provided with emigration clearances
“License to Exploit”
A Report on the Recruitment Practices & Problems Experienced by Filipino Domestic Workers in Hong Kong, October 2013 Lead Researcher: Rex Varona / Editor: Jose Juan V. Tordilla Publishers: Alliance for Progressive Labor; Labor Education & Research