16 April 2015, Rappler Lito Soriano, an advocate of ethical recruitment, says an OFW is able to secure jobs abroad 2 months faster through illegal channels. MANILA, Philippines – While underground migration is a complex problem caused by many social fac... read more
Online Discussion #5: Contract Substitution Moderated by Céline Dermine, HOME (Singapore) www.RecruitmentReform.org/Forum Contract substitution, in some contexts referred to as “reprocessing,” is a common illegal practice in migrant labour recruitmen... read more
16 April 2015, The Australian Business Review As its labour force shrinks, Japan is looking abroad to fill jobs like healthcare aides and convenience-store managers. But rather than increase immigration, the government is turning back to an “internship... read more
15 April 2015, Focus Taiwan News Channel Jakarta, April 15 (CNA) The Indonesian government said Wednesday it is determined to help lower the brokerage fees for its citizens seeking work in other countries, including Taiwan. Nusron Wahid, head of the Agenc... read more
14 April 2015, EKantipur.com Greed of a few recruiting agencies and top bureaucrats has landed many Nepalis in trouble at work destinations. APR 14 – Last October, the government added Uzbekistan in the list of work destinations, in what was to be t... read more
13 April 2015, The Straights Times/Singapore THE practice has been outlawed and many have been caught, but some employers here are still collecting kickbacks from foreign workers, said migrant worker groups, employment agencies and workers. These extortio... read more
10 April 2015, Kathmandu Post APR 10 – Earlier this week, Abdullah Saleh Mubarak Al-Khulaifi, the Qatari Minister of Labour and Social Affairs, and his team came to Kathmandu to talk about the labour issues between Nepal and Qatar. Minister Al-Khula... read more
10 April 2015, Staffing Industry Analysis An association of global electronics companies voted to prohibit the charging of recruitment fees to workers, either by recruiters or directly by employers. The Electronics Industry Citizenship Council said exces... read more
10 April 2015, Nepali Times We doubt the zero-cost agreement between Qatar and Nepal this week will come into force because there is too much money to be made on the blood, sweat and tears of Nepali workers by the politically-connected manpower mafia. For... read more
7 April 2015, Myanmar Times After a Russian trawler crewed in part by 42 Myanmar fishermen sank in a tragic disaster last week, the veil was lifted on a duplicitous recruitment scheme that has for years profited by illegally tricking labourers onto fishin... read more