19 January 2016, The Rakyat Post Myanmar recruiters reportedly will no longer be sending migrant workers to Malaysia to protest against the almost tenfold increase in visa fee, from US$6 (RM26) to US$57 (RM250) which came into effect recently. The Myanmar... read more
19 January 2016, Arab News The Ministry of Labor granted 48 new licenses to recruitment offices of household workers located in various areas of the Kingdom, as well as preliminary approvals to 149 others. This comes as part of the ministry’s recent eff... read more
16 January 2016, Kuensel Online Despite several complaints against overseas employment agents, the labour ministry says the agents have improved their service delivery over the years. The initiative of finding jobs overseas was new, and agents need time t... read more
13 January 2016, Saudi Gazette The Ministry of Labor has warned against selling visas and transferring sponsorship of expatriates on social media saying the culprit can be charged with human trafficking, Makkah newspaper reported. International Law Profes... read more
14 January 2016, The Kathmandu Post Has the free-visa-free-ticket policy distracted Nepali migrant workers from going abroad for jobs? Recruiting agencies may say yes, but official figures show otherwise. Data of the Department of Foreign Employment, a go... read more
31 December 2015, The National The latest labour recruitment rules come into force from Friday, designed to provide greater protection for those entering the UAE to work. The Ministry of Labour will not issue new work permits to overseas workers or renew ... read more
28 December 2015, The Times of India Official recruitment agencies in Kerala have expressed ignorance about the changes in UAE’s work permit rules that come into force from January next year. Quoting extensively from a report that appeared in an Ara... read more
24 December 2015, Myanmar Times The report into working conditions in Thailand’s poultry industry named three licensed Myanmar recruiting firms – Yun Nadi Oo, Arbourfield and Top Today Star – that were sending workers to Thailand through official ch... read more
22 December 2015, Cebu Daily News Cebu City Acting Mayor Edgardo Labella told the City Treasurer’s Office to strictly evaluate applications for business permits of labor recruitment agencies following reports reaching the City Council of Overseas Filipi... read more
20 December 2015, Arab News JEDDAH: Work on the electronic system for recruiting domestic workers in Uganda has been completed and the recruitment process will start in the next few days, Rashid bin Yahya Symodo, the country’s ambassador has said. “Th... read more