22 May 2016, Saudi Gazette The Ministry of Labor and Social Development has announced that the recruitment of Indonesian domestic workers takes a maximum of one month after the issuance of the visa. This was announced after the ministry signed an agreemen... read more
21 May 2016, Gulf Times As many as 50 recruitment agencies based in Qatar have pledged to engage in “responsible recruitment and placement” of migrant workers, an official of the Philippine Overseas Labour Office (Polo) in Doha has said. Labour attach... read more
11 May 2016, Philippine Information Agency Labor and Employment Secretary Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz yesterday urged the public to support the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration’s social media-based anti-illegal recruitment (AIR) campaign. ... read more
25 April 2016, The Himalayan Times After a month-long protest against the police raid in some manpower firms, the Nepal Association of Foreign Employment Agencies held talks with the Ministry of Labour and Employment to sort out the disputes. Manpower fir... read more
17 April 2016, Qatar Living Former deputy PM and foreign minister of Nepal, UCPN (Maoist) leader Narayan Kai Shrestha has asked the government of Qatar to permit migrant workers from Nepal to enter Qatar under a free-visa and free-ticket policy. The reque... read more
22 March 2016, Business Standard Sri Lanka and Saudi Arabia have inked an agreement to set up an electronic system that would streamline recruitment from the island nation. Saudi Deputy Labor Minister for Customer and Labor Relations Ziad Al-Sayegh has sa... read more
20 March 2016, Trade Arabia There has been a significant improvement in the migrant workers’ living conditions and also their rights in Qatar following a critical report from the International Labour Organisation’s (ILO) tripartite inspection ... read more
15 March 2016, The Wall Street Journal The plight of domestic workers in Hong Kong has made headlines in recent years after several high-profile cases in which employers had beat and tortured their helpers. A new study shows that, far from being isolated ... read more
13 March 2016, InterAksyon Malaysia has banned the recruitment of new foreign workers after widespread criticism of its decision to bring in 1.5 million Bangladeshis to work in the country, a move that may also affect Indian laborers. “There will no... read more
11 March 2016, Philippine Information Agency More overseas Filipino workers will have the chance of finding employment opportunities as South Korea’s manufacturing sector increased its quota under the Employment Permit System (EPS) this year. Lab... read more