By Pete Pattisson The Guardian, Monday 21 November 2016 Samsung and Panasonic, two of the world’s leading electronics brands, are facing allegations that workers in their supply chains are being duped, exploited and underpaid in Malaysia. The two compan... read more
Porimol Palma 12:00 AM, December 11, 2016 / Daily Star A nexus between the employers of migrant workers overseas and illegal manpower brokers there is jacking up the migration cost of Bangladeshi workers. Recruiting agents and illegal brokers in the Gulf ... read more
Kate Hodal and Annie Kelly Monday 21 November 2016 05.00 GMT / The Guardian When it comes to electronics, what Malaysia makes matters. According to a 2014 study “virtually every device on the market today” – from tablets to laser printers to microwa... read more
By Pete Pattisson Monday 21 November 2016 03.00 GMT It is eight o’clock in the industrial area of Port Klang, an hour’s drive west of Kuala Lumpur, and the entrance to the Samsung factory is heaving with workers. As hundreds of men and women pour out ... read more
October 31, 2016 / The News Pakistan ILO recommends Pakistani government to better regulate migration process for overseas employment to control costs ABU DHABI: Pakistani workers are paying about 13 times the official costs to work in the UAE or Kingdom ... read more
12 February 2016, Sun Star Manila FROM being a government-to-government arrangement, the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) has decided to open the deployment of Filipino nurses to Germany to private recruitment agencies. Based on POEA G... 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
18 December 2015, CBC News Hundreds of temporary foreign workers have launched a class action lawsuit against Mac’s Convenience Stores, claiming they paid more than $8,000 to get jobs in Canada that did not exist. The notice of claim, filed with the... read more
Apple Inc., 2015 Apple’s Supplier Responsibility Report is relevant to the Recruitment Reform Campaign’s call for Zero Recruitment Fees for migrant workers. The report includes a a discussion on recruitment fees. Please check page 18 under: E... read more
7 September 2015, Kathmandu Post Free-visa-free-ticket is a newly enforced provision of the Government of Nepal that came into effect from July 8 this year. It basically obligates the employers from labour receiving countries to bear cost of visa processi... read more