September 2014

Gov. signs bills upgrading human trafficking laws

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28 September 2014, BeaumontEnterprise.com SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Gov. Jerry Brown on Sunday signed into law seven new bills intended to thwart human trafficking. The bills were mostly uncontroversial and had bipartisan support; they primarily involved enhancements and upgrades to existing laws on human trafficking and youth prostitution. They included AB1585, by Assemblyman Luis Alejo, […]

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Better coordination sought for improving labour migration process

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27 September 2014, Prothom Alo Bangladesh Representatives of international recruiting agencies in the country on Saturday stressed better coordination among the government, recruiting agencies and international organisations for improving the labour migration process. They came up with the call at a meeting, titled ‘Ensuring Safe Migration: Role of Baira’, arranged by Baira with the support

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Jakarta terms for recruitment of domestics rejected

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29 September 2014, Arab News The Labor Ministry has rejected Indonesia’s conditions for resuming the recruitment of domestic labor from that country, especially in light of the policy calling for diversification of the sources of employment and ongoing negotiations with other countries, according to ministry sources. The sources said that negotiations between the Ministry of

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Filipino migrant workers burnt by recruitment costs

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19 September 2014, FarmingShow.com (New Zealand) Filipino migrant workers are bearing the brunt of hefty recruitment costs, taking the weight off Canterbury employers to pay their fair share. Newstalk ZB understands some workers from the Philippines are being charged upwards of $10,000 by recruitment agencies to come to New Zealand. Meanwhile, employers are being charged

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Forced Labor in the Production of Electronic Goods in Malaysia: A Comprehensive Study of Scope and Characteristics

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Verité, September 2014 New Research from Verité exposes forced labour in the Malaysian electronics industry, citing the global labour recruitment regime as a major causes of abuses. From the Vérite media release: Groundbreaking Research Offers Concrete Evidence of Widespread Forced Labor Among Foreign Migrant Workers in Malaysian Electronics You might think about debt bondage in relation

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