27 January 2015, The Malaysia Insider PKR has named another director of Bestinet Sdn Bhd (Bestinet), the company caught in a storm over the controversial biometric health checks for migrant workers. Sungai Petani MP Datuk Johari Abdul and PKR Youth information chief Lee Chean Chung said the director is Datuk Tengku Omar Tengku Bot, who […]
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27 January 2015, World Bulletin Touch Nay speaks in a barely audible whisper – a result of what she says was two-and-a-half years of abuse at the hands of her Malaysian employers. “The beating started five days after I arrived,” the 26-year-old Cambodian told. She said she was beaten so badly that one of her
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24 January 2015, AJC.com (Atlanta) Georgia school districts have spent at least $52.5 million in the last five years importing foreign teachers, mostly to teach math, science and special education, but the districts have not hired a single one. Instead they use recruitment firms, which can provide a buffer for school districts who fear running
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26 January 2015, FBC The Ministry of Employment is warning Fijians to be aware of fake recruitment agencies operating in the country that are promising them employments opportunities overseas. Speaking on FBC TV 4 The Record last night deputy Secretary for Labour Viliame Baledrokadroka says to date Fiji only has two authorised agencies – all
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21 January 2015, The Daily Star The Saudi Arabian government yesterday decided to sign agreements with labour-exporting countries including Bangladesh for recruiting foreign workers “The draft agreements for the recruitment of workers will be signed between the Ministry of Labour and its counterparts in other countries,” reported Arab News quoting Saudi Culture and Information Minister
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21 January 2015, GMA News Online A Hong Kong-based labor placement agency is now under preventive suspension after it was found to violate Philippine overseas employment laws, the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) said Wednesday. POEA administrator Hans Leo Cacdac identified the suspended agency as Helper In Employment Center,” which he said was found to
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20 January 2015, Arab News The Council of Ministers, chaired by Crown Prince Salman, deputy premier and minister of defense, on Monday authorized Labor Minister Adel Fakeih to sign agreements with labor-exporting countries for the recruitment of foreign workers. “The draft agreements for the recruitment of workers will be signed between the Ministry of Labor
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19 January 2015, MyRepública Recruiting firms threaten to stop processing Malaysia-bound workers KATHMANDU, Jan 19: Amid fierce opposition from the manpower recruiting companies, Malaysia- one of the preferred working destinations for Nepali migrant workers – has has brought into effect a bio-metric system for Nepal along with 14 other countries. The bio-metric system is a
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