February 2015

Isolation from technology and social networks hikes risk of labor trafficking

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26 February 2015, USC News  Migrant workers isolated from technology and social networks are more vulnerable to human trafficking, forced labor and exploitation, according to a new report released today by the Center for Communication Leadership & Policy (CCLP) at the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism. “Technology and Labor Trafficking in a Network […]

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UK poised to relax rules on employing overseas workers for some IT jobs

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25 February 2015 Tech Investor News,  The UK is considering relaxing the rules under which IT-related roles can be offered to foreign workers. The UK Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) is recommending that the government eases regulations on hiring non-European data scientists, senior developers, cyber security specialists and product managers. The MAC is an independent body

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Saudi Arabia: Women ‘turning down attractive maids’

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25 February 2015, BBC News Women in Saudi Arabia are insisting that their housemaids aren’t good-looking when it comes to recruitment, it seems. Recruitment companies in the kingdom claim that wives are demanding to see photographs of prospective staff to ensure maids arriving from Morocco or Chile are not beautiful, Saudi Arabia’s Sabq newspaper,quoted by

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New vision for GCC construction workforce

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22 February 2015, Middle East Business Intelligence Speak to any employer operating within the GCC’s construction sector and they will have a story about the various challenges their business has faced trying to recruit and manage a project’s workforce. It is commonplace to hear employers complain about facing higher recruitment fees, rising payroll commitments, irregularities

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Fair wage rule on housemaids sparks debate in Oman

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22 February 2015, Times of Oman Muscat: As governments commit to new labour contracts designed to safeguard their citizens overseas, the debate over fair pay and conditions for expatriate maids in Oman has reopened. Some employers in Sultanate have expressed “disappointment” over increasing procedural difficulties when trying to hire domestic staff, while champions of migrant

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EU to recruit skilled manpower

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22 February 2015, Dhaka Tribune The European Union (EU) will take steps to recruit more skilled manpower from Bangladesh. The assurances came at the meeting between EU Ambassador to Bangladesh Pierre Mayaudon and Expatriate Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Engineer Khandakar Mosharraf Hossian at Expatriate Welfare Building in Eskaton of Dhaka on Sunday. The EU

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Thailand may ink deal to recruit Bangladeshi workers

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20 February 2015, The Daily Star Thailand may sign a deal with Bangladesh for recruitment of workers for fishing, construction and manufacturing sectors to contribute to the economies of the two countries. “We have highlighted the government to government initiatives for low-cost exploitation-free ethical labour recruitment of our people in Bangkok,” Saida Muna Tasneem, ambassador

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