October 2017

Saudi Arabia commits to ensuring safety of Ugandan migrant (kyeyo) workers

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By: John Agaba New Vision Uganda | 13 October 2017 Janat Mukwaya and Ambassador Abdullah Fahad Al Qahtani shake hands after launching an online system that will be used in monitoring Ugandan workers in Saudi Arabia. Photo by Ramadhan Abbey Saudi Arabia has eased process for exportation of Ugandan workers after Ambassador Abdullah Fahd Al […]

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Easing Restrictions on Labor Migration Offers Opportunity for Asean: World Bank

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By : Tabita Diela Jakarta Globe | 11 October 2017 Jakarta. Reducing restrictions on labor migration offers an opportunity for Southeast Asian countries to improve their economies by providing better employment alternatives to workers, according to a new report by the World Bank published on Monday (09/10). The 10 member countries of the Association of

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Easing migration policies can boost workers’ welfare

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Daily Express Malaysia | 10 October 2017 Kuala Lumpur: Easing curbs on labour migration policies can boost workers’ welfare and economic growth in Association of South-East Asian Nations (Asean), said a World Bank report. In a statement Monday, it said, intra-regional migration in Asean increased significantly between 1995 and 2015, turning Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand

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Manitoba pork plant suing Toronto recruiter, alleging migrant workers lured away

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By Austin Grabish CBC News| 9 Oct 2017 A Manitoba pork processing plant is suing a Toronto recruiter and former staffer for allegedly misleading foreign workers and persuading them to quit their jobs at the plant to work with companies from which the recruiter allegedly benefited financially. The lawsuit — filed on Sept. 19 by

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Migrant Dreams : The Story of migrant agricultural workers struggling against Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP)

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A powerful feature documentary by multiple award-winning director Min Sook Lee (El Contrato, Hogtown, Tiger Spirit) and Emmy award-winning producer Lisa Valencia-Svensson (Herman’s House), tells the undertold story of migrant agricultural workers struggling against Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) that treats foreign workers as modern-day indentured labourers. Under the rules of Canada’s migrant labour

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Should Hong Kong’s elderly care sector import foreign labour amid chronic manpower shortage?

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By Jeffie Lam South China Morning Post | 07 October 2017 The remarks by Wong Kwok-kin, a lawmaker and member of the Executive Council that advises the city’s leader on policy, were in contrast with the view of colleague Stanley Ng Chau-pei, chairman of the pro-Beijing Federation of Trade Unions. Ng said employers had not

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OWWA: Recruitment agencies need to step up game to protect OFWs

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By: Aleta Nieva Nishimori, ABS-CBN News | 7 October 2017 MANILA – Recruitment agencies must do their share in ensuring the welfare and protection of Filipino workers they deploy abroad given their steadily increasing numbers. Administrator Hans Leo Cacdac of the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) underscored the need for due diligence on the part

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