GDN Online 10 August 2018 MORE than 45 manpower agencies have been closed in Bahrain over the past four years for breaching operating rules. They were shut down by the Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA), which initiated legal action against 13 of them for alleged human trafficking. CLICK TO READ FULL ARTICLE
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Japan Times | 23 August 2018 CHIBA – The country’s largest international gateway is hiring more foreign workers to better serve overseas visitors as they arrive in increasing numbers under the government’s policy to promote inbound tourism. The move by Narita International Airport Corp. comes as the country seeks to attract 40 million visitors by
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The Migrant Recruitment Advisor (MRA) has been finalized after almost a year of consultations, deliberations, and other preparatory processes with migrant workers, migrants’ groups, trade unions, academia, non-government organizations, and other stakeholders that took place in Indonesia, Malaysia, Nepal, and Philippines. This included the development of the survey questionnaire, the interface of the website, the
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LittleIndia.com |22 August 2018 Japan is looking at allowing foreign workers in various sectors, including construction, agriculture, nursing, hotel and ship-building industries, which are facing huge labor shortage. Japan is facing a shortage of workforce, making it realize the need to fill this gap through hiring of foreign workers, starting in April 2019. CLICK TO
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By YUTA SHIMAMOTO Nikkei Asian Review | 24 August 2018 TOKYO — The Japanese government will expand its staff charged with monitoring working conditions for foreign workers to ensure that employers are in legal compliance as the nation prepares to open its doors to unskilled labor. The labor ministry’s inspection staff will be increased from
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By: Ellen Wulfhorst Reuters | August 2018 NEW YORK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Young women recruited to the United States to care for children fall victim to wage theft, abuse and even human trafficking, according to a report published on Monday that called for legal changes to help protect au pairs. The report called for
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The Japan News | 20 August 2018 The Economy, Trade and Industry Ministry plans to assist small and midsize manufacturers in the recruitment of foreign workers, as the range of eligible foreigners able to work in Japan will be expanded starting in April 2019 at the earliest. By making it easier for firms to hire
Every year, tens of thousands of internationally recruited au pairs come to the United States with the promise of a cultural exchange under the J-1 visa program. Instead, many encounter wage theft, discrimination and exploitation. “Shortchanged The Big Business Behind the Low Wage J-1 Au Pair Program” debunks the myth that the poorly regulated au
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Kathmandu Post | 21 August 2018 Aug 21, 2018- A new labour agreement proposed by the Malaysian government says employers will bear the cost of hiring Nepalis to work in Malaysia. The new recruitment modality comes nearly three months after Nepal barred its citizens from going to Malaysia citing their financial burden in the pre-departure
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Japan Times | 20 August 2018 Most companies support loosening the country’s tight immigration system to cope with a severe labor shortage, but they favor skilled workers who can fit into the workplace, not an influx of unskilled laborers, a poll shows. The government in June unveiled plans to allow five-year work permits for foreigners
