Free Malaysia Today | 20 August 2018 PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) today called for more transparency in the health screening for foreign workers, saying any directive for the implementation of digital X-rays must come from the health ministry. In a statement, it said there was currently a lack of transparency in the […]
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whatsoninvers.nz | 15 August 2018 New Zealand — Alliance Group’s plan to recruit 100 overseas workers is a necessary move and representative of Southland’s increasing labour-force shortages, Southland Chamber of Commerce chief executive Sheree Carey says. The Alliance plan and other migrant recruitment underway would be necessary for the region to achieve the Southland Regional
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Xinhuanet | 17 august 2018 YANGON — Myanmar will send 40,000 migrant workers to work in Thailand’s fishing industry under a memorandum of understanding system in accordance with Thailand’s offer, Myanmar News Agency reported Friday. The issue topped the discussions on labor affairs between Myanmar Minister of Labor, Immigration and Population U Thein Swe and
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Reuters | 17 August 2018 BERLIN (Reuters) – The German cabinet will soon decide on a proposal to make it easier for skilled workers from outside the European Union to move to Germany to take a job, a paper seen by Reuters shows, as Germany seeks to alleviate chronic labor shortages. The new proposal mainly
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By Elan Perumal The Star | 19 aug 2018 KUALA LUMPUR: Nepal is hoping that Malaysia’s move to create a single system of hiring foreign workers will also smoothen the way for Malaysia to receive workers from Nepal, says its Charge d’affairs A.I. Kumar Raj Kharel. He believed this can be expedited when his country
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Online Khabar | 15 August 2018 Kathmandu – Minister for Labour, Employment and Parliamentary Affairs Gokarna Bista says the government is holding negotiations with the Qatari government to make sure that Nepali migrant workers need not spend a single penny to go to the Gulf country for job. The Minister’s response comes at the time
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Online Khabar | 17 August 2018 Kathmandu – The government is preparing to amend the existing foreign employment law, which will effectively restrict rights of recruitment companies and protect aspiring migrant workers’ rights. The government is currently mulling over the bill to amend the existing Foreign Employment Act. If the Federal Parliament endorses the bill
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By Sharif Khiam and Ali Nufael Benar News | 15 August 2018 Bangladesh has welcomed Malaysia’s decision to end a monopoly on recruitment of workers from the South Asian nation, saying the new measure would cut costs and allow fair competition. Ahmed M. Saleheen, the head of the foreign employment wing of the Bangladesh Ministry
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By: Penchan Charoensuthipan Bangkok Post | 18 August 2018 Myanmar has expressed an interest in sending 42,000 workers to fill vacancies in the commercial fishing sector, according to Labour Minister Pol Gen Adul Sangsingkeo. If the deal is signed, these workers, largely from coastal areas including Myeik and Kawthong, will be brought in under a
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Human Resources Online | 20 August 2018 The Malaysian Association of Suppliers and Employees Management of Foreign Workers (TEKAM) expressed interest on partnering the government in finding a solution and supplement its efforts in the recruitment of foreign workers into the country. Set up in 2006, TEKAM has 149 outsourcing companies as members. However, since
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