“Agents of Change?” exposes how employment agencies in Hong Kong are failing to comply with the Hong Kong government’s Code of Practice for Employment Agencies leaving migrant domestic workers at risk of abuse and exploitation. The research was conducted by the Federation of Asian Domestic Workers Unions (FADWU). As of April 2018, there were nearly […]
Bangkok Post | 6 August 2018 A plan to attract thousands of foreign workers into the Thai fishing industry is taking shape with Labour Minister Adul Sangsingkeo likely to meet his counterparts from Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam after Aug 15 to establish the terms. Govt to seek migrants for fish industry The date is
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By Aliza Shah and Teh Athira Yusof New straits Times | 6 August 2018 KUALA LUMPUR The government should introduce a ratio system that allows for the hiring of a maximum number of foreign workers in a company based on its total workforce. This would allow the government to control the number of foreign workers,
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Sputnik News | 14 August 2018 The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development issued a report, indicating that the UK enterprises are struggling to recruit high-skilled migrants due to the fallen numbers of migration from EU countries. CLICK TO READ FULL ARTICLE
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Vietnam News | 13 August 2018 HÀ NỘI — With a rapidly aging population and declining fertility, Japan had to adopt a more open-door approach towards foreign workers to staff its labour-strapped industries, with Vietnamese workers among the fastest growing groups. According to Nguyễn Gia Liêm, deputy head of Việt Nam’s Centre of Overseas Labour
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Khaleej Times | 13 August 2018 Recruitment scam: Employments are offered falsely on behalf of ENOC. Candidates are contacted by someone claiming to be a representative from ENOC or ENOC’s agent. Candidates are interviewed over the phone or via Skype and may be referred to ENOC’s website for further information. Fake employment offers are sent
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By: Jessical Hill The National | 13 August 2018 The hiring process for domestic helpers has recently been streamlined and regulated by the introduction of Tadbeer Centres, which aim to guarantee proper visa, orientation and training for workers. Eleven Tadbeer centres opened in May, with another 14 scheduled to open by the end of the
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The New Straits Times | 14 August 2018 KUALA LUMPUR: The government is currently in talks with the Nepali government to set up a streamlined foreign worker hiring and supply system. This as the government has suspended the operations of information technology company Bestinet Sdn Bhd that was previously alleged to have milked over RM185
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By: MD Owasim Uddin Bhuyan New Age Bangladesh | 10 August 2018 Over five million smart cards that have been distributed among the outgoing migrant workers by Bureau of Manpower, Employment and Training since its commencement in 2010 remain useless after departures of the workers, said officials concerned. Migration experts and migrant rights activists requested
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New Age Bangladesh | 13 August 2018 At least 270 Bangladeshi workers, who paid over Malaysian Ringgit 1.8 million to an agent for securing valid working permits as part of the Immigration Department’s rehiring programme, have claimed that they were duped. One of the victims, Imran Haq Uzzal, has said that he and some of
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