Nepali Sansar | 27 September 2018 In a move boosting Nepal Migrants employment opportunities in UAE, the Nepal Government and UAE have agreed to revise the existing labor agreement. Nepal Labor, Employment & Social Security Minister Gokarna Bista and UAE Ambassador to Nepal Saeed Hamdan Al Naqei reached a decision to conduct the groundwork for […]
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The Star | 27 September 2018 PETALING JAYA: Reconsider the RM10,000 levy for skilled foreign workers, says the Malaysian Associated Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (MAICCI). Its president Tan Sri Dr. Kenneth Eswaran said that the levy, to be paid by employers for each skilled foreign worker who wants to remain in the country
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The Nation | 28 September 2018 The labor ministry plans to enhance the consultation and advice systems available to companies that hire foreign workers who come to Japan under a new residential status expected to be introduced next fiscal year. The centerpiece of the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry’s plan is the stationing of about
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The Mainichi | 26 September 2018 TOKYO — Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said Sept. 26 that the government will consider opening up more than 10 industries to foreign workers with a new five-year residency status to be introduced in April next year. “More than 10 industries will face serious trouble without foreign workers,” Suga
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The Daily Star | 25 September 2018 Bangladesh and Malaysia yesterday decided to allow all licensed recruiting agencies of Bangladesh to send workers to the Southeast Asian country, following allegations of a syndicate of 10 agents monopolising labour recruitment since early 2017. The decision came in a meeting between Bangladesh Expatriates’ Welfare Minister Nurul Islam
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Japan Times | 26 April 2018 The government is mulling an update to the nation’s visa system in order to accept more foreign workers in a growing number of professions facing manpower shortages, including those that serve the labor-hungry restaurant and fisheries industries, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said Wednesday. As Japan grapples with an
New Age Bangladesh | 27 September 2018 Migrant rights activists and recruiting agents on Wednesday called on the government to bring middlemen under a legal framework by amending Overseas Employment and Migrants Act 2013. They said that through recognition of middlemen by law, ethical and fair recruitment could be ensured and fraudulence by brokers could
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Malaysiakini | 25 September 2018 The government has decided to retain the previous levy payment structure for migrant workers, with employers bearing the full cost. Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng said the decision was made following complaints from migrant workers and trade unions which, according to a report in a Chinese-language newspaper today, said they
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New Age Bangladesh | 25 September 2018 Migrant rights campaigners and trade union leaders on Monday called for addressing the key issues of fair and ethical recruitment, consular support in crisis, access to justice, support service and welfare protection as well as decent work when the UN Global Forum on Migration and Development adopts the
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MENAFN | 24 September 2018 The Singapore government’s pilot Household Services Scheme has won plenty of support among foreign domestic workers, with some saying it offers higher earnings, greater freedom and more rest time. Introduced a year ago by the Ministry of Manpower, the HSS was intended to meet rising demand for more flexible part-time
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