Channel News Asia | 10 September 2018 Singapore – Chanel News Asia features Minister of State Zaqu Mohanad. Minister of State for Manpower Zaqy Mohamad elaborated on what action has been taken against employment agencies which charge foreign workers more than the maximum cap for agency fees. These include revoking their licences and imposing financial […]
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Gulf Business | 11 September 2018 Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Labour and Social Development will from Tuesday begin enforcing restrictions on foreign workers working in four retail roles. Inspectors will monitor automobile and motorbike showrooms and shops selling items including clothing for men and children, home and office furniture, household goods and utensils. These outlets
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The Kathmandu Post | 11 September 2018 Kathmandu – The government on Monday launched Foreign Employment Information Management System (FEIMS) that would enable the Department of Foreign Employment (DoFE) to keep records of migrant workers returning home for the first time. The website of FEIMS and a separate mobile application have integrated various foreign employment
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Memoranda of understanding (MoUs) and bilateral labour agreements (BLAs) are important instruments between the countries of origin and countries of destination. They help regulate labour migration, protect migrant workers’ rights and guarantee conditions for decent work. The Government of Bangladesh has been developing bilateral relationships with countries in the Middle East and East Asia on
Memoranda of understanding (MoUs) and bilateral labour agreements (BLAs) are important instruments between the countries of origin and countries of destination. They help regulate labour migration, protect migrant workers’ rights and guarantee conditions for decent work. The Government of Bangladesh has been developing bilateral relationships with countries in the Middle East and East Asia on
The Guardian | 5 September 2018 Some American public schools are turning to foreign teachers because Americans with college educations are increasingly uninterested in low-paid, demanding teaching jobs. Many teachers, struggling for a toehold in the shrinking middle class, have switched careers. And fewer college students are choosing to become teachers. The need for mathematics,
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Straits Times | 10 September 2018 SINGAPORE – The Manpower Ministry (MOM) took action against 23 employment agencies from 2015 to 2017 for overcharging foreign workers in agency fees, said Minister of State for Manpower Zaqy Mohamad on Monday (Sept 10). Three agencies were prosecuted and had their licences revoked, while the rest were given
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Khaleej Times | 8 September 2018 The Philippine government will soon make an announcement on the decision of lifting the ban for recruiting new domestic workers in the UAE, according to the Philippine Ambassador to the UAE. Speaking to Khaleej Times on the sidelines of the Filipino Community Leadership Summit 2018 in Abu Dhabi on
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Kathmandu Post | 9 September 2018 Sep 9, 2018-Recruiting agencies have to issue receipt to a migrant worker who submits his passport to process visa, the Department of Foreign Employment (DoFE) has said. DoFE Director Udhav Prasad Rijal said all recruiting agencies have to compulsorily keep data of a worker’s passport, and inform how long
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Al Jazeera | 10 September 2018 With high demand for migrant labour workers in the Gulf, especially in the construction sector, competition among agencies providing the workforce is fierce. In order to minimise expenses, the contractors omit recruitment costs from the tender when they bid. “If an employer is not prepared to pay, it ends
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