France 24 | 4 October 2018 A “mafia” of recruitment agents is trapping Myanmar migrants to Thailand in debt bondage despite a 2017 law meant to fight exploitation in the kingdom’s notoriously shadowy job market, activists and workers say. The Myanmar brokers — or their sub-agents — scour rural villages for workers and transfer all […]
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The Colombo Gazette | 4 October 2018 The Government of Qatar will soon be simplifying the migrant work visa application process that will expedite the visa processing for Sri Lankan migrant workers. The service, which will first be introduced in Sri Lanka and then rolled out in other key South Asian cities will be made
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My Republica / 30 September 2018 Sept 30: Prospective Nepali migrant workers to Malaysia might not have to bear hefty departure amount if a draft agreement between Nepal and Malaysia is to be inked. The draft agreement agrees that Malaysian employer will bear all the costs of going on employment to Malaysia, a popular destination
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Kathmandu Post / 29 September 2018 After months of deliberation, Nepal and Malaysia have reached closer to a landmark deal as both the governments have agreed on a draft of the labour agreement that will relieve Nepali workers from paying fees for jobs in Malaysia. The upcoming labour pact is a much anticipated deal between
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Gulf Times | 29 September 2018 Doha – The Ministry of Interior affirmed its keenness to facilitate recruitment procedures for expatriate workers in accordance with a unified mechanism that is transparent and responsible. The ministry said that it will ensure the facilitation and speed of procedures and the protection of the rights of applicants. This
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Kathmandu Post | 17 September 2018 The government has set a new minimum monthly salary of 1,300 Saudi riyals (approximately Rs39,814) for the Saudi Arabia-bound Nepali migrant workers. A Cabinet meeting on Friday passed the proposal to hike the minimum salary for Nepali workers based on the recommendation of the Ministry of Labour, Employment and
The Daily Star | 2 October 2018 The new Malaysian government has moved to reform the country’s foreign workers’ recruitment and management policy, aiming to bring discipline to the sector. “What is happening now is that there are ad hoc policies. Today one ministry will come up with one policy and tomorrow another policy,” said
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Gulf Times | 27 September 2018 The first Qatar Visa Service Centre will open in Sri Lanka on October 12 as part of an initiative to enable expatriate workers to complete work visa-related procedures in their home countries, the Ministry of Interior (MoI) has said. Under the new system, procedures such as fingerprinting and biometric
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