B.C. introduces bill that gives greater protections to temporary foreign workers

Pique News | 1 November 2018 The province has introduced a new bill that will give temporary foreign workers in B.C. greater protection against abuses, according to an announcement last week. If passed in the legislature, the B.C. government will create two registries aimed at protecting the rights of employees who come to the province […]

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Recruitment in Malaysia: ‘Monopoly’ was mostly KL’s doing

The Daily Star | 1 November 2018 The previous Najib Razak-led Malaysian government had created the manpower syndicate which “monopolised” the recruitment of Bangladeshi workers in the Southeast Asian country, according to officials and documents obtained by The Daily Star. Following the Andaman boat crisis in 2015, Malaysia’s then home minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said

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Abe’s party backs foreign-worker plan, with promise of review

Nikkei Asian Review | 31 October 2018 TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s ruling party on Tuesday endorsed a controversial visa program to admit more foreign workers, but only on the condition of reviewing the system within a few years, reflecting lingering misgivings within the party. The Liberal Democratic Party’s General Council approved plans

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Nepal, Malaysia ink labour supply MoU

The Himalayan Times | 29 October 2018 Minister of Labour, Employment and Social Security Gokarna Bista and Malaysian Human Resources Minister M Kulasegaran signed the MoU in the capital today. “This is a historical moment and a positive development for Nepali migrant workers. We will sign pacts with other labour destinations soon,” said Minister Bista.

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