April 2019

New minister asks recruiting agencies to provide migration services at upazila level

New Age Bangladesh State Minister of Expatriates Welfare and Overseas Employment Ministry Imran Ahmad on Sunday asked domestic recruiting agencies to provide the services of recruiting workers for overseas destinations. Addressing the representatives of Bangladesh Association of International Recruiting Agencies who called on him at Probashi Kalyan Bhaban, the new minister said that if the […]

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Japan opens labor market to OFWs

Manila Times | 21 January 2019 Labor Undersecretary Jacinto Paras, cluster head in-charge for the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) and Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA), said on Sunday that he was closely coordinating with the heads of the two attached agencies of the DoLE for the crafting of the guidelines in relation to the

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Govt to freshly decide about sending female workers to ME: planning minister

New Age Bangladesh | 20 January 2019 Stating that sending female workers to Middle East countries is ‘very sensitive’, planning minister MA Mannan has said that the government will take new decision about sending female workers to the ME countries considering the reality. He came up with the statement as there were huge reports of

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Amendment to the FAR Rule on Human Trafficking Defines “Recruitment Fees”

The National Law Review | 14 January 2019 On December 20, 2018, the FAR Council published a final rule amending the FAR rule on human trafficking to provide a definition of “recruitment fees.” Federal Acquisition Regulation: Combating Trafficking in Persons—Definition of “Recruitment Fees,” 83 Fed. Reg. 65466. The final rule identifies the types of charges

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A landmark labour deal was supposed to change everything for Nepali workers. But no one knows when it will take off

Kathmandu Post | 30 December 2018 Following the crackdown on illegal agencies, Nepal suspended the departure of all its workers. Many feared at the time that Nepal would end up losing its biggest labour market, which currently employs nearly 400,000 documented Nepali workers. But Nepal stood its ground. Soon, Malaysia approached the Nepali authorities to

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