Court House News Service | 29 January 2019 MIAMI (CN) — Fending off labor claims from 54 migrant workers, a lawyer for a Florida strawberry farm told 11th Circuit that the company is not liable for the illegal fees its pickers paid a recruiter. The hearing this morning before a three-judge panel stems from a […]
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Taipei Times | 30 January 2019 ILLEGAL BROKERS:Prosecutors said that 30 Taiwanese who had hired migrant caretakers through the trio’s Web sites would be questioned and could face charges Three people were yesterday detained for questioning in New Taipei City over allegations that they illegally acted as employment brokers for “absconding” migrant workers, after the
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The Asahi Shinbum | 26 January 2019 Two leading companies, Panasonic Corp. and Mitsubishi Motors Corp., have had their plans for technical intern training programs revoked due to legal violations. The measure announced Jan. 25 by the Justice Ministry and labor ministry means that Panasonic and Mitsubishi Motors will not be able to hire foreign
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New Age Bangladesh | 22 January 2019 The government has taken a plan to select and train 1,000 workers in each upazila for overseas jobs annually. Expatriates Welfare and Overseas Employment Ministry officials told New Age that the plan was taken to cut down workers’ migration costs. They said that the names of workers keen
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New Straits Times | 23 January 2019 PUTRAJAYA : The Human Resources Ministry is considering to fully adopt an online system with regard to foreign workers’ applications and matters that require monetary transaction. Its minister M. Kulasegaran said by doing so, it would reduce officers having to deal with the public directly which could lead
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Himalayan Times | 21 January 2019 Kathmandu – The government has directed recruitment agencies of the country to submit exact details of the people who have already received ‘calling visas’ from Malaysia. Calling visas are confirmations from their employers about the job. The Department of Foreign Employment (DoFE) has asked the concerned employment agencies to
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Free Malaysia Today | 22 January 2019 PETALING JAYA: Employers have dismissed calls by a former immigration department official to freeze the intake of foreign workers from Bangladesh as a means to tackle corruption in the recruitment process. Che Hassan Che Johan had urged the government to stop the intake of Bangladeshi workers to stamp
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Guam Daily Post | 21 January 2019 The U.S. Department of Homeland Security, in consultation with the State Department, announced over the weekend that workers from the Philippines are no longer allowed to seek employment in the United States under H-2B and H-2A work visas. Guam’s main source of foreign labor for decades has been
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