Asahi Shimbun | 12 October 2018 Cabinet ministers on Oct. 12 approved a broad outline of the new “specified skills” residence status, including a sub-category that will allow foreign workers to bring over family members and stay for extended periods. The new visas are designed to address chronic labor shortages in specific fields in Japan […]
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Albuquerque Journal | 15 October 2018 Albuquerque Public Schools (APS), like districts across the country, is facing a teacher shortage. Superintendent Raquel Reedy gave the Board of Education a report recently, saying there were 427 total vacancies including teachers at the time, 10 more open positions than last year, with fewer candidates wanting the jobs.
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Japan Times |11 October 2018 The government is considering allowing blue-collar foreign workers with certain skills to live permanently in the country with their families, as Japan struggles with a serious labor shortage amid a declining population, sources said Thursday. In what would represent a turning point for the country’s immigration policy, which more or
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New Age Bangladesh | 11 October 2018 Thousands of Bangladeshi workers became the worst victims of migrating to Middle East countries on the so-called free visas or individual visas also known as friends and family visas. Dishonest brokers and recruiting agents popularized these visas in Bangladesh knowing full well that the workers would face uncertainties
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Saudi Gazette | 10 October 2018 RIYADH — Minister of Labor and Social Development Ahmed Bin Suleiman Al-Rajhi has emphasized the importance of true and effective partnership with the foreign recruitment sector to overcome challenges, reach a clear vision that serves stakeholders and to facilitate Saudi recruitment procedures. At the workshop on “Challenges and Issues
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The Marketplace | 10 October 2018 Since the government established the intern program in the early 1990s, it has continuously grown. Currently, over 35,000 businesses use it, according to the Organization for Technical Intern Training (OTIT), a government-funded agency set up last year to oversee the program. Indeed, many interns willingly pay a small fortune
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Times of Oman | 7 October 2018 Muscat: Employers recruiting expats from overseas must obtain a permit from the Ministry of Manpower (MoM) in order to legally employ them, under the current laws of Oman. Moreover, expats seeking jobs in the Sultanate must abide by the rules and regulations mentioned in the Labour Act of
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Nepali Sansar | 8 October 2018 In a move addressing Nepali migrants concerns, various stakeholders pertaining to human rights have urged the Government of Nepal to implement the National Human Right Commission (NHRC) recommendations. NHRC has recently recommended to the government, a 16-point document for effective management of foreign employment sector and address malpractices in
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Sunstar | 8 October 2018 THE Office of the Cebu City Prosecutor indicted a woman from Tacloban, Leyte who allegedly duped four job applicants in Cebu into bogus employment abroad. Prosecutor Rogelio del Prado found evidence to charge Rosel Basconcillo with illegal recruitment in large scale before the Regional Trial Court. “Evidence offered by the
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Malay Mail | 6 October 2018 IPOH, Oct 6 ― Employers looking to avoid paying the levy to extend skilled foreign workers must wait up to six months to rehire those they send home, said Human Resources Minister M. Kulasegaran. “There will be a ‘cooling period’ and employers need to wait for three to six
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