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Shortchanged: The Big Business Behind the Low Wage J-1 Au Pair Program

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Every year, tens of thousands of internationally recruited au pairs come to the United States with the promise of a cultural exchange under the J-1 visa program. Instead, many encounter wage theft, discrimination and exploitation. “Shortchanged The Big Business Behind the Low Wage J-1 Au Pair Program” debunks the myth that the poorly regulated au […]

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Japan firms welcome skilled foreign workers; majority open to more open immigration system: poll

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Japan Times | 20 August 2018 Most companies support loosening the country’s tight immigration system to cope with a severe labor shortage, but they favor skilled workers who can fit into the workplace, not an influx of unskilled laborers, a poll shows. The government in June unveiled plans to allow five-year work permits for foreigners

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Alliance Group Overseas Recruitment Necessary in Tight Labour Market

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whatsoninvers.nz | 15 August 2018 New Zealand — Alliance Group’s plan to recruit 100 overseas workers is a necessary move and representative of Southland’s increasing labour-force shortages, Southland Chamber of Commerce chief executive Sheree Carey says. The Alliance plan and other migrant recruitment underway would be necessary for the region to achieve the Southland Regional

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Myanmar to send 40,000 migrant workers to Thailand as offered

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Xinhuanet | 17 august 2018 YANGON — Myanmar will send 40,000 migrant workers to work in Thailand’s fishing industry under a memorandum of understanding system in accordance with Thailand’s offer, Myanmar News Agency reported Friday. The issue topped the discussions on labor affairs between Myanmar Minister of Labor, Immigration and Population U Thein Swe and

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Nepalis need not spend a single penny to work in Qatar soon, assures Minister

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Online Khabar | 15 August 2018 Kathmandu – Minister for Labour, Employment and Parliamentary Affairs Gokarna Bista says the government is holding negotiations with the Qatari government to make sure that Nepali migrant workers need not spend a single penny to go to the Gulf country for job. The Minister’s response comes at the time

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New law will bar recruitment companies from mobilising individual agents

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Online Khabar | 17 August 2018 Kathmandu – The government is preparing to amend the existing foreign employment law, which will effectively restrict rights of recruitment companies and protect aspiring migrant workers’ rights. The government is currently mulling over the bill to amend the existing Foreign Employment Act. If the Federal Parliament endorses the bill

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