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

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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Malaysia wants employers—not workers—to bear recruitment cost

Kathmandu Post | 21 August 2018 Aug 21, 2018- A new labour agreement proposed by the Malaysian government says employers will bear the cost of hiring Nepalis to work in Malaysia. The new recruitment modality comes nearly three months after Nepal barred its citizens from going to Malaysia citing their financial burden in the pre-departure

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

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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MMA calls for greater transparency in foreign worker screening

Free Malaysia Today | 20 August 2018 PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) today called for more transparency in the health screening for foreign workers, saying any directive for the implementation of digital X-rays must come from the health ministry. In a statement, it said there was currently a lack of transparency in the

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Alliance Group Overseas Recruitment Necessary in Tight Labour Market

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

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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Germany looks at easing immigration laws to fill skilled labor gaps

Reuters | 17 August 2018 BERLIN (Reuters) – The German cabinet will soon decide on a proposal to make it easier for skilled workers from outside the European Union to move to Germany to take a job, a paper seen by Reuters shows, as Germany seeks to alleviate chronic labor shortages. The new proposal mainly

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Nepal backs single recruitment system proposal

By Elan Perumal The Star | 19 aug 2018 KUALA LUMPUR: Nepal is hoping that Malaysia’s move to create a single system of hiring foreign workers will also smoothen the way for Malaysia to receive workers from Nepal, says its Charge d’affairs A.I. Kumar Raj Kharel. He believed this can be expedited when his country

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