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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”

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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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Malaysia to finalise hiring process in two months

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The Himalayan Times | 8 January 2019 According to Malaysian Deputy Human Resources Minister Datuk Mahfuz Omar, they are waiting for the final report of the Independent Foreign Workers Committee, which was formed to suggest the government the method that needs to be adopted to bring foreign workers. On October 29 last year, Nepal and

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Full report on recruiting foreign workers out in one to two months

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Bernaman.com | 7 January 2019 KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 7 (Bernama) — The full report on recruiting foreign workers, including from Nepal, will be known in one or two months, says Deputy Human Resource Minister, Datuk Mahfuz Omar. He said the report from the Independent Committee on the Management of Foreign Workers would be studied before

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Grading scheme for maid agencies runs into a snag

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The Straits Times | 2 January 2019 A planned scheme to grade maid employment agencies and boost the professionalism of the industry has been delayed for over a year after several issues were raised during consultation sessions. The Trustmark scheme was first announced by the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) in March 2016 and was meant

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Labour supply to Malaysia yet to resume despite bilateral pact

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Himalayan Times | 1 January 2019 Though it has been more than two months that Nepal inked the labour agreement with Malaysia, the outflow of Nepali migrant workers to the Southeast Asian nation is still uncertain. As the Nepal-Malaysia technical committee, which was formed to devise an effective mechanism to implement the labour agreement, has

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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

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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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Qatar shows interest to hire more workers from Pakistan- FIFA World Cup 2022

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Ary News | 28 December 2018 Recently, after the inauguration of first Qatar visa centre in Islamabad, the ambassador highlighted that Qatar is determined to augment the number of Pakistani workers in the Gulf country by employing experts and semi-professional workers, who can support the enduring infrastructure projects. He also added that Qatar had decided

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Government drafts MoU for sending workers to Japan

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Kathmandu Post | 28 December 2018 The Nepal government has started working on a draft labour agreement after Japan announced it would hire thousands of workers from various countries, including Nepal. The Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security has started drafting a memorandum of understanding (MoU), Secretary at the ministry Mahesh Prasad Dahal told

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Foreign worker sector braces for a tough 2019

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The Malaysian Reserve | 24 December 2019 Foreign worker agencies are bracing for a tough 2019 as the government follows through with its promise to regularise the labour market, cut out fraud and protect foreign workers’ rights. The agencies are also expecting a drop in foreign hiring as Malaysian employers relook into costs when the

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