By: CR Abrar The Daily Star | 23 February 2017 For many, migration is a route out of poverty and a pathway to live in dignity. It is an integral part of globalisation. The world community has recognised that migration can contribute in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development […]
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By Tamanna Sultana Dhaka Tribune | 15 February 2017 Why do so many Bangladeshi migrant workers get mistreated? Bangladesh is in its early stages of development, with very limited employment opportunities in the competitive job market. The less-educated job-seekers who fail to find jobs at home usually seek their fortune abroad. As a result, our
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KUWAIT: Even as a number of lawmakers called for the formation of a special temporary committee to study the demographic imbalance in the country, a government committee entrusted with studying the cancellation of the kafala (sponsorship) system is forging ahead to find a solution that will protect the rights of both employers and employees, achieve
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By Sandeep Singh Grewal Bahrain News | Wed, 15 Feb 2017 A PILOT project aimed at helping thousands of illegal workers in Bahrain regularise their status will be launched in April, according to a senior official. The first-of-its-kind initiative in the Middle East will feature such workers being able to sponsor themselves and work for
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Daily Tribune Bahrain |13 February 2017 Manama : Bahrain and India have reached to a preliminary agreement to scrap recruitment fees of Indian female domestic workers to Bahrain. Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) said in a statement yesterday that both sides have studied cancelling the financial guarantee term to recruit Indian housemaids in Bahrain and
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By Camille Elemia | 12 Feb 2017 Rappler Philippines PART 1: Despite ASEAN’s decade-long intention to protect migrant workers in the region, nothing has been done for the undocumented labor migrants, who continue to endure hardships in silence KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – Filipina domestic helpers Erika*, 37, and Fe*, 34, face their daily lives with
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From Farminguk | 13 February 2017 Labour and skills shortages are starting to bite in UK sectors which employ a high number of migrants, according new research. A survey by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development found that despite a near record number of vacancies, 748,000 according to the latest Office for National Statistics
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By: Barry Soper | Newstalk ZB 31 January 2017 The Prime Minister’s not averse to looking at a special levy on migrants to help pay for schools, healthcare and roads. It’s been suggested by the New Zealand Initiative in a report looking at the impact of immigration on New Zealand. Bill English said it’s an
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