27 January 2015, World Bulletin Touch Nay speaks in a barely audible whisper – a result of what she says was two-and-a-half years of abuse at the hands of her Malaysian employers. “The beating started five days after I arrived,” the 26-year-old Cambodian told. She said she was beaten so badly that one of her […]
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24 January 2015, AJC.com (Atlanta) Georgia school districts have spent at least $52.5 million in the last five years importing foreign teachers, mostly to teach math, science and special education, but the districts have not hired a single one. Instead they use recruitment firms, which can provide a buffer for school districts who fear running
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21 January 2015, The Daily Star The Saudi Arabian government yesterday decided to sign agreements with labour-exporting countries including Bangladesh for recruiting foreign workers “The draft agreements for the recruitment of workers will be signed between the Ministry of Labour and its counterparts in other countries,” reported Arab News quoting Saudi Culture and Information Minister
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19 January 2015, MyRepública Recruiting firms threaten to stop processing Malaysia-bound workers KATHMANDU, Jan 19: Amid fierce opposition from the manpower recruiting companies, Malaysia- one of the preferred working destinations for Nepali migrant workers – has has brought into effect a bio-metric system for Nepal along with 14 other countries. The bio-metric system is a
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19 January 2015, Arab News A seven-member Bangladesh team, headed by Minister for Expat Welfare and Overseas Employment Khandker Mosharraf Hossain, arrived on an official visit to the Kingdom on Sunday. The minister will hold talks on labor issues with his Saudi counterpart Adel Fakeih on Monday. On arrival at the King Khaled International Airport, the
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15 January 2015, my República KATHMANDU, Jan 15: The government is preparing to lower the ceiling for fees that aspirant overseas workers pay to recruitment firms. The Ministry of Labor and Employment is mulling over lowering the ceiling realizing that many manpower firms were overcharging youth heading to different overseas destinations. Minister of State for
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13 January 2015, GMA News Online Noting Pope Francis’ strong anti-human trafficking stance, leaders of civil society organizations and representatives from the recruitment industry will hold a dialogue on the eve of his five-day visit to the Philippines. In a statement Tuesday, Susan Ople, head of the Blas F. Ople Policy Center and Training Institute,
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12 January 2015, Thompson Reuters Zawya.com RIYADH – The Ministry of Labor has reorganized the application process for domestic workers’ visas, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Sunday. Now only employers can submit applications for obtaining visas for domestic workers directly to the Ministry of Labor. If a visa application is submitted on behalf of
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12 January 2015, Myanmar Times Unable to move except for her head, Thuzar Myint lies motionless in the hospital bed. The bones in her right leg and back are broken and the bones on the left side of her body are cracked. “I was unconscious for two weeks. Even now, three months later, my condition
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12 January 2015, myRepublica KATHMANDU, Jan 12: Asha BK, a Constituent Assembly member, was queuing up at the lobby of the Ministry of Labour and Employment (MoLE) at Singha Durbar on Sunday to meet State Minister Tek Bahadur Gurung. She wanted to seek the state minister´s intervention over a migrant worker from her Bnke constituency
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