News articles from around the world on migrant labour recruitment.
Kathmandu Post | 28 October 2018 Qatar, which hosts hundreds of thousand Nepalis, has proposed a ‘zero cost’ modality for employing migrant workers in the country. The developments come as another relief for Nepali workers who face a number of hassles before departing for the job destination and while working in a foreign country. According […]
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Fibre2Fashion.com | 27 October 2018 A hundred and twenty three apparel and footwear firms in the United States signed the new ‘AAFA/FLA Apparel & Footwear Industry Commitment to Responsible Recruitment’, reflecting the industry’s obligation to fair treatment of workers in the global supply chain. It was developed by the American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA)
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The Himalayan Times | 26 October 2018 After holding numerous discussions with the Malaysian government and doing a lot of homework over the months, the government has finally fixed the date to ink the memorandum of understanding (MoU) on a labour agreement with the South East Asian nation on Monday. The much awaited bilateral labour
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New Straits Times | 26 October 2018 Malaysia — HOME Affairs Minister Tan Sri Muhyddin Yassin on Wednesday announced the government’s plan to put an end to foreign worker recruitment by private companies, a system that has been a bane to employers and migrants. As part of the revamp, the oversight of the new process
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The Mainichi | 30 October 2018 TOKYO — The ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s Judicial Affairs Division approved a package of government-proposed legal revisions to accept more foreign workers on Oct. 29, paving the way for submission of the measures to the current extraordinary session of the Diet. The government hopes to pass the draft revisions
LDP panel approves proposed immigration law change to accept more foreign workers Read More »
Launched in May 2016, the Leadership Group for Responsible Recruitment is a collaboration between leading companies and expert organisations to drive positive change in the way that migrant workers are recruited. Together, the aim is bold – the total eradication of fees being charged to workers to secure employment. All members of the Leadership Group
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New Straits Times | 24 October 2018 KUALA LUMPUR: The system of recruiting foreign workers through agents or companies will be abolished soon. Home Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said the task, which is now outsourced by the ministry to more than 100 companies, would be taken over by the Human Resource Ministry via Private
Recruitment of foreign workers via agents to be abolished soon Read More »
The Himalayan Times 24 October 2018 The government is preparing to provide online re-entry service for migrant workers soon. The Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security (MoLESS) has said it will soon launch the online system for those migrants who are interested to go to foreign destinations repeatedly for employment. “The online re-entry service
Migrants can soon avail re-entry permit online Read More »
Seychelles News Agency | 24 October 2018 Authorities in the Seychelles have announced a six-month moratorium on the recruitment of Bangladeshi nationals coming to work in the country because of allegations of abuse at the workplace. “We have noticed lately that there have been a lot of issues with regards to foreign workers and the
To counter abuse, Seychelles to ban recruitment of Bangladeshi workers for 6 months Read More »
The Edge Markets | 25 October 2018 KUALA LUMPUR: There will be no more middlemen, who earn super-high profits, in the hiring of foreign workers in Malaysia soon. The joint committee between the home ministry and human resources ministry on the management of foreign workers has decided to discontinue the practice of outsourcing foreign worker
No more middlemen in hiring of foreign workers next year Read More »
