News articles from around the world on migrant labour recruitment.
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 […]
Undocumented migrant workers: Hidden and helpless in ASEAN Read More »
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
UK employers suffering recruitment challenges as EU migrant labour falls Read More »
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
PM open to proposed migrant levy Read More »
The Indian Express | February 9, 2017 The number of online scams are on the rise and online recruitment scams are also being reported more often. A typical scam email or advertisement will mention a spoofed email id of a reputed company and will either offer you a job via email, or will place a
7 steps for recovering money if you become victim of an online recruitment scam Read More »
31st January 2017 By Jolovan Wham Last month, the Singapore Ministry of Manpower announced that Cambodia will be a source country for domestic workers from 2017. According to media reports, between 1000 to 1200 domestic workers will be recruited by employment agencies here. This is three times the number now in Singapore. While we welcome
Statement: Are protections for Cambodian domestic workers in Singapore adequate? Read More »
By Mohammed Osman | 25 January 2017 The Peninsula Eighteen member countries of the Abu Dhabi Dialogue (ADD) have adopted the Colombo declaration on Labour recruitment. The fourth ministerial consultation meeting of the ADD held in Colombo on January 24 with participation of 18 Foreign Employment Ministers of the ADD member countries. A Qatari delegation
18 ADD countries adopt Colombo declaration on Labour recruitment Read More »
By Carmencita A. Carillo Business World | 23 January 2017 The Public Services Labor Independent Confederation (PSLINK) is calling on President Rodrigo R. Duterte to abolish all types of recruitment fees being asked from workers who want to work abroad. PSLINK, which now has 387 members, is a national confederation of government employees and their
Labor group seeks abolition of placement fees Read More »
Gulf News | Staff Report 17 December 2016 Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation to handle all recruitment and employment applications for domestic workers Abu Dhabi: Starting from the first quarter of 2017, recruitment and employment applications for domestic workers in the UAE will be handled by the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation, with
UAE: Employment applications for domestic workers transferred to new ministry Read More »
By Ellie Ng | Hong Kong Free Press 19 January 2017 The Hong Kong government has made plans to strengthen the regulatory regime for employment agencies, which may better protect the labour rights of the city’s migrant domestic workers. In his final Policy Address, Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying said Wednesday that the Labour Department plans
The objective of these non-binding ILO general principles and operational guidelines for fair recruitment is to inform the current and future work of the ILO and of other organizations, national legislatures, and the social partners on promoting and ensuring fair recruitment. These principles and guidelines are derived from a number of sources. The primary sources
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