News articles from around the world on migrant labour recruitment.
By Prisca Baike 26 October 2016 / The Oberserver Ugandans will have an opportunity to work in Jordan following the signing of an agreement between officials of both countries. The ministry of gender, labour and social development signed a bilateral labour agreement with the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan to pave way for Ugandan migrant workers […]
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The Dhaka Principles for Migration with Dignity are a set of human rights based principles to enhance respect for the rights of migrant workers from the moment of recruitment, during overseas employment and through to further employment or safe return to home countries. They are intended for use by all industry sectors and in any
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6 July 2016, China Post Six major migrant recruitment agencies protested outside the Legislative Yuan Tuesday morning against an amendment that would cancel requirements for migrants to leave Taiwan every three years, which the agencies claim will cost Taiwanese employers billions of New Taiwan dollars. Opponents to the amendment were met in front of the
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1 June 2016, Transient Workers Count too The great majority of transnational migrant workers pay money in order to obtain jobs in other countries. The charges are often exorbitant. Most of the money goes to middlemen: agents in their own country or in destination countries, local recruiters and training centres (which often function as middlemen
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30 May 2016, Khmer Times In an attempt to protect the interests and safety of Cambodian maids who travel to Malaysia, the Association of Cambodian Recruitment Agencies (ACRA) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Malaysia National Association of Employment Agencies (PIKAP) last week, according to officials. Minister of Labor Ith Samheng, who witnessed the
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22 May 2016, Saudi Gazette The Ministry of Labor and Social Development has announced that the recruitment of Indonesian domestic workers takes a maximum of one month after the issuance of the visa. This was announced after the ministry signed an agreement with the Indonesian Ministry of Manpower and Transmigration for hiring domestic workers from
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21 May 2016, Gulf Times As many as 50 recruitment agencies based in Qatar have pledged to engage in “responsible recruitment and placement” of migrant workers, an official of the Philippine Overseas Labour Office (Polo) in Doha has said. Labour attaché David Des T Dicang said the recruitment agencies signed a pledge of commitment during
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11 May 2016, Philippine Information Agency Labor and Employment Secretary Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz yesterday urged the public to support the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration’s social media-based anti-illegal recruitment (AIR) campaign. “Since illegal recruiters are using the internet, especially through the social media, in victimizing jobseekers, the POEA has stepped up its AIR drive by harnessing the
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25 April 2016, The Himalayan Times After a month-long protest against the police raid in some manpower firms, the Nepal Association of Foreign Employment Agencies held talks with the Ministry of Labour and Employment to sort out the disputes. Manpower firms had suspended operations as a protest against the police raid and only resumed operations
Government will not reverse the ‘free visa, free ticket’ provision Read More »
17 April 2016, Qatar Living Former deputy PM and foreign minister of Nepal, UCPN (Maoist) leader Narayan Kai Shrestha has asked the government of Qatar to permit migrant workers from Nepal to enter Qatar under a free-visa and free-ticket policy. The request for free visa and air tickets for workers coming to Qatar from Nepal
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