News articles from around the world on migrant labour recruitment.
24 December 2015, Myanmar Times The report into working conditions in Thailand’s poultry industry named three licensed Myanmar recruiting firms – Yun Nadi Oo, Arbourfield and Top Today Star – that were sending workers to Thailand through official channels established under a 2003 memorandum of understanding. The report by European NGOs Swedwatch and Finnwatch said […]
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23 December 2015, The Nation An agreement between Thailand and Vietnam on migrant labour is expected to take effect early next year. Thailand is also preparing to take workers from two other Asean nations under memorandums of understanding (MoUs) for the upcoming Asean Economic Community. Labour Minister General Sirichai Dithakul met yesterday with delegates from Vietnam, Myanmar and Cambodia
Thailand-Vietnam MoU on labour to take effect soon Read More »
22 December 2015, Cebu Daily News Cebu City Acting Mayor Edgardo Labella told the City Treasurer’s Office to strictly evaluate applications for business permits of labor recruitment agencies following reports reaching the City Council of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) being abused by their employers abroad or shortchanged by their agencies. READ THE FULL ARTICLE
Business permits of labor agencies need scrutiny Read More »
21 December 2015, The Phnom Penh Post Prime Minister Hun Sen signed five deals with his Thai counterpart Prayuth Chan-ocha during a state visit on Friday and Saturday, aiming to strengthen bilateral ties, ramp up trade and improve the conditions of migrant workers. The prime ministers agreed to step up border patrols to combat logging,
Five deals inked with Thailand Read More »
21 December 2015, Myanmar Times The government’s labour recruitment offices are failing, leaving workers to scrounge for jobs through informal networks rife with opportunistic brokers, according to a new report. In the absence of a functioning, official employment system, the vast majority of over 7000 workers interviewed – 72 percent – said they found jobs
Trusted recruiters, friends leading domestic migrants to abuse: ILO report Read More »
21 December 2015, Prothom Alo Bangladesh will have to wait more to send ‘regular workers’ to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as the labour recruiting companies of that country are still working on ‘redesigning’ their recruitment process. Both the countries are, however, hopeful of export of ‘large scale’ Bangladeshi workers, including more skilled manpower, to
Dhaka’s wait for opening UAE labour market Read More »
20 December 2015, Arab News JEDDAH: Work on the electronic system for recruiting domestic workers in Uganda has been completed and the recruitment process will start in the next few days, Rashid bin Yahya Symodo, the country’s ambassador has said. “The agreement between the two countries stipulates that the recruiting process should maintain the rights
Ugandan domestic workers’ recruitment to begin soon Read More »
18 December 2015, CBC News Hundreds of temporary foreign workers have launched a class action lawsuit against Mac’s Convenience Stores, claiming they paid more than $8,000 to get jobs in Canada that did not exist. The notice of claim, filed with the B.C. Supreme Court, alleges that from December 2009 onwards the workers were recruited
Mac’s Convenience Stores facing class-action lawsuit from temporary foreign workers Read More »
9 December 2015, Public Radio International In the wake of last week’s terrorist attack in San Bernardino, the national debate has shifted toward the US visa waiver program, which allows visitors from 38 participating countries to easily enter the United States for stays of less than 90 days. But every year, 150,000 foreign workers enter
An investigation finds employers abusing a visa program for guest workers Read More »
8 December 2015, Times of Oman Muscat: Recruitment agencies will no longer be allowed to hire more than 10 expatriate workers on one permit, under a new rule from the Ministry of Manpower. The agencies, however, will be allowed to apply for permit renewal upon the expiry of the previous permit. The new edict follows
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