News articles from around the world on migrant labour recruitment.
The Himalayan Times | 8 January 2019 According to Malaysian Deputy Human Resources Minister Datuk Mahfuz Omar, they are waiting for the final report of the Independent Foreign Workers Committee, which was formed to suggest the government the method that needs to be adopted to bring foreign workers. On October 29 last year, Nepal and […]
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Bernaman.com | 7 January 2019 KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 7 (Bernama) — The full report on recruiting foreign workers, including from Nepal, will be known in one or two months, says Deputy Human Resource Minister, Datuk Mahfuz Omar. He said the report from the Independent Committee on the Management of Foreign Workers would be studied before
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The Straits Times | 2 January 2019 A planned scheme to grade maid employment agencies and boost the professionalism of the industry has been delayed for over a year after several issues were raised during consultation sessions. The Trustmark scheme was first announced by the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) in March 2016 and was meant
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Himalayan Times | 1 January 2019 Though it has been more than two months that Nepal inked the labour agreement with Malaysia, the outflow of Nepali migrant workers to the Southeast Asian nation is still uncertain. As the Nepal-Malaysia technical committee, which was formed to devise an effective mechanism to implement the labour agreement, has
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Kathmandu Post | 30 December 2018 Following the crackdown on illegal agencies, Nepal suspended the departure of all its workers. Many feared at the time that Nepal would end up losing its biggest labour market, which currently employs nearly 400,000 documented Nepali workers. But Nepal stood its ground. Soon, Malaysia approached the Nepali authorities to
Ary News | 28 December 2018 Recently, after the inauguration of first Qatar visa centre in Islamabad, the ambassador highlighted that Qatar is determined to augment the number of Pakistani workers in the Gulf country by employing experts and semi-professional workers, who can support the enduring infrastructure projects. He also added that Qatar had decided
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Kathmandu Post | 28 December 2018 The Nepal government has started working on a draft labour agreement after Japan announced it would hire thousands of workers from various countries, including Nepal. The Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security has started drafting a memorandum of understanding (MoU), Secretary at the ministry Mahesh Prasad Dahal told
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The Malaysian Reserve | 24 December 2019 Foreign worker agencies are bracing for a tough 2019 as the government follows through with its promise to regularise the labour market, cut out fraud and protect foreign workers’ rights. The agencies are also expecting a drop in foreign hiring as Malaysian employers relook into costs when the
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New Age Bangladesh | 26 December 2019 Malaysia decided to eliminate middlemen who charge millions of foreign workers exorbitant recruitment fees, leaving them saddled with debt and vulnerable to exploitation. From factories to construction sites and plantations, Malaysia relies heavily on foreign workers for jobs shunned by locals. Many expatriates arrive after borrowing huge sums
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The Financial Express| 24 December 2018 Unsurprisingly, Kuala Lumpur takes the lead in weeding out middlemen or agents from its pre-existing migrant workers’ recruitment policies and practices. In a propitious combination of circumstances, one may add, Malaysia measures up to the need for initiating a fair recruitment deal with the underpinnings of a productive, secure
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