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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Establishing a Standard Terms of Employment (STOE) for women migrant domestic workers is crucial as they are excluded from national labour laws of most countries, both countries of origin and destination. They are doubly vulnerable through their status as migrants and as woman. Furthermore, domestic work takes place in informal, private settings and thus it
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BY AZURA ABAS – 11 JANUARY 2017 New Strait Times PUTRAJAYA: The Cabinet today has agreed to delay the implementation of levy payment of foreign workers by employers under the Employer Mandatory Commitment (EMC) until next year. Transport Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai said this to reporters after attending today’s Cabinet meeting. \ “The
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By Sangeetha Amarthalingam 12 January 2016 | South China Morning Post Widespread relief was felt among Malaysia’s industry employers after the country’s government postponed the mandatory imposition of foreign workers’ levy payment on employers until 2018. Transport Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai said yesterday the deferment was necessary in the absence of a proper
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By Nicholas Keung | Immigration reporter The Star Canada Liberal government eliminates notorious rule that kicked out migrant workers after four years, ending what critics dubbed the ‘revolving door’ for indentured labour to Canada. Ottawa has eliminated the notorious “4-in-4-out” rule that kicked out migrant workers after four years, ending what some critics call the
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By Migrantwatch.org Over a year has passed since Kuwait’s parliament approved a law on the recruitment and employment of domestic workers. The new law was widely celebrated by state officials and international organizations for its “slow progress” in protecting workers’ rights and enhancing a “good image of Kuwait.” However, Kuwaiti officials appear satisfied merely by
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By Karla Adam | 8 January 2017 Washington Post LONDON — It is a quintessentially British scene: watching the annual Wimbledon tournament while munching on British strawberries and cream. But farmers here are warning that fruits and vegetables — including their beloved strawberries — could be left to rot in the fields this summer because
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