News articles from around the world on migrant labour recruitment.
31 January 2015, Philippine Daily Inquirer MANILA, Philippines—A man in Manila fell prey to illegal recruiters and lost P150,000 after trusting the referral of his cousin who turned out to be an alleged accomplice of the bogus recruitment agency, police said. Manolito Reyes lost the amount after he paid it to All Overseas International Placement […]
Man loses P150,000 to illegal recruiter referred by cousin Read More »
23 January 2015, GCR Government pushes Qatar to set a minimum wage for 400,000 migrant workers and cut out private labour agencies The government of Nepal has set out a raft of measures to prevent its citizens from being exploited when they work abroad, with particular emphasis on regulating the conduct of labour agencies that
Nepal steps up efforts to protect its workers in the Gulf Read More »
29 January 2015, The Malaysian Insider Business leaders in the country are disapproving the outsourcing of visa services by the Home Ministry to a private company, saying it will drive up costs and complicate the process of bringing in foreign workers. The Star Online reported today that thirty local business and commerce groups issued a
Business groups criticise new visa services for foreign workers Read More »
30 January 2015, NITI Central India declared “national mourning” on January 24 as a mark of respect for Saudi king Abdullah bin Abdul-Aziz who died on January 23. The national flag was flown at half-mast throughout the country. As the 79-year-old king Salman bin Abdul-Aziz, who is not in good health, nominates the princes and
Saudi new King Salman and Indian migrant labour rights Read More »
29 January 2015, The Financial Express It is a welcome piece of news that the Saudi Arabia has decided to reopen its labour market for local jobseekers after a seven-year ban on manpower recruitment from Bangladesh. The country’s overall manpower export started declining significantly when the Saudi authorities brought allegations of anomalies in the recruitment
Keeping migration costs within reasonable limit Read More »
28 January 2015, The Cambodia Daily Rights group Adhoc on Tuesday urged the government to work harder to help Cambodian domestic workers still suffering abuse from their employers in Malaysia or from the Cambodian recruitment agencies that sent them there, including 63 women the organization says have effectively disappeared. At a press conference in Phnom
Dozens of Maids Still Missing in Malaysia, Rights Group Says Read More »
28 January 2015, The Star PETALING JAYA: The visa-processing fee for Indonesian workers headed to Malaysia has seen a steep hike – from RM15 to RM250 – and angry employment agency operators have threatened to stop sending workers here. Asosiasi Perusahaan Jasa Tenaga Kerja Indonesia (Apjati), which represents over 500 agencies, has written to the
Employment agencies threaten to stop sending Indonesian workers Read More »
27 January 2015, The Malaysia Insider PKR has named another director of Bestinet Sdn Bhd (Bestinet), the company caught in a storm over the controversial biometric health checks for migrant workers. Sungai Petani MP Datuk Johari Abdul and PKR Youth information chief Lee Chean Chung said the director is Datuk Tengku Omar Tengku Bot, who
Ex-Labour chief revealed as director of foreign workers processing firm Read More »
27 January 2015, World Bulletin Touch Nay speaks in a barely audible whisper – a result of what she says was two-and-a-half years of abuse at the hands of her Malaysian employers. “The beating started five days after I arrived,” the 26-year-old Cambodian told. She said she was beaten so badly that one of her
Call for protection for Cambodian workers in Malaysia Read More »
24 January 2015, AJC.com (Atlanta) Georgia school districts have spent at least $52.5 million in the last five years importing foreign teachers, mostly to teach math, science and special education, but the districts have not hired a single one. Instead they use recruitment firms, which can provide a buffer for school districts who fear running
Exploitive labor practices targeted in other states Read More »
