News articles from around the world on migrant labour recruitment.
Fawaz Shaheen, Times of India, 5 July 2014 As the freedom of trapped Indian nurses in Iraq generates a collective sigh of relief, their story also underlines a rarely discussed issue; the abuse and exploitation of Indian migrant workers in Gulf and Arab countries. Most Gulf countries require foreign workers to have a ‘kafeel’ or […]
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Arab News, 5 July 2014 The Ministry of Labor will from Sunday ban all domestic workers, including drivers and maids, from transferring their sponsorship to private firms. This is a measure to stop domestic workers from leaving their individual sponsors, which includes families, according to a report carried by the Saudi Press Agency. The ministry
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3 July 2014, National News Bureau of Thailand BANGKOK, 3 July 2014 (NNT) –The licenses of four recruitment companies have been revoked by the Ministry of Labor for different reasons. The licenses of Rungpiti Recruitment Enterprise in Bangkok and N.T.K 9 International in Nakon Ratchasima have been revoked as a result of their requests to
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22 June 2014, Times of Malta In April 2014, over five million young people under 25 were unemployed in the EU. The European Commission last week launched the European Hospitality Skills Passport, a tool developed to facilitate contact between jobseekers and employers in the hospitality and tourism sector in Europe. The Skills Passport allows workers
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23 June 2014, National News Bureau of Thailand BANGKOK, 22 June 2014 (NNT) -The Secretary General of the Labor Ministry said that the ministry has met with licensed private recruitment agencies to explain its solution to the migrant worker problem issued by the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) and Department of Employment at
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22 June 2014, The Jordan Times AMMAN — The Ministry of Labour on Sunday said the by-law governing work permits of guest workers is in line with current economic conditions and the national recruitment strategy. The ministry said the strategy stipulates the gradual replacement of guest workers with Jordanians, adding that business owners should consider hiring
Work permit regulations in line with national recruitment strategy — Labour Ministry Read More »
27 June 2014, GMA News The Department of Labor and Employment is now investigating an unlicensed recruiter allegedly promising to send prospective overseas Filipino workers to Australia.DOLE Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz ordered the probe following a complaint from the father of a female OFW planning to work in Australia as a nurse.She said the OFW’s father
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27 June 2014, The Copenhagen Post The government has agreed with opposition parties Venstre, Dansk Folkeparti, Socialistisk Folkeparti, Liberal Alliance and Konservative to reform the international recruitment policy in Denmark. The deal – which was first proposed in April and contains 26 initiatives– will give companies in Denmark better access to highly-qualified workers from nations outside
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23 June 2014, Edmonton Journal EDMONTON – The organization responsible for licensing Alberta’s doctors is raising the alarm over the number of foreign physicians being recruited to the province by privately owned walk-in clinics. The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta says walk-in clinics, mostly based in Calgary and Edmonton, have sponsored 145 internationally
Controversy brews over influx of foreign doctors to Alberta walk-in clinics Read More »
23 June 2014, The Star Royal Canadian Air Force cites a “labour shortage” for why it has hired former military pilots from overseas to fly transport jets and patrol aircraft. OTTAWA—Canada’s air force has been hiring foreign pilots to fly its front-line transport aircraft, maritime patrol planes and fighter jets, citing an inability to recruit
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