News articles from around the world on migrant labour recruitment.
Focus Taiwan | 11 November 2018 Taipei, Nov. 10 (CNA) Taiwan’s Legislative Yuan approved a third reading of amendments to the Employment Service Act on Friday, by which employers or employment agencies could be subject to a fine of up to NT$300,000 (US$9,741) for violating migrant workers’ rights. Democratic Progressive Party Legislator Wu Yu-chin (吳玉琴), […]
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Phnom Penh Post | 9 November 2018 The Manpower Association of Cambodia and the Association of Cambodian Recruitment Agencies signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Thai-Cambodian Relations Association on Wednesday to promote rights and welfare and protect Cambodian migrant workers in Thailand. The MoU is a new measure by the three agencies to
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Asahi Shinbum | 9 November 2018 As Japan moves to expand acceptance of overseas workers, technical intern trainees voiced their plight in the Diet, describing being bullied, paid extremely low wages and suffering accidents on the job. Eighteen trainees attended a Nov. 8 hearing to give Diet members a better understanding of the realities workers
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Taiwan News | 9 November 2019 TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – Taiwan will consider relaxing regulations governing the employment of foreign labor to meet the expected rise in demand for laborers as Taiwanese businesses relocate their operations to Taiwan in the face of the U.S.-China trade conflict. At a Cabinet meeting promoting investment in Taiwan on
Japan Times | 9 November 2018 The envisaged new status for foreign workers in Japan is raising hopes in industries facing severe labor shortages, such as the restaurant and manufacturing sectors. The new residence status “will help us hire more talented foreign workers,” an official of a major izakaya (traditional Japanese pub) chain said, welcoming
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The Star Online| 9 November 2018 JOHOR BARU: The Johor Indian Business Association (Jiba) welcomes the move by the government to abolish the service of agents in recruiting foreign workers soon. President P. Sivakumar said it was the right step for the Human Resources Ministry to take over the task instead of outsourcing the service
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The Daily Star | 8 November 2018 Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has said his government will not allow any corruption in the process of hiring foreign workers into that country. During the tenure of the previous government, there was a lot of corruption involving the employment of or the bringing in of foreign workers,
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The Guardian | 8 November 2018 Japan – once one of the world’s most homogenous societies – is starting to unwind its traditional opposition to large-scale immigration. One by one, Mohammad and Munadi thread scallop shells on to thin metal rods, breaking the monotony with quiet chatter in their native Javanese. The shells will soon
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The Guardian | 8 November 2018 Two years after migrants working for global electronics firms in Malaysia complained of labour abuses, change seems slow. Every day, the men who live here work on factory lines making components used by Samsung Electronics, one of the biggest electronics companies in the world. Last year, Samsung made a
Samsung should try imagining a world where big firms respect workers Read More »
Kathmandu Post 7 November 2018 “When I was in University of Auckland for research I met a person there who had previously worked in the company. He told me to apply for a job. I did. After going through the rigorous selection process, I was selected,” Adhikari told the Post. While Adhikari looked forward to
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