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Gulf Countries: Increase Migrant Worker Protection, Says HRW

22 November 2014, EurasiaReview.com Labor ministers from Gulf and Asian countries meeting on November 26 and 27, 2014, should improve labor law protection, reform abusive immigration policies, and increase dialogue with trade unions and nongovernmental groups, 90 human rights organizations and unions said today. Millions of contract workers from Asia and Africa, including an estimated […]

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Saudi, Lanka to resolve labour issues

30 August 2014, Colombo Gazette Saudi officials have announced a five-day visit to Sri Lanka in a bid to overcome “difficulties” related to the recruitment of domestic workers from the south Asian country, arabianbusiness.com reported. The Gulf kingdom’s National Committee of Recruitment of the Council of Saudi Chambers said in comments reported by Saudi Press

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Report on the Status of Migrant Workers in Canada 2011

UFCW Canada, 2011 This annual Report was compiled [by UFCW Canada] to educate about the draconian federal Temporary Foreign Workers Program (TFWP) and the genuine human cost that continues to scar Canada’s reputation internationally. More importantly, the TFWP continues to be a dark, painful and dreary road wrought with abuse, exploitation and utter lack of

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