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Indonesian workers listed for sale on Carousell; MOM investigates

The Independent | 17 September 2018 Carousell, a Singapore-owned online marketplace, features buying and selling of various items. Clothes, shoes, and electronic devices are the goods typically being auctioned off on Carousell, but unusual and humorous things pop up from time to time. There was nothing humorous about what Netizen Michael S. discovered on Carousell. […]

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Strict selection process reduces migration of housemaids

New Age Bangladesh | 2 September 2018 Tightening of selection process has reduced migration of housemaids by nearly 50 per cent since June, according to the Bureau of Manpower, Employment and Training. Officials told New Age the government tightened the selection process after many housemaids came back from Saudi Arabia and other Arab countries as

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Online blacklist of rogue Hong Kong job agencies to help domestic workers

By Danny Lee South China Morning Post | 11 August 2018 The Labour Department intends to begin publishing blacklists of rogue employment agencies online to help Hong Kong jobseekers, especially domestic helpers, stay clear of unscrupulous operators such as those charging exorbitant fees. The lists, to be updated monthly, will name agencies that fall into

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Indonesian domestic workers ‘defying GCC ban’

GDN Online | 26 August 2018 INDONESIAN domestic workers, who are defying a ban on working in the GCC, are considered as illegal residents by their own government despite having a valid work visa. Jakarta imposed the ban in 2015 following repeated complaints of abuse by its citizens and the execution of two Indonesian maids

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Domestic Workers and Employers in the Arab States: Promising Practices and Innovative Models for a Productive Working Relationship

The domestic work sector in the Middle East is constantly evolving. No longer are domestic workers employed only to clean homes – modern households are increasingly expecting domestic workers to support the care of children during critical stages of development, aid the elderly to live with increased autonomy, and assist in chores and household management.

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Agencies illegally take $1,800 for each

By: Md Owasim Uddin Bhuyan New Age Bangladesh | 3 August 2018 A Bangladeshi housekeeper is required to pay $1,800 equivalent to Tk 1. 51 lakh as the cost of migration to Hong Kong, though employers bear the cost of migration. Recruiting agencies in Bangladesh illegally realize the migration costs for ‘our housemaids’ migrant right

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Protected or put in harm’s way?

Restrictions on women’s labour migration ranging from outright migration bans to prerequisites relating to age and marital status – are one way in which states attempt to address the risk of exploitation and abuse faced by women migrant workers. Though intended to protect women from harm, gender-based migration restrictions violate numerous international legal standards addressing

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Kuwaiti recruitment agencies required to deposit $10,000 for Filipino domestic workers

Naser Al Wasmi The National | 23 July 2018 The Philippines is demanding that domestic worker agencies pay $10,000 dollars to recruit Filipinos in Kuwait. The money is intended as a guarantee for a safe return of employees to the Philippines in case of an emergency. The move comes after Kuwait and the Philippines agreed

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