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ASEAN nations compare notes on protecting women migrant workers

19 November 2014, GMA News Online The Philippines is not the only country exerting efforts to protect its migrant workers against abusive hiring practices. In a conference last week, other Southeast Asian nations shared their own methods of keeping their overseas workers—especially the women, who are more prone to abuses—safe. Hosted by the Philippine Commission […]

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New Proposed Legislation (Ontario, Canada): The Stronger Workplaces for a Stronger Economy Act, 2014 (Bill 18)

13 October 2014 From Migrant Workers Alliance for Change (Canada) on the reintroduction of legislation to guard against migrant labour recruitment abuses in the province of Ontario, Canada: Thanks to pressure from workers and the public, the Ontario government has re-introduced legislation that will make some improvements to the working conditions of workers including migrant

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Lebanon shutters two maid agencies for violating labor law

10 October 2014, The Daily Star BEIRUT: Labor Minister Sejaan Azzi Friday ordered the closure of two domestic worker recruitment agencies in south Lebanon for violating regulations. According to a ministry statement, Azzi issued an order to shut down one agency in the town of Bint Jbeil and another in Tyre. The minister said he

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Kenya suspends recruitment to Middle East

30 September 2014, GulfNews.com Manama: Kenya has unexpectedly announced a decision to freeze the recruitment of its workers to the Middle East, Saudi and Kenyan media have reported. Citing numerous mistreatment claims, the Kenyan labour ministry has also suspended the operations of all the recruitment agencies in the country and stopped their operations with immediate

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‘Dreams for Sale’: an inside look into the domestic worker life in Lebanon

9 September 2014, Albawaba.com Migrant worker recruitment agencies are making elaborate profits off the back of migrant domestic workers who continue to face extremely harsh labor and living conditions in Lebanon, a new report said. “The report found that those migrant domestic workers interviewed as part of this study are victims of practices that are

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Domestic worker recruitment a lucrative trade in Lebanon: report

8 September 2014, The Daily Star Lebanon BEIRUT: Migrant worker recruitment agencies are making elaborate profits off the back of migrant domestic workers who continue to face extremely harsh labor and living conditions in Lebanon, a new report said. “The report found that those migrant domestic workers interviewed as part of this study are victims

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Recruitment banned from Ebola-affected countries

6 September 2014, Arab News The Ministry of Labor has imposed a ban on the recruitment of labor from Ebola-affected countries of Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone. Deputy Labor Minister Moufarrej Al-Haqbani said the decision was taken as a preventive measure against the spread of the Ebola virus in the Kingdom, describing it as a

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Qataris want state-run firm to recruit maids

4 September 2014, The Peninsula DOHA: Qataris are urging the authorities to set up a state-run recruitment agency that would take care of their interests while bringing housemaids into the country and not engage in fraudulent activities, as is being done by private recruitment firms. The request comes as the Ministry of Labour is undertaking

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