13 April 2015, The Philippine Star More Filipinos are seeking employment overseas due to age discrimination in the country, according to a migrant workers’ rights advocate. Susan Ople, head of the Ople Policy Center, said many companies are reluctant to hire “older” job applicants. “The reason they keep on leaving is because of age discrimination,” […]
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20 January 2015, Arab News The Council of Ministers, chaired by Crown Prince Salman, deputy premier and minister of defense, on Monday authorized Labor Minister Adel Fakeih to sign agreements with labor-exporting countries for the recruitment of foreign workers. “The draft agreements for the recruitment of workers will be signed between the Ministry of Labor
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October 2014, Open Working Group on Labour Migration & Recruitment The UN Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Migrants will dedicate one of his 2016 reports to the Human Rights Council on international labour recruitment. His office requested inputs from civil society to contribute to the substance and analysis of his report. In response,