Japan Times | 2 November 2018 The Cabinet approved a bill Friday that would overhaul the nation’s immigration control law by introducing new visa categories for foreign workers, in an attempt to address the graying population and shrinking workforce. “Creating a new residence status to accept foreign workers is of utmost importance as the nation’s […]
India Today | 18 October 2018 The Trump administration in the United States is planning to “revise” the definition of employment and specialty occupations under the H-1B visas by January 2019. This is being considered as a move that stands to adversely impact Indian IT companies, and the small and medium-sized contractual firms mostly owned
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Tricity News | 17 October 2018 Legislation is coming this fall that will hold employers who hire temporary foreign workers to a much higher standard than currently exists. Labour Minister Harry Bains confirmed it Monday after a news conference at the legislature by several organizations that have been working for years to improve the circumstances
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Reuters | 12 September DOHA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Migrant workers outnumber the local workforce in Qatar by nearly 20 to one. Most are from the Philippines, South Asia and Africa, and about 800,000 work in the construction sector. Stung by allegations of migrant worker abuse and under increased scrutiny as it prepares to host
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Bernama | 12 September 2018 PUTRAJAYA (Sept 12): Foreign workers who are holding temporary foreign worker permit (PLKS) and have been employed for 10 years can extend their employment duration for a maximum of three years. Human Resource Minister M. Kulasegaran said the employment extension for foreign workers with PLKS would be implemented from Oct
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Memoranda of understanding (MoUs) and bilateral labour agreements (BLAs) are important instruments between the countries of origin and countries of destination. They help regulate labour migration, protect migrant workers’ rights and guarantee conditions for decent work. The Government of Bangladesh has been developing bilateral relationships with countries in the Middle East and East Asia on
Memoranda of understanding (MoUs) and bilateral labour agreements (BLAs) are important instruments between the countries of origin and countries of destination. They help regulate labour migration, protect migrant workers’ rights and guarantee conditions for decent work. The Government of Bangladesh has been developing bilateral relationships with countries in the Middle East and East Asia on
Human Rights Watch |6 September 2018 (Beirut) – The bill that Qatar’s emir signed on September 4, 2018 now allows foreign workers the right to leave the country but excludes several key groups of workers and falls short of Qatar’s reform pledges over the last year, Human Rights Watch said today. Qatar, which is hosting
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Al Jazeera | 5 September 2018 Doha, Qatar – Qatar’s amendment to the residency law to allow most migrant workers to leave the country without an exit visa has been welcomed as a “huge step” by the International Organization for Labour (ILO). With this new law, migrant workers covered by the Labour Code would be
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Nikkei Asian Review | 5 September 2018 TOKYO — The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has proposed to the national government that foreign housekeepers be allowed to work five years in Japan, up from the current three years. Tokyo authorities believe this change would enhance the work environment of housekeepers from abroad and attract more of them
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