28 January 2015, The Star PETALING JAYA: The visa-processing fee for Indonesian workers headed to Malaysia has seen a steep hike – from RM15 to RM250 – and angry employment agency operators have threatened to stop sending workers here. Asosiasi Perusahaan Jasa Tenaga Kerja Indonesia (Apjati), which represents over 500 agencies, has written to the […]
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19 December 2014, The Cambodia Daily The Labor Ministry on Thursday launched a new three-year policy for improving the lot of Cambodia’s more than 700,000 migrant workers that includes plans to step up monitoring of the country’s often-abusive recruitment agencies and add labor attachés to more embassies. Released to coincide with International Migration Day, the
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Policy Brief No. 5, June 2014 Centre for the Study of Labour & Mobility, University of New South Wales, Australia Authors: Eleanor Taylor-Nicholson, Sarah Paoleti, Bandita Sijapati, Bassina Farenblum SUMMARY The extensive use of unregulated labor migration agents is a common policy challenge in migrant labor origin countries. While agents provide migrant workers with much-needed
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Policy Brief No. 4, June 2014 Centre for the Study of Labour & Mobility, University of New South Wales, Australia Authors: Eleanor Taylor-Nicholson, Sarah Paoleti, Bandita Sijapati, Bassina Farenblum SUMMARY Every year, Nepali migrant workers report experiencing severe abuse, exploitation, debt bondage and forced labor while abroad. In some cases, where abuses are linked to
Amnesty International India, 2014 Saudi Arabia has attracted more low-paid Indian migrants over the last 25 years than any other country in the Gulf region. Every day, close to 1,000 Indian low-wage migrant workers are provided with emigration clearances to travel to Saudi Arabia. They are recruited to work in cafeterias, supermarkets, construction sites, and
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International Labour Recruitment Working Group, February 2013 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Each year, hundreds of thousands of people from around the world are recruited to work in the United States on temporary work visas. Internationally recruited workers are employed in a wide range of US industries, from low-wage jobs in agriculture and landscaping to higher-wage jobs in technology,
27 June 2014, The Copenhagen Post The government has agreed with opposition parties Venstre, Dansk Folkeparti, Socialistisk Folkeparti, Liberal Alliance and Konservative to reform the international recruitment policy in Denmark. The deal – which was first proposed in April and contains 26 initiatives– will give companies in Denmark better access to highly-qualified workers from nations outside
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Dovelyn Rannveig Agunias, August 2012 The Middle East remains one of the most sought-after and competitive labour markets in the world. Here, the supply of labour overwhelmingly outweighs demand, making it extremely difficult to control recruitment practices. Migrant workers, many of whom are fully aware of the risks involved, are willing to pay a stiff