24 July 2014, Zefry Dahalan, FMT News PETALING JAYA: Malaysia’s policy on foreign workers is fraught with Umno crony recruitment agencies ripping off millions of ringgit from foreign workers, Johor DAP deputy chairman S Ramakrishnan said today. Ramakrishnan added that instead of formulating a long-term comprehensive foreign labour policy, Umno politicians were busy plotting more […]
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20 July 2014, The Daily Star, Bangladesh Returning from Iraq with empty hands, 19 Bangladeshi workers today staged a sit-in in front of Ministry of Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment since this morning, demanding compensation from their recruitment agencies. The workers along with eight others went to Iraq through four Bangladeshi recruitment agencies between January
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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
2 March 2014, Interaksyon MANILA – The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration has cancelled the permit of 63 recruitment agencies in its continuing drive to weed out unscrupulous and recalcitrant licensed agencies from its list. POEA chief Hans Cacdac enumerated them as: ABC MANILA INTERNATIONAL INC. AISIS INTERNATIONAL MANPOWER INC. AL-ABEER MANPOWER SERVICES INC. AL MUSTAQBAL
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