By: SM Najmus Sakib Dhaka Tribune | 9 March 2017 Rampant corruption by government officials is pushing up the visa processing cost for aspiring migrant workers by up to five times than the government-fixed rate, TIB Executive Director Iftekharuzzaman has claimed. “Nine out of every 10 migrant workers are victims of corruption,” he said, while […]
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Star Online Report Around 90 percent male migrant workers fell victim of corruption in 2016, Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) said today. “Destination country’s employers and recruiting agents with Bangladesh recruiting agents deal with the buying and selling of Visas,” TIB Executive Director Dr Iftekharuzzaman alleged while replying to a query at a programme held at
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By: Arafat Ara The Financial Express | 3 March 2017 The Bangladesh government has moved to fix a maximum ceiling of migration cost for Singapore-bound workers in a bid to check arbitrary charges by manpower recruiters, sources said. The expatriate welfare ministry is working to fix the cost based on a proposal made by the
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By Fayeka Zabeen Siddiqua and Md Shahnawaz Khan Chandan The Daily Star | March 03, 2017 After three months as a migrant domestic worker in Saudi Arabia, Ejjatun Begum from Barisal realised one thing clearly – she had gotten herself into a trap. She finally understood that the local middleman, who had lured her with
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By: CR Abrar The Daily Star | 23 February 2017 For many, migration is a route out of poverty and a pathway to live in dignity. It is an integral part of globalisation. The world community has recognised that migration can contribute in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
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Daily Tribune Bahrain |13 February 2017 Manama : Bahrain and India have reached to a preliminary agreement to scrap recruitment fees of Indian female domestic workers to Bahrain. Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) said in a statement yesterday that both sides have studied cancelling the financial guarantee term to recruit Indian housemaids in Bahrain and
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By Camille Elemia | 12 Feb 2017 Rappler Philippines PART 1: Despite ASEAN’s decade-long intention to protect migrant workers in the region, nothing has been done for the undocumented labor migrants, who continue to endure hardships in silence KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – Filipina domestic helpers Erika*, 37, and Fe*, 34, face their daily lives with
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By Carmencita A. Carillo Business World | 23 January 2017 The Public Services Labor Independent Confederation (PSLINK) is calling on President Rodrigo R. Duterte to abolish all types of recruitment fees being asked from workers who want to work abroad. PSLINK, which now has 387 members, is a national confederation of government employees and their
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By Sangeetha Amarthalingam 12 January 2016 | South China Morning Post Widespread relief was felt among Malaysia’s industry employers after the country’s government postponed the mandatory imposition of foreign workers’ levy payment on employers until 2018. Transport Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai said yesterday the deferment was necessary in the absence of a proper
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This report presents the findings of a survey on migration expenses that Pakistani workers paid to secure jobs in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. The focus is on low-skilled migrants, who are the most vulnerable because of their low educational qualifications and limited asset base. The central conclusion is that low-skilled Pakistani migrant
