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
By Pete Pattisson The Guardian, Monday 21 November 2016 Samsung and Panasonic, two of the world’s leading electronics brands, are facing allegations that workers in their supply chains are being duped, exploited and underpaid in Malaysia. The two companies have launched investigations into allegations of abuse made by Nepalese workers after a Guardian investigation raised
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Porimol Palma 12:00 AM, December 11, 2016 / Daily Star A nexus between the employers of migrant workers overseas and illegal manpower brokers there is jacking up the migration cost of Bangladeshi workers. Recruiting agents and illegal brokers in the Gulf and Southeast Asian regions “buy” work visas from overseas employers and then “sell” those
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Kate Hodal and Annie Kelly Monday 21 November 2016 05.00 GMT / The Guardian When it comes to electronics, what Malaysia makes matters. According to a 2014 study “virtually every device on the market today” – from tablets to laser printers to microwaves – is likely to have involved Malaysia in some way. Once a
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By Pete Pattisson Monday 21 November 2016 03.00 GMT It is eight o’clock in the industrial area of Port Klang, an hour’s drive west of Kuala Lumpur, and the entrance to the Samsung factory is heaving with workers. As hundreds of men and women pour out of the factory gates into the clammy air, hundreds
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October 31, 2016 / The News Pakistan ILO recommends Pakistani government to better regulate migration process for overseas employment to control costs ABU DHABI: Pakistani workers are paying about 13 times the official costs to work in the UAE or Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), a survey has found, reported The National. Labourers each paid
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12 February 2016, Sun Star Manila FROM being a government-to-government arrangement, the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) has decided to open the deployment of Filipino nurses to Germany to private recruitment agencies. Based on POEA Governing Board Resolution 4-2015, it is already allowing private recruitment firms to recruit aside from the Triple Win Project between
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