10 April 2015, Kathmandu Post APR 10 – Earlier this week, Abdullah Saleh Mubarak Al-Khulaifi, the Qatari Minister of Labour and Social Affairs, and his team came to Kathmandu to talk about the labour issues between Nepal and Qatar. Minister Al-Khulaifi was feted and offered high praise by many high-ranking Nepali officials. Among the many […]
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10 November 2014, The Rakyat Post THERE is a taste, a smell to freedom. You and I enjoy it. Many don’t. An estimated 20-27 million people are believed to live in slavery around the world. And many of these cases are happening in Malaysia. Indian national Lokesh Sapaliga’s horrifying experience in a Sarawak factory is
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27 September 2014, Prothom Alo Bangladesh Representatives of international recruiting agencies in the country on Saturday stressed better coordination among the government, recruiting agencies and international organisations for improving the labour migration process. They came up with the call at a meeting, titled ‘Ensuring Safe Migration: Role of Baira’, arranged by Baira with the support
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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
