Qatar-Tajikistan pact on workers’ recruitment
The Peninsula Qatar | 4 February 2019 Doha: The State of Qatar and the Republic of Tajikistan signed yesterday an
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Bangladesh sets sights on recruitment brokers to curb abuse and trafficking
Thomson Reuters Foundation | 11 February 2019 DHAKA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Bangladesh is planning to sideline unscrupulous recruitment brokers who dupe or exploit workers they send abroad by compiling a list of certified agents as record num
Opening manpower agencies to cost a fortune
The Himalayan Times | 11 February 2019 A parliamentary panel has endorsed a proposal to jack up cash deposit and bank guarantee required to establish a manpower agency by up to 29 times and 17 times, respectively, in a bid to tighten the noose around comp
Qatar-Tajikistan pact on workers’ recruitment
The Peninsula Qatar | 4 February 2019 Doha: The State of Qatar and the Republic of Tajikistan signed yesterday an agreement on the regulations of workers recruitment from Tajikistan to work in Qatar. The agreement was signed by Minister of Administrative
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Behind Closed Doors: Forced Labour in the Domestic Work Sector in Singapore
Published by Humanitarian Organization for Migration Economics (HOME) Singapore and Liberty Shared The report examines the issue of forced labour (FL) among Singapore’s migrant domestic worker (MDW) population. Enaged in essential care and household
The Rights of Domestic Workers Between Legislative System and Enforcement Through Law 68 of Year 2015
The study aims to examine the extent to which domestic workers, employers, recruitment agencies and civil society that deal with domestic workers benefit from Law No. 68 on domestic workers, year 2015. The study also looks at the effectiveness of the impl
Recruitment of Migrant Workers In Asia: Public Service or Systematic Exploitation?
Asian regional report based on the baseline survey and research done by the Migrant Forum in Asia and research partners in 11 countries in Asia This is a pioneering Asian regional study on the recruitment situation, issues, and problems experienced by mig
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Zero Tolerance for Contract Substitution
An all-too-common reality for migrant workers is the risk that they will be asked—even coerced—to sign multiple contracts outlining different terms of employment. Unscrupulous recruiters make false promises to prospective migrants, convincing the
2018 Global Media Competition on Labour Migration and Fair Recruitment
The 4th Global Media Competition on Labour Migration focuses on labour migration and the fair recruitment of migrant workers. The 2018 media competition will be contributing to the UN TOGETHER campaign (https://together.un.org/) which has the purpose of encouraging global action in promoting non-discrimination and addressing the problem of rising xenophobia against refugees and migrants.
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