Foreign workers’ applications: HR ministry may go fully online
New Straits Times | 23 January 2019 PUTRAJAYA : The Human Resources Ministry is considering to fully adopt an onl
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30,000 female workers sent to KSA without training in 2018
New Age Bangladesh | 8 February 2019 In 2018, about 30,000 female housekeepers were sent to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia without imparting any training at technical training centres. Out of 73,713 female workers sent to the KSA in 2018, according to availa
Poor service and dodgy practices blight Hong Kong’s domestic helper hiring agencies, says consumer watchdog as it urges authorities to crack down
South China Morning Post | 15 My 2019 The Labour Department should take more action to tackle domestic helper hiring agencies that provide a poor service to employers, Hong Kong’s consumer watchdog has urged. The Consumer Council received around 200 com
Immigration pact needed to thwart dodgy brokers targeting Nepalese heading to Japan, experts say
Japan Times | 8 FEbruary 2019 KATHMANDU – As Japan prepares to welcome a wave of new foreign workers, experts are cautioning Nepalese over unethical immigration brokers and urging their government to conclude an agreement with Japan for greater tran
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Shortchanged: The Big Business Behind the Low Wage J-1 Au Pair Program
Every year, tens of thousands of internationally recruited au pairs come to the United States with the promise of a cultural exchange under the J-1 visa program. Instead, many encounter wage theft, discrimination and exploitation. “Shortchanged The
Domestic Workers and Employers in the Arab States: Promising Practices and Innovative Models for a Productive Working Relationship
The domestic work sector in the Middle East is constantly evolving. No longer are domestic workers employed only to clean homes – modern households are increasingly expecting domestic workers to support the care of children during critical stages of dev
Agents of Change? Assessing Hong Kong employment agencies’ compliance with the Code of Practice
“Agents of Change?” exposes how employment agencies in Hong Kong are failing to comply with the Hong Kong government’s Code of Practice for Employment Agencies leaving migrant domestic workers at risk of abuse and exploitation. The research
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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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