News articles from around the world on migrant labour recruitment.
Fibre2Fashion.com | 27 October 2018 A hundred and twenty three apparel and footwear firms in the United States signed the new ‘AAFA/FLA Apparel & Footwear Industry Commitment to Responsible Recruitment’, reflecting the industry’s obligation to f... read more
The Himalayan Times | 26 October 2018 After holding numerous discussions with the Malaysian government and doing a lot of homework over the months, the government has finally fixed the date to ink the memorandum of understanding (MoU) on a labour agreemen... read more
New Straits Times | 26 October 2018 Malaysia — HOME Affairs Minister Tan Sri Muhyddin Yassin on Wednesday announced the government’s plan to put an end to foreign worker recruitment by private companies, a system that has been a bane to employers ... read more
The Mainichi | 30 October 2018 TOKYO — The ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s Judicial Affairs Division approved a package of government-proposed legal revisions to accept more foreign workers on Oct. 29, paving the way for submission of the me... read more
Launched in May 2016, the Leadership Group for Responsible Recruitment is a collaboration between leading companies and expert organisations to drive positive change in the way that migrant workers are recruited. Together, the aim is bold – the tota... read more
New Straits Times | 24 October 2018 KUALA LUMPUR: The system of recruiting foreign workers through agents or companies will be abolished soon. Home Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said the task, which is now outsourced by the ministry to more than 100 c... read more
The Himalayan Times 24 October 2018 The government is preparing to provide online re-entry service for migrant workers soon. The Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security (MoLESS) has said it will soon launch the online system for those migrants ... read more
Seychelles News Agency | 24 October 2018 Authorities in the Seychelles have announced a six-month moratorium on the recruitment of Bangladeshi nationals coming to work in the country because of allegations of abuse at the workplace. “We have noticed lat... read more
The Edge Markets | 25 October 2018 KUALA LUMPUR: There will be no more middlemen, who earn super-high profits, in the hiring of foreign workers in Malaysia soon. The joint committee between the home ministry and human resources ministry on the management ... read more
The Star Online | 24 October 2018 KUALA LUMPUR: The proposed multi-tier levy system for foreign workers is expected to be implemented by next year, said Home Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. He said the government was meeting with all the relevant secto... read more