9 August 2014, The Business Recorder ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Labour of Saudi Arabia has issued more than 220,000 visas to recruitment companies and establishments in both the private and public sector, said Abdulaziz Al-Harbi, director-general of emplo... read more
8 August 2014, Australian Ageing Agenda Ethno-specific aged care provider Fronditha Care has been given the green light to sponsor 60 overseas personal care workers in the first agreement to be struck with the Federal Government. It comes amid growing cal... read more
4 August 2014, Saudi Gazette RIYADH — The Kingdom will soon start recruiting housemaids from Vietnam and Nepal, according to Deputy Labor Minister Mofarej Al-Haqbani. “Agreements to this effect will be signed with the two countries before the Haj seas... read more
5 August 2014, Stuff.co.nz, New Zealand A group of Filipino carpenters recruited to work in Christchurch’s rebuild had no work when they arrived and had to rely on charity to get by. Recruitment and labour hire company Adecco promised fulltime jobs ... read more
1 August 2014, Bangkok Post The Labour Ministry is ready to import Bangladeshi labourers to work in the fishing industry if there is still a worker shortage following registrations of migrant workers from three neighbouring countries. Permanent secretary ... read more
1 August 2014, EKantipur.com KATHMANDU, AUG 01 – The government has decided to make it mandatory for recruitment agencies and workers to present themselves at the Department of Foreign Employment (DoFE) during signing of the labour contract. The pro... read more
2 August, 2014, Stuff.co.nz, New Zealand A raft of new labour-hire companies have set up in post-quake Christchurch, prompting concerns from unions and audits from the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE). The labour-hire business is exp... read more
31 July 2014, Colin Perkel, Global News TORONTO – Allowing Canadian farmers to choose whether they want men or women from Mexico to work for them as seasonal agricultural workers amounts to gender discrimination, a prominent union is arguing. In a compl... read more
Insan Association, Lebanon – July, 2014 INTRODUCTION Years ago the issue of Migrant Domestic Workers (MDWs) in Lebanon began to surface in international media. This came as a result of efforts by civil society organizations, including Insan Associat... read more
30 July 2014, SFGate Gov. Brown and Mexican officials signed agreements on economic cooperation and migrant workers this morning, wrapping up Brown’s three-day trade and investment trip to Mexico. On migrant workers, the two sides will look to create â€... read more