29 July 2014, The Cambodia Daily Nang Kumnour, a 25-year-old migrant worker who tried to enter Thailand last week, is too embarrassed to return home. A former construction worker in Thailand, Ms. Kumnour was duped out of $200 when a recruitment agency pro... read more
28 July 2014, Emirates 24/7 Saudi Arabia is planning to bring nearly 100,000 Indian domestic workers in 2014 following their recent agreement on the recruitment of housemaids. The maids would be brought to families in the Gulf Kingdom through labor recrui... read more
31 July 2014, Gulf Daily News BAHRAIN’S migrant workers could have their employment contracts translated into their native language if a similar move in Qatar proves successful, according to a top official. Labour Ministry Under-Secretary Sabah Al D... read more
27 July 2014, Jamaica Observer The maximum recruitment age limit for the Overseas Farm Workers Programme has been adjusted from 40 to 45 years. Making the announcement on Friday, Labour and Social Security Minister Derrick Kellier said the adjustment is ... read more
24 July 2014, Nicholas Keung, Toronto Star A husband and wife who own two chain restaurants in Labrador have launched a constitutional challenge against Ottawa’s move to keep them from hiring foreign workers and place their businesses on an online black... read more
Maysa Zahra, Migration Policy Centre & Gulf Research Centre / Gulf Labour Markets & Migration, July 2014 ABSTRACT The sponsorship system of the Arab Gulf countries comprises rules and regulations that tie the residence of a migrant worker to his/h... read more
24 July 2014, Zefry Dahalan, FMT News PETALING JAYA: Malaysia’s policy on foreign workers is fraught with Umno crony recruitment agencies ripping off millions of ringgit from foreign workers, Johor DAP deputy chairman S Ramakrishnan said today. Ramakris... read more
Ashwani Sukthankar, Global Workers Justice Alliance 2012 Read about how the landscape of American employment is being dramatically altered by an expanding system of guestworker visas issued to hundreds of thousands of foreign workers, in the report Vis... read more
21 July 2014, Nigel Wilson, International Business Times Qatar’s government has announced labour market reforms designed to improve the treatment of foreign workers, although some of its most controversial practices remain in place. New measures inc... read more
13 July 2014, Big Project Labour recruitment processes in Qatar are “unethical” and need to be dealt with in accordance with government support, as per a report recently prepared for Qatar Foundation, a government, not-for-profit body in the country. ... read more