13 January 2016, Saudi Gazette The Ministry of Labor has warned against selling visas and transferring sponsorship of expatriates on social media saying the culprit can be charged with human trafficking, Makkah newspaper reported. International Law Profes... read more
14 January 2016, The Kathmandu Post Has the free-visa-free-ticket policy distracted Nepali migrant workers from going abroad for jobs? Recruiting agencies may say yes, but official figures show otherwise. Data of the Department of Foreign Employment, a go... read more
31 December 2015, The National The latest labour recruitment rules come into force from Friday, designed to provide greater protection for those entering the UAE to work. The Ministry of Labour will not issue new work permits to overseas workers or renew ... read more
28 December 2015, The Times of India Official recruitment agencies in Kerala have expressed ignorance about the changes in UAE’s work permit rules that come into force from January next year. Quoting extensively from a report that appeared in an Ara... read more
24 December 2015, Myanmar Times The report into working conditions in Thailand’s poultry industry named three licensed Myanmar recruiting firms – Yun Nadi Oo, Arbourfield and Top Today Star – that were sending workers to Thailand through official ch... read more
23 December 2015, The Nation An agreement between Thailand and Vietnam on migrant labour is expected to take effect early next year. Thailand is also preparing to take workers from two other Asean nations under memorandums of understanding (MoUs) for th... read more
22 December 2015, Cebu Daily News Cebu City Acting Mayor Edgardo Labella told the City Treasurer’s Office to strictly evaluate applications for business permits of labor recruitment agencies following reports reaching the City Council of Overseas Filipi... read more
21 December 2015, The Phnom Penh Post Prime Minister Hun Sen signed five deals with his Thai counterpart Prayuth Chan-ocha during a state visit on Friday and Saturday, aiming to strengthen bilateral ties, ramp up trade and improve the conditions of migran... read more
21 December 2015, Myanmar Times The government’s labour recruitment offices are failing, leaving workers to scrounge for jobs through informal networks rife with opportunistic brokers, according to a new report. In the absence of a functioning, official... read more
21 December 2015, Prothom Alo Bangladesh will have to wait more to send ‘regular workers’ to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as the labour recruiting companies of that country are still working on ‘redesigning’ their recruitment process. Both the c... read more