24 June 2014, The New Civil Engineer Consultants are competing to fill roles amid a growing shortage of geotechnical engineers, finds Jon Masters. Demand for experienced geotechnical engineers has remained strong in recent years, buoyed by work overseas,
25 June 2014, Arab News The Labor Ministry will approach the Foreign Affairs Ministry to sort out obstacles in recruiting Filipino domestic workers including contractual difficulties faced by Saudi recruiters in the Philippines. Labor Ministries of the tw
14 June 2014, Las Vegas Review-Journal AMBON, Indonesia — He was too sick to eat, and Min Min Chan’s chest ached with each breath he sucked. It didn’t matter: The Thai captain warned him to get back on deck and start hauling fish onto the trawler or
16 June 2014, GMA News Online In what could be a boon for overseas Filipino workers, the Philippines has thrown its support behind the International Labor Organization’s adoption of a protocol and recommendation against forced labor.In a news relea
16 June 2014, Pacific Standard When migrant laborers at New York University’s Abu Dhabi campus raised their voices, striking over pay and working conditions, they were treated to arrests, beaten, or in some cases deported—flung back home in despair an
16 June 2014, The Irrawaddy CHIANG MAI — A heavy crackdown on undocumented migrants in Thailand has so far mostly targeted Cambodian workers, although there have been frequent reports of arrests of Burmese workers, according to organizations working wit
16 June 2014, Al Jazeera Two months ago, a 23-year-old domestic worker from a little-known Indonesian city was named as one of Time magazine’s 100 most influential people in the world. Erwiana Sulistyaningsih was recognised alongside presidents and