The Mainichi | 19 August 2018 TOKYO — Japan is planning to accept a greater number of caregivers from three Southeastern Asian countries having bilateral free trade agreements with Tokyo as part of efforts to address a labor shortage in the country,... read more
Restrictions on women’s labour migration ranging from outright migration bans to prerequisites relating to age and marital status – are one way in which states attempt to address the risk of exploitation and abuse faced by women migrant workers. Thoug... read more
The rapid growth and development of the ASEAN region in the last two decades has increased cross-border labour mobility within the region as well as influx of migrant workers from the South Asian region. The cross-border labour movements in the ASEAN regi... read more
By : Tabita Diela Jakarta Globe | 11 October 2017 Jakarta. Reducing restrictions on labor migration offers an opportunity for Southeast Asian countries to improve their economies by providing better employment alternatives to workers, according to a new r... read more
Daily Express Malaysia | 10 October 2017 Kuala Lumpur: Easing curbs on labour migration policies can boost workers’ welfare and economic growth in Association of South-East Asian Nations (Asean), said a World Bank report. In a statement Monday, it s... read more
By Camille Elemia | 12 Feb 2017 Rappler Philippines PART 1: Despite ASEAN’s decade-long intention to protect migrant workers in the region, nothing has been done for the undocumented labor migrants, who continue to endure hardships in silence KUALA ... 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
13 January 2015, GMA News Online Noting Pope Francis’ strong anti-human trafficking stance, leaders of civil society organizations and representatives from the recruitment industry will hold a dialogue on the eve of his five-day visit to the Philipp... read more
6 January 2015, Jakarta Post Opinion Column: Yoshiteru Uramoto, ILO Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific On a recent trip to Cambodia I met a group of young people who were eager to pursue a better life by going to work abroad, although they were c... read more
19 November 2014, GMA News Online The Philippines is not the only country exerting efforts to protect its migrant workers against abusive hiring practices. In a conference last week, other Southeast Asian nations shared their own methods of keeping their ... read more
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