28 January 2015, The Star PETALING JAYA: The visa-processing fee for Indonesian workers headed to Malaysia has seen a steep hike – from RM15 to RM250 – and angry employment agency operators have threatened to stop sending workers here. Asosiasi Perusa... 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
5 January 2015, Kafa (Enough) Violence & Exploitation, Lebanon Prepared by Kafa (Enough) Violence & Exploitation, Lebanon, this video is based on a report that examines the processes and practices pertaining to the recruitment of migrant domestic ... read more
31 December 2014, Gulf Times A number of rules are in place to protect the interest of workers going abroad, says a Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs official. With increasing focus on problems faced by people seeking overseas jobs and those already wor... read more
28 November 2014, The World Post Qatar is signaling rejection of demands by human rights and trade union activists to grant trade union and collective bargaining rights to its majority migrant worker population with the detention and likely deportation of... read more
29 November 2014, The Guardian UAE projects involving major western museums accused of treating foreign labourers as modern-day slaves The United Nations is investigating the abuse of migrant workers in the United Arab Emirates, where the British Museum a... read more
25 November 2014, Global Construction Review Doha’s success in winning the 2019 World Athletics Championship was unexpected – the US city of Eugene, in Oregon, was favourite. What was more predictable was that the victory would be the signal for anoth... read more
24 November 2014, BBC.com Labour has said it would introduce a system of licensing to clamp down on “rogue” recruitment agencies. In a speech in London, Ed Miliband said some agencies break minimum wage laws and exploit workers by undercutting... read more
18 November 2014, The Daily Star Migration experts and development activists yesterday laid emphasis on strong coordination among government and recruiting agencies and employers to ensure female migrants’ rights. A section of Bangladeshi female mig... read more
October 2014, Urban Institute & Northeastern University On October 21st, the Urban Institute and Northeastern University released a new study on labour trafficking to the United States. The report examines the labour trafficking process, from recruit... read more