6 May 2015, The Jordan Times AMMAN — The Indonesian government’s recent decision to ban its citizens from working in several Middle Eastern countries, including Jordan, will have a negative impact on the sector, an insider said Wednesday. Khaled Hsein... read more
15 April 2015, Focus Taiwan News Channel Jakarta, April 15 (CNA) The Indonesian government said Wednesday it is determined to help lower the brokerage fees for its citizens seeking work in other countries, including Taiwan. Nusron Wahid, head of the Agenc... read more
15 March 2015, Taipei Times LIFTING A BAN:Minister of Labor Chen Hsiung-wen said officials from Taiwan and Vietnam were meeting to discuss new regulations for Vietnamese workers Taiwan recruited 10,906 Vietnamese workers during the first two months of thi... read more
10 March 2015, Taipei Times Negotiations with Myanmar on introducing Burmese nationals as agricultural and industrial workers could be finalized within two months, the Ministry of Labor said yesterday. Bangladesh and Sri Lanka are also seen as potential n... read more
1 March 2015, Taipei Times The biggest problem for Indonesian workers in Taiwan are the “exorbitant” brokerage fees, which are unacceptable, Agency for the Placement and Protection of Indonesian Workers official Agusdin Sabiantoro said on Friday. Sabi... read more
22 February 2015, Times of Oman Muscat: As governments commit to new labour contracts designed to safeguard their citizens overseas, the debate over fair pay and conditions for expatriate maids in Oman has reopened. Some employers in Sultanate have expres... read more
13 February 2015, The Jakarta Post Manpower Minister Hanif Dakhiri bid farewell on Friday to 111 Indonesian workers who will undertake apprenticeships at 45 manufacturing and construction companies in Japan. “The three-year apprenticeship is a program d... read more
10 February 2015, The Jakarta Post Manpower Minister Hanif Dakhiri, who accompanied President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s on his recent state visit to Malaysia, has announced that Malaysian employers will no longer be allowed to recruit Indonesian worker... read more
6 February 2015, Bernama.com It is hoped that the measure taken by the Malaysian and Indonesian governments to use only one channel for the recruitment of domestic maids from the republic will resolve all issues arising in respect to the foreign workers&#... read more
29 January 2015, The Malaysian Insider Business leaders in the country are disapproving the outsourcing of visa services by the Home Ministry to a private company, saying it will drive up costs and complicate the process of bringing in foreign workers. Th... read more