JD Supra | 8 February 2019 Can requiring that a job applicant obtain and pay for a passport photo make a U.S. government contractor run afoul of human trafficking rules? Potentially “yes” under a new final rule clarifying what constitutes human traffi... read more
The National Law Review | 14 January 2019 On December 20, 2018, the FAR Council published a final rule amending the FAR rule on human trafficking to provide a definition of “recruitment fees.” Federal Acquisition Regulation: Combating Trafficking in P... read more
The Himalayan Times | 8 January 2019 According to Malaysian Deputy Human Resources Minister Datuk Mahfuz Omar, they are waiting for the final report of the Independent Foreign Workers Committee, which was formed to suggest the government the method that n... read more
Bernaman.com | 7 January 2019 KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 7 (Bernama) — The full report on recruiting foreign workers, including from Nepal, will be known in one or two months, says Deputy Human Resource Minister, Datuk Mahfuz Omar. He said the report from th... read more
Himalayan Times | 1 January 2019 Though it has been more than two months that Nepal inked the labour agreement with Malaysia, the outflow of Nepali migrant workers to the Southeast Asian nation is still uncertain. As the Nepal-Malaysia technical committee... read more
Kathmandu Post | 30 December 2018 Following the crackdown on illegal agencies, Nepal suspended the departure of all its workers. Many feared at the time that Nepal would end up losing its biggest labour market, which currently employs nearly 400,000 docum... read more
Focus Taiwan | 11 November 2018 Taipei, Nov. 10 (CNA) Taiwan’s Legislative Yuan approved a third reading of amendments to the Employment Service Act on Friday, by which employers or employment agencies could be subject to a fine of up to NT$300,000 ... read more
New Age Bangladesh | 5 November 2018 Though Bangladeshi workers migrate to 165 countries for jobs, Bangladesh signed bilateral agreements with only two countries, MOU with 11 and MOC with one. Absence of formal arrangements with most of the destination co... read more
Nikkei Asian Review | 31 October 2018 TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s ruling party on Tuesday endorsed a controversial visa program to admit more foreign workers, but only on the condition of reviewing the system within a few year... read more
New Straits Times | 24 October 2018 KUALA LUMPUR: The system of recruiting foreign workers through agents or companies will be abolished soon. Home Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said the task, which is now outsourced by the ministry to more than 100 c... read more