13 April 2015, The Straights Times/Singapore THE practice has been outlawed and many have been caught, but some employers here are still collecting kickbacks from foreign workers, said migrant worker groups, employment agencies and workers. These extortio... read more
17 February 2015, The Cambodia Daily The South Korean government will double the number of Cambodian migrant workers who are granted permits to take up employment in the country’s manufacturing, construction and agriculture sectors each year, officials ... read more
Human Rights Watch, October 2014 Human Rights Watch has released its new report on the human and labour rights violations, which include a range of abuses and forms of exploitation throughout the migration journeys of many female domestic workers in the ... read more
20 July 2014, The Daily Star, Bangladesh Returning from Iraq with empty hands, 19 Bangladeshi workers today staged a sit-in in front of Ministry of Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment since this morning, demanding compensation from their re... read more
Fay Faraday, Metcalfe Foundation, September 2012 In the past decade, Canada’s labour market has undergone a significant shift to rely increasingly on migrant workers who come to Canada from around the globe on time-limited work permits to provide labour... read more