Taiwan tightens rules against migrant labor rights violations
Focus Taiwan | 11 November 2018 Taipei, Nov. 10 (CNA) Taiwan’s Legislative Yuan approved a third reading of
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Labour supply to Malaysia yet to resume despite bilateral pact
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A landmark labour deal was supposed to change everything for Nepali workers. But no one knows when it will take off
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“Migrant Labour Recruitment to Qatar”
Ray Jureidini, Qatar Foundation, 2014 This report examines foreign labour recruitment into Qatar. The report is based on a study conducted to ascertain the financial and procedural circumstances that give rise to basic human rights violations during labou
“Fees and IDs: Tackling recruitment fees and confiscation of workers’ passports”
Institute for Human Rights & Business, September 2013 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Human trafficking and forced labour are huge problems on a global scale. An estimated 20.9 million men, women and children worldwide are in forced labour at any one time with 90%
“Exploited Dreams: Dispatches from Indian Migrant Workers in Saudi Arabia”
Amnesty International India, 2014 Saudi Arabia has attracted more low-paid Indian migrants over the last 25 years than any other country in the Gulf region. Every day, close to 1,000 Indian low-wage migrant workers are provided with emigration clearances