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Opening manpower agencies to cost a fortune
The Himalayan Times | 11 February 2019 A parliamentary panel has endorsed a proposal to jack up cash deposit and bank guarantee required to establish a manpower agency by up to 29 times and 17 times, respectively, in a bid to tighten the noose around comp
Qatar-Tajikistan pact on workers’ recruitment
The Peninsula Qatar | 4 February 2019 Doha: The State of Qatar and the Republic of Tajikistan signed yesterday an agreement on the regulations of workers recruitment from Tajikistan to work in Qatar. The agreement was signed by Minister of Administrative
Cost of hiring a foreign worker inflates in Malaysia
Sin Chew Daily / Eleven Myanmar | 3 February 2019 Malaysia [Sin Chew Daily] – Business owners urge the government to cut red tape on the hiring of foreign workers in a bid to reduce costs. The latest policy on the recruitment of foreign workers is s
Action Research on Recruitment Trends
Working Paper on Operational Parameters to Assess Fair Recruitment Practices
In South Asia, the pathways to jobs in domestic, garment or other similar sectors within the region or to the Middle East are intersected by various agents or contractors in an environment shaped by multiple rules and practices determining the mobility of
FAIR SHARE? International recruitment in the Philippines
This working paper identifies the good practices applied by those private employment agencies that adopt fair recruitment principles for prospective migrant workers. It also describes the challenges that such recruiters face, including the bottlenecks and
Policy Brief on Practices and Regulations of Recruitment to Garment Work
The policy brief maps common recruitment practices and regulations observed along recruitment pathways to garment and textile work in India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Jordan and Lebanon. This policy brief responds to a growing interest among policymakers and pra