4 February 2015, FMT News PETALING JAYA: The use of independent agencies in hiring workers is a major hindrance to ensuring decent working conditions in the Malaysian electronics industry, according to the Washington-based Electronic Industry Citizenshi... read more
31 January 2015, Press Trust of India Police today busted a Gulf country job racket by arresting three persons and seized over 200 passports from them. Based on credible information, the sleuths of Commissioner’s Task Force, (North Zone) nabbed the ... read more
23 January 2015, GCR Government pushes Qatar to set a minimum wage for 400,000 migrant workers and cut out private labour agencies The government of Nepal has set out a raft of measures to prevent its citizens from being exploited when they work abroad, w... 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
30 January 2015, NITI Central India declared “national mourning” on January 24 as a mark of respect for Saudi king Abdullah bin Abdul-Aziz who died on January 23. The national flag was flown at half-mast throughout the country. As the 79-year-old king... read more
28 January 2015, The Star PETALING JAYA: The visa-processing fee for Indonesian workers headed to Malaysia has seen a steep hike – from RM15 to RM250 – and angry employment agency operators have threatened to stop sending workers here. Asosiasi Perusa... read more
13 October 2014 From Migrant Workers Alliance for Change (Canada) on the reintroduction of legislation to guard against migrant labour recruitment abuses in the province of Ontario, Canada: Thanks to pressure from workers and the public, the Ontario gover... read more
30 September 2014, People’s World Three times each month, dozens of women gather in dusty courtyards in rural towns in Manikganj, Dinazpur or other districts across Bangladesh to learn all they can about the only means by which they can support thei... read more
25 September 2014, The Irrawaddy CHIANG MAI, Thailand — Thai authorities in the border town of Mae Sot have arrested scores of Burmese migrant workers and a group of Thai nationals accused of illegally recruiting them, the Burmese Embassy in Bangkok has... read more
9 September 2014, Albawaba.com Migrant worker recruitment agencies are making elaborate profits off the back of migrant domestic workers who continue to face extremely harsh labor and living conditions in Lebanon, a new report said. “The report found th... read more