The Himalayan Times 24 October 2018 The government is preparing to provide online re-entry service for migrant workers soon. The Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security (MoLESS) has said it will soon launch the online system for those migrants ... read more
The Edge Markets | 25 October 2018 KUALA LUMPUR: There will be no more middlemen, who earn super-high profits, in the hiring of foreign workers in Malaysia soon. The joint committee between the home ministry and human resources ministry on the management ... read more
The Star Online | 24 October 2018 KUALA LUMPUR: The proposed multi-tier levy system for foreign workers is expected to be implemented by next year, said Home Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. He said the government was meeting with all the relevant secto... read more
Japan Times | 23 October 2018 Fourteen business sectors are keen to accept foreign workers under a new residence status that the government aims to introduce in April next year, informed sources said Tuesday. The fourteen sectors are: restaurants, hotels,... read more
The Asahin Shimbun | 23 October 2018 Cleaners, nursing care, restaurant and hotel staff are among foreign workers to be invited to Japan under plans to expand immigration to address the acute labor shortage. The government is considering taking in workers... read more
The Daily Star | 2 October 2018 The new Malaysian government has moved to reform the country’s foreign workers’ recruitment and management policy, aiming to bring discipline to the sector. To coordinate the overall policies and the management ... read more
The Daily Star | 2 October 2018 The new Malaysian government has moved to reform the country’s foreign workers’ recruitment and management policy, aiming to bring discipline to the sector. “What is happening now is that there are ad hoc ... read more
The Guardian | 6 September 2018 A law change that will allow the majority of migrant workers to leave Qatar without permission from their employers has been heralded by campaigners as a landmark in the battle against labour abuses in the build-up to the n... read more
Asia Times | 5 September 2018 Qatar, the host of the 2022 World Cup, has gone to great lengths to assure the international community labor conditions are improving for workers. But on the ground, foreign laborers told Asia Times they are still working on ... read more
By Sharif Khiam and Ali Nufael Benar News | 16 August 2018 Bangladesh has welcomed Malaysia’s decision to end a monopoly on recruitment of workers from the South Asian nation, saying the new measure would cut costs and allow fair competition. Prime Mini... read more