Japan Times | 2 November 2018 The Cabinet approved a bill Friday that would overhaul the nation’s immigration control law by introducing new visa categories for foreign workers, in an attempt to address the graying population and shrinking workforce. â€... read more
India Today | 18 October 2018 The Trump administration in the United States is planning to “revise” the definition of employment and specialty occupations under the H-1B visas by January 2019. This is being considered as a move that stands to ... read more
Tricity News | 17 October 2018 Legislation is coming this fall that will hold employers who hire temporary foreign workers to a much higher standard than currently exists. Labour Minister Harry Bains confirmed it Monday after a news conference at the legi... read more
Reuters | 12 September DOHA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Migrant workers outnumber the local workforce in Qatar by nearly 20 to one. Most are from the Philippines, South Asia and Africa, and about 800,000 work in the construction sector. Stung by ... read more
Bernama | 12 September 2018 PUTRAJAYA (Sept 12): Foreign workers who are holding temporary foreign worker permit (PLKS) and have been employed for 10 years can extend their employment duration for a maximum of three years. Human Resource Minister M. Kulas... read more
Memoranda of understanding (MoUs) and bilateral labour agreements (BLAs) are important instruments between the countries of origin and countries of destination. They help regulate labour migration, protect migrant workers’ rights and guarantee condition... read more
Memoranda of understanding (MoUs) and bilateral labour agreements (BLAs) are important instruments between the countries of origin and countries of destination. They help regulate labour migration, protect migrant workers’ rights and guarantee condition... read more
Human Rights Watch |6 September 2018 (Beirut) – The bill that Qatar’s emir signed on September 4, 2018 now allows foreign workers the right to leave the country but excludes several key groups of workers and falls short of Qatar’s reform pledges ove... read more
Al Jazeera | 5 September 2018 Doha, Qatar – Qatar’s amendment to the residency law to allow most migrant workers to leave the country without an exit visa has been welcomed as a “huge step” by the International Organization for Lab... read more
Nikkei Asian Review | 5 September 2018 TOKYO — The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has proposed to the national government that foreign housekeepers be allowed to work five years in Japan, up from the current three years. Tokyo authorities believe thi... read more