22 June 2014, The Jordan Times AMMAN — The Ministry of Labour on Sunday said the by-law governing work permits of guest workers is in line with current economic conditions and the national recruitment strategy. The ministry said the strategy stipulates... read more
27 June 2014, The Copenhagen Post The government has agreed with opposition parties Venstre, Dansk Folkeparti, Socialistisk Folkeparti, Liberal Alliance and Konservative to reform the international recruitment policy in Denmark. The deal – which was fi... read more
23 June 2014, Edmonton Journal EDMONTON – The organization responsible for licensing Alberta’s doctors is raising the alarm over the number of foreign physicians being recruited to the province by privately owned walk-in clinics. The College of Ph... read more
25 June 2014, GMA News A recruitment agency suspended by the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration got into deeper trouble after its president admitted his company had an unlicensed firm doing actual recruitment.POEA administrator Hans Leo Cacdac ... read more
Fay Faraday, Metcalfe Foundation, April 2014 Over the past decade, Canadian employers have increasingly demanded access to a “flexible” workforce of transnational migrant workers. Canadian laws and policies have responded, speeding the flow of workers... read more
Paul H. Troy, Laura A. Wyness, Eilish McAuliffe: Human Resources for Health 2007, 5:15 ABSTRACT Background: There is growing concern globally at the current flows of nurse migration, particularly from low-income to middle and high-income countries. Recrui... read more
IOM & MPI Report: “Regulating Private Recruitment in the Asia-Middle East Labour Migration Corridor”
Dovelyn Rannveig Agunias, August 2012 The Middle East remains one of the most sought-after and competitive labour markets in the world. Here, the supply of labour overwhelmingly outweighs demand, making it extremely difficult to control recruitment practi... read more
15474016.pdf Report by Marco Doudeijns & Jean-Christophe Dumont Brussels January 2003 This document presents the result of studies recently carried out in a range of OECD Member countries on labour shortages and the role that migration can play to all... read more
14 June 2014, Las Vegas Review-Journal AMBON, Indonesia — He was too sick to eat, and Min Min Chan’s chest ached with each breath he sucked. It didn’t matter: The Thai captain warned him to get back on deck and start hauling fish onto the trawler or... read more
16 June 2014, GMA News Online In what could be a boon for overseas Filipino workers, the Philippines has thrown its support behind the International Labor Organization’s adoption of a protocol and recommendation against forced labor.In a news relea... read more