The Star Online| 9 November 2018 JOHOR BARU: The Johor Indian Business Association (Jiba) welcomes the move by the government to abolish the service of agents in recruiting foreign workers soon. President P. Sivakumar said it was the right step for the Hu... read more
France 24 | 4 October 2018 A “mafia” of recruitment agents is trapping Myanmar migrants to Thailand in debt bondage despite a 2017 law meant to fight exploitation in the kingdom’s notoriously shadowy job market, activists and workers say... read more
New Age Bangladesh | 27 September 2018 Migrant rights activists and recruiting agents on Wednesday called on the government to bring middlemen under a legal framework by amending Overseas Employment and Migrants Act 2013. They said that through recognitio... read more
The Edge Malaysia | 6 September 2018 According to a source, an agent who previously brought in foreign labour, it is “quite lucrative”, particularly for Bangladeshi workers. “Bangladeshi workers usually need to prepare around RM20,000 to start the p... read more
New Age Bangladesh | 7 September The Bureau of Manpower, Employment and Training officials on Thursday stressed the need to bring middlemen and brokers involved with the process of recruitment of workers for overseas jobs under the legal framework. Speaki... read more
PETALING JAYA: Only RM9,000 from about RM20,000 paid by Bangladeshi workers went to 10 authorised recruitment agents operated by a syndicate. A Bangladeshi businessman who claimed that he was the spokesman for the 10 companies based in Dhaka said the rest... read more
Migrant Forum in Asia in collaboration with CIMS Kerala is pleased to share a documentary on the role of sub-agents in the recruitment of Nepalese migrant workers. The documentary is made through the support of the International Labour Organization Work i... read more
Many migrant workers rely on sub-agents to facilitate their recruitment for work abroad. These sub-agents can be family members, friends, and members of the communities where migrant workers come from. Migrant Forum in Asia in collaboration with CIMS Kera... read more
By: CR Abrar The Daily Star | 23 February 2017 For many, migration is a route out of poverty and a pathway to live in dignity. It is an integral part of globalisation. The world community has recognised that migration can contribute in achieving the Susta... read more
Karl Flecker & Teresa Healy, Solidarity Center, 2015 SUMMARY This publication “explore[s] a range of initiatives showing potential to effectively uphold, monitor and enforce adherence to labor regulation for workers employed under bilateral temp... read more