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WR News Writer is an engineer turned professionally trained writer who has a strong voice in her writing. She speaks on issues of migrant workers, human rights, and more.

EU signs partnership with Niger to curb irregular migration

EU signs partnership with Niger to curb irregular migration

West Africa - European Union and Niger have entered a new partnership, the announcement of which was made last week on July 15 in Brussels. The “Partnership to Combat Migrant Struggling” has been formulated to

Government loan aids migrant workers’ job readiness

Government loan aids migrant workers’ job readiness

Indonesia - The Indonesian Migrant Workers Protection Agency (BP2MI) indicated that the government is committed to offering a loan that migrant workers might utilize to prepare for their employment abroad. Benny Rhamdani, head of BP2MI,

Indonesia freeze transfer of migrant workers to Malaysia

Indonesia freeze transfer of migrant workers to Malaysia

Indonesia - Due to what it believes was a violation of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) struck between the two countries on the entry of domestic workers from the republic, Indonesia has once again placed

Jharkhand’s women migrant workers rescued from Tamil Nadu

Jharkhand’s women migrant workers rescued from Tamil Nadu

India - A Jharkhand government release announced on Wednesday that six migrant labourers from the West Singhbhum region of the state had been freed from captivity in Tamil Nadu's yarn spinning factory. The migrant workers

Malaysia becoming less appealing to foreign workers

Malaysia becoming less appealing to foreign workers

Malaysia - Economists have expressed concern that Malaysia is rapidly losing its attraction as a destination for migrant workers, despite the fact that several of the country's most important industries were already experiencing a scarcity

Migrant workers from Assam killed in explosion at Kerala

Migrant workers from Assam killed in explosion at Kerala

India - Five migrant workers were living in a house at Kasimukku, close to Mattannur, when there was an explosion that killed two of them. The deceased were identified by Mattannur police as Haq, 52,

Migrant workers can now access employment documents online

Migrant workers can now access employment documents online

Taiwan - In Taiwan, migrant employees and their employers may now check online to see how their employment-related paperwork is progressing, according to the Ministry of Labor (MOL), which announced the opening of a new

Backward migration may harm urban economy

Backward migration may harm urban economy

India - The National Statistical Office (NSO) revealed the long-awaited official statistics on migration in its Fourth Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) data, which was issued on June 14. The "Migration in India 2020-21" report,

Migrant workers endure unhealthy living conditions & inadequate nourishment

Migrant workers endure unhealthy living conditions & inadequate nourishment

India - Five other migrant workers, all from Bihar, dwell in the same cramped room as Ratan Kumar, a worker from Jamalpur in the Khagaria area of Bihar. He works on a building site in

Migrant laborers threaten to halt work on garbage segregation

Migrant laborers threaten to halt work on garbage segregation

India - On Thursday, more than 100 migrant worker families who were residing in a colony at Thubarahalli in Varthur protested what they claimed were forcible evictions by the authorities. The workers referred to the