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e-Shram Card: How to register online on eshram.gov.in? Know eligibility, process and other details

e-Shram Card: How to register online on eshram.gov.in? Know eligibility, process and other details

India - The Ministry of Labour and Employment launched the e-Shram portal under the Government of India on August 26, 2021, for creating a National Database of Unorganised Workers (NDUW). The e-Shram portal will collect

Want To Work Abroad In 2022? Top 5 Careers That Favour New Immigrants In Canada

Want To Work Abroad In 2022? Top 5 Careers That Favour New Immigrants In Canada

Canada - Have you always dreamed of working abroad? Canada is perhaps the best option for you. Canada offers a wide range of well-paid and highly skilled roles to workers.  If you are planning to

African migrants struggle to find work without reference from white Australians, says report

African migrants struggle to find work without reference from white Australians, says report

Australia - African migrants struggle to find a job without reference from white Australians. The candidates from the African community are less likely to be considered for positions in a company if they do not

Thailand: New labor plan to bring in migrant workers raises questions

Thailand: New labor plan to bring in migrant workers raises questions

Thailand - Government of Thailand has approved a plan under which it will be bringing in approximately 170,000 additional migrant workers, in line with request put forward by the businesses for influx of manpower so

A Cell to be set up in Uttarakhand to solve issues of migrant workers, says CM Pushkar Singh Dhami

A Cell to be set up in Uttarakhand to solve issues of migrant workers, says CM Pushkar Singh Dhami

India - The Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, Pushkar Singh Dhami, met migrant workers in New Delhi to understand their problems and help them. He also announced that a cell would be created in Dehradun, the

18 Women Migrant Workers In Lebanon Died In ‘Mysterious Conditions’ Since April 2020

18 Women Migrant Workers In Lebanon Died In ‘Mysterious Conditions’ Since April 2020

Lebanon - At least 18 women migrant domestic workers have died in "mysterious conditions" in Lebanon since April 2020. The Anti-Racist Movement (ARM), a Lebanese NGO (Non-Governmental Organization) conducted a report on this matter earlier

Protest erupts outside Iranian missions in Afghanistan after reports of migrant abuse

Protest erupts outside Iranian missions in Afghanistan after reports of migrant abuse

Iran - Around 200 Afghans gathered in central Kabul on Tuesday to protest against Afghan migrants' abuse in Iran. They also read slogans, "We want justice." Recently, a video circulated on social media showed Afghan

‘Systematic And Structural’ Abuse Of Security Guards Continues In Qatar

‘Systematic And Structural’ Abuse Of Security Guards Continues In Qatar

Systematic abuse of World Cup Security guards continues in Qatar. They are working in conditions amounting to forced labour. The security guards, all migrant workers, work 12 hours a day, seven days a week.Thousands of

Living on an edge amid fear of attacks by militants push migrant workers out of Pulwama

Living on an edge amid fear of attacks by militants push migrant workers out of Pulwama

India - Sitting at a construction site for house making the mortar, Dheeraj Kumar watches suspiciously at every stranger who approaches. “I know, they (the militants) are targeting people from outside Kashmir. But what else

Working conditions in the Netherlands pose significant health risks to migrant workers

Working conditions in the Netherlands pose significant health risks to migrant workers

Europe - The working conditions in the Netherlands pose significant health risks to migrant workers. Long working days and low income have affected their physical and mental health. Expertise centre on health disparities Pharos conducted