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Sri Lankan President calls for resolution of issues faced by migrant workers

Sri Lankan President calls for resolution of issues faced by migrant workers

Sri Lankan - President of Sri Lanka, Gotabaya Rajapaksa visited head office of Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment at Denzil Kobbekaduwa Mawatha, Koswatta, Battaramulla for inspection and assessed its operations on Friday. During the

Gulf region proved to be among the worst places for migrant workers

Gulf region proved to be among the worst places for migrant workers

A study finds the gulf region to be among the most unsafe regions for workers. A human rights group finds as many as 10,000 migrant workers from various Asian countries die each year in Gulf

Central Asia Reels Under Pressure Of Ukrainian War And Dropping Remittances

Central Asia Reels Under Pressure Of Ukrainian War And Dropping Remittances

Ukraine - Migrant dependent countries that receive remittances for running their daily lives, are facing the music of the Russia- Ukraine war. Remittances coming from Russia have nosedived leaving families’ lives in doldrums, confirmed reports

More than 150 possible slavery victims identified in Nottinghamshire

More than 150 possible slavery victims identified in Nottinghamshire

United Kingdom - More than 150 possible slavery victims were identified in Nottinghamshire in the East Midlands region of England last year. Half of the victims involved children. The cases were referred to police in

Agriculture and Care in Europe – Abused Migrant Workers

Agriculture and Care in Europe – Abused Migrant Workers

Europe - Migrant workers make up 13 per cent of the European Union’s key workforce. The migrant labour, within and to the European Union, is growing. However, migrant workers are denied basic social protection, especially

Migrant workers and maids to get hiked mandatory medical insurance

Migrant workers and maids to get hiked mandatory medical insurance

Singapore - Senior Minister of State for Manpower Koh Poh Koon has said that work permit and S pass holders in Singapore would now have a bolstered mandatory medical insurance. This step has been taken

HRW Raises Awareness About Neglect Of Ghanian Migrant Workers

HRW Raises Awareness About Neglect Of Ghanian Migrant Workers

West Africa - Domestic workers of Ghana continue to remain marginalized, a report by a human rights advocacy organization Migrant Watch has confirmed. At an event organized recently, the organization has called for all stakeholders

Conflict driven migrants find their way to Spanish territories in Morocco

Conflict driven migrants find their way to Spanish territories in Morocco

Morocco - With all the regional conflicts going on in the Arab world, migrant workers are looking for safe escape if they have come under direct contact with the crisis. But in the process, they

Migrant Workers at a prominent firm in Qatar unpaid for up to 5 Months

Migrant Workers at a prominent firm in Qatar unpaid for up to 5 Months

Qatar - Some migrant workers at the Bin Omran Trading and Contracting (BOTC), a prominent firm covering ongoing projects related to the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, have not received their salaries for up to

New Zealander Government Accredited Migrant Employment System- An Eyewash?

New Zealander Government Accredited Migrant Employment System- An Eyewash?

New Zealand - According to Federated Farmers national board member and employment and immigration spokesperson Chris Lewis, the latest migrant regulations for New Zealanders is simply a ‘tick-box’ exercise and nothing much. In a latest