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Lithuania urges the EU to help deter Belarus from pushing migrants across its borders

Lithuania urges the EU to help deter Belarus from pushing migrants across its borders

On Wednesday, Lithuania blamed Belarus for flying in migrants from abroad to send them to the European Union and stated that it will build a barrier on the borders to deploy troops to keep them

Farmworkers insist for basic safety measures as heatwave beats most parts of the US

Farmworkers insist for basic safety measures as heatwave beats most parts of the US

Following the sudden heatwave in the Pacific Northwest that killed hundreds, including an undocumented migrant worker in Oregon, farmworkers are now requesting Congress to pass a law for basic safety standards to protect them from

Lithuania to build a barrier on its border with Belarus to curtail migrant influx

Lithuania to build a barrier on its border with Belarus to curtail migrant influx

 Lithuania is all prepared to set up a barrier at its border with Belarus as well as deploy troops to stem the massive influx of illegal migrants. Since June 1 over 1000 migrants have been

Singapore: New health care system for migrants will help reduce danger of covid-19 flare-ups

Singapore: New health care system for migrants will help reduce danger of covid-19 flare-ups

In Singapore, the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) in late June published a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the arrangement of essential medical care services for migrant workers to battle the pandemic.  Under the arrangement, primary

Proposals to pave way for offshore centres for asylum seekers in UK up for revelation by Priti Patel

Proposals to pave way for offshore centres for asylum seekers in UK up for revelation by Priti Patel

 Home Department under Home Secretary Priti Patel is all set to raise curtain for an array of new laws that would pave way for offshore centres for asylum seekers and also criminal charges for migrants

Migrant workers continue crossing Cambodian-Thai borders despite tougher security measures

Migrant workers continue crossing Cambodian-Thai borders despite tougher security measures

Many brokers for migrants and workers continue to cross the Cambodian-Thai border despite the Banteay Meanchey authorities tighten their border security. There are no commands to direct them back as they are Cambodians, the Khmer Times reported.

German NGO releases video showing Libyan coastguard firing at migrant boat

German NGO releases video showing Libyan coastguard firing at migrant boat

 German organization Sea-Watch has released a video that shows Libyan coastguard’s patrol vessel firing shots at and trying to ram a small wooden boat in an attempt to force the vessel back to Libya. The

Austria’s women migrant care workers are going through tough times, Amnesty reports

Austria’s women migrant care workers are going through tough times, Amnesty reports

Amnesty International revealed in new research that the condition of the women migrant care workers in Austria is in a bad state. According to the research data, women migrant workers facing immense discrimination paid poorly,

Plight of Trump’s immigration policy: 368 migrant children’s parents separated at border still missing

Plight of Trump’s immigration policy: 368 migrant children’s parents separated at border still missing

 Under term of former US President Donald Trump's immigration policy, migrant children were separated from their parents at the US – Mexico border. Attorneys say that they are still unable to locate parents of 368

Mexican government begins search for a deserted migrant kids family

Mexican government begins search for a deserted migrant kids family

On Tuesday, the Mexican government expressed that they are looking for the family members of a 2-year-old kid who was found abandoned near a truck that had brought more than 100 migrants in cramped conditions.