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Migrants on foot: Humanitarian crisis in looming as crossings surge on Chile-Bolivia border

Migrants on foot: Humanitarian crisis in looming as crossings surge on Chile-Bolivia border

A large number of migrants are crossing the Chile-Bolivia border, braving the harsh terrain of Chile’s Altiplano, an area of inland drainage in Andes mountain range, on foot. This is enough for the activists to

Why Singapore Is Taking Vaccination Responsibility For Migrant Workers

Why Singapore Is Taking Vaccination Responsibility For Migrant Workers

Singapore will now start to vaccinate its migrant worker force, a landmark decision in the safety and integrity of life of the outsourced workers. The migrant population has been the worst hit by the pandemic

Biden Allows 25k Asylum Seekers To Cross Border

Biden Allows 25k Asylum Seekers To Cross Border

Asylum seekers for the US will no longer have to wait in Mexico anymore. Under Joe Biden’s leadership, the whole mess of migrants camping on the borders has disappeared. The Migrant Protection Protocol (MPP) has

Migrant workers exploitation in South Korean farms highlighted by death of Cambodian woman

Migrant workers exploitation in South Korean farms highlighted by death of Cambodian woman

 Cambodian woman worker, Nuon Sokkheng’s death in a South Korean farm in December has brought spotlight on the treatment and exploitation of poor migrant workers from Asia in South Korean farms. The death of 31

Germany Works Out A Centralized Data Bank For Asylum Seekers

Germany Works Out A Centralized Data Bank For Asylum Seekers

The lives of asylum seekers are going to get better in 2021, it seems as Germany is pushing for a centralized databank for their benefit. The pandemic indeed has pushed economies to their limits. While

20 migrants drown after smugglers threw them into the sea near Yemen

20 migrants drown after smugglers threw them into the sea near Yemen

On Wednesday morning, around 20 migrants drowned after smugglers threw many migrants into the sea during their trip from Djibouti to Yemen, this is the third such occurrence on the Gulf of Aden in recent

Abuse of migrant workers leads to arrest of 38 in Moldova, France and Romania

Abuse of migrant workers leads to arrest of 38 in Moldova, France and Romania

Migrant workers abuse including trafficking, document fraud, migrant smuggling, money laundering, labor exploitation has led to arrest of 38 people across France (28), Moldova (7) and Romania (3). A joint investigation that was conducted by

ECJ accuses Hungary of violating migration laws, considers imposing sanctions

ECJ accuses Hungary of violating migration laws, considers imposing sanctions

The Advocate General of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) slammed Hungary of practicing anti-migration policies. The EU lawyer, Athanasios Rantos, said that Hungary’s adoption of anti-migrant laws was equivalent to an "unjustified obstacle to

How Algeria Is Using Migrants As Slave Labour

How Algeria Is Using Migrants As Slave Labour

It is exploitation in the new era where the migrant workforce is still being harassed and treated as bonded labor. What was supposed to be a pit-stop became their place of captivity, as 55 Bangladeshi

Canada: Migrant workers need Covid-19 testing and vaccine as agriculture season approaches

Canada: Migrant workers need Covid-19 testing and vaccine as agriculture season approaches

Migrant laborers in Canada have endured enormously during the coronavirus pandemic. Every year, about 85,000 low-wage migrant workers arrive in Canada under the Temporary Foreign Worker Program. During the first coronavirus wave in 2020, around