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Global migrant crisis

Global migrant crisis

From the year 2019 to now, there has been a significant increase in the migrant population. These migrants and asylum seekers have been knocking on the unattended closed doors where the certainty of their future

Trudeau and Ford warn Canadian farmers to protect migrant workers

Trudeau and Ford warn Canadian farmers to protect migrant workers

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Premier Doug Ford have issued a warning to the Ontario farmers who employ foreign migrant workers. On Monday the stark warning was issued to protect the migrants from Covid-19

Migrants and refugees from Africa stuck in Yemen’s war

Migrants and refugees from Africa stuck in Yemen’s war

Yemen is currently in a state of struggle with over 80% of the population is being displaced and relies at the humanitarian aid. The country is divided between Houthi authorities in north and Yemen government

Egypt repatriates migrants assaulted in Libya

Egypt repatriates migrants assaulted in Libya

Egypt repatriated 23 of its citizens from Libya, where they worked as migrant labour. Egypt’s official news agency reported that Cairo’s instant decision for quick repatriation of migrants was a response to a video, which

Pakistan raises migrant workers’ overdue salaries with Qatar’s Labor Ministry

Pakistan raises migrant workers’ overdue salaries with Qatar’s Labor Ministry

Pakistan has taken cognizance of the human rights abuse of Pakistani migrant workers who were employed in Qatar to build the FIFA World Cup stadiums and called on the administration of the Gulf state to

India aims to provide affordable housing to its migrant workers: Report

India aims to provide affordable housing to its migrant workers: Report

The Modi government is working on providing affordable rental housing complexes to migrant workers, labourers, daily-wage workers in the unorganized sectors in the urban sector. According to a report published in the Indian news platform,

Italy to regularize thousands of migrant workers

Italy to regularize thousands of migrant workers

In Italy, the debate on the regularization of immigrant workers starts today. From June 16th, the discussion on Decree 34/2020 "Relaunch" will come to the heart of the Budget Committee in Parliament. The Italian parliamentarians

Migrant Workers Remittance Might Drop Miserably In 2020

Migrant Workers Remittance Might Drop Miserably In 2020

It has been estimated that due to the Covid-19 situation that has led to prolonged periods of lockdown, the remittance that migrant workers usually sent back home to their families is going to drop by

Post – COVID, China plans to train 14m migrant workers

Post – COVID, China plans to train 14m migrant workers

China recently unveiled a massive job training program for its migrant workers as the economy has opened after months of lockdown due to coronavirus infection.  The program will target 14 million migrant workers. According to

Migrants attempt to cross English Channel on a surfboard, intercepted and returned to France

Migrants attempt to cross English Channel on a surfboard, intercepted and returned to France

Using a windsurfing board as a raft and shovels as paddles, four migrants attempted to cross the English Channel. They were however returned back to France after alerting the coastguard. These migrants were on two