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Migrant Workers Power Economies but Remain Unprotected

Migrant Workers Power Economies but Remain Unprotected

Migrant workers keep key sectors running—from construction and agriculture to caregiving, logistics, and hospitality—yet many remain exposed to unsafe work, wage theft, and weak legal protections. Rights groups and labor economists note that while migrant

Canada Announces New Immigration Targets for Skilled Workers

Canada Announces New Immigration Targets for Skilled Workers

Canada has announced new immigration levels that aim at inviting skilled labour to boost economic development as well as alleviating labour emulsions in major sectors. The new strategy is to enhance the talent pool of

Women on the Move: The Gendered Reality of Migrant Work

Women on the Move: The Gendered Reality of Migrant Work

Migration is said to be a decision to have better wages, security or possibilities. It is also a survival tactic among many women, freeing them out of debt, unemployment, weather pressures, or even violence. However,

Women Migrants in Domestic Work: The Struggle for Safety and Recognition

Women Migrants in Domestic Work: The Struggle for Safety and Recognition

Women migrants in domestic work are essential to care economies worldwide, yet they remain among the least protected and least recognised workers. From childcare and eldercare to cleaning and cooking, migrant domestic workers enable millions

India’s Overseas Bill Betrays Workers: Digital Checkposts, Data Misuse Risk, and Exploitation Surge

India’s Overseas Bill Betrays Workers: Digital Checkposts, Data Misuse Risk, and Exploitation Surge

The new structure of overseas migration in India is being marketed as a digital upgrade that will simplify the clearance procedure, monitor workers, and enhance the safety of people seeking employment in other nations. But

Social Media vs. Recruiters: Are TikTok and YouTube the Only Real Warning Systems for Future Migrants?

Social Media vs. Recruiters: Are TikTok and YouTube the Only Real Warning Systems for Future Migrants?

For many future migrants, social media has become the first—and sometimes only—place to get real advice about migration. While recruiters promise high salaries and easy jobs abroad, TikTok and YouTube are filled with testimonies from

Women Migrant Workers Take the Lead: Gender-Responsive Advocacy & Fair Recruitment in Indonesia

Women Migrant Workers Take the Lead: Gender-Responsive Advocacy & Fair Recruitment in Indonesia

Women migrant workers are increasingly stepping into leadership roles in Indonesia’s labour migration landscape. Through gender-responsive advocacy and fair recruitment initiatives, they are challenging discrimination, unsafe working conditions, and exploitative middlemen. Civil society organizations, unions,

“Not Just a Number”: Migrant Worker Abuse in 2025

“Not Just a Number”: Migrant Worker Abuse in 2025

The abuse of migrant workers is getting monitored in a more systematic manner in 2025 and the results are very alarming. A new dataset of 665 documented cases shows that exploitation is not random or

Passport Confiscation & Wage Theft: Are Migrant Workers Modern-Day Slaves?

Passport Confiscation & Wage Theft: Are Migrant Workers Modern-Day Slaves?

In many parts of the world, migrant workers face harsh conditions that raise a disturbing question: are they modern-day slaves? Passport confiscation and wage theft are two of the most common and abusive practices affecting

Safe Migration or Securitized Borders? How Anti-Smuggling Policies Shape Migrant Workers’ Rights

Safe Migration or Securitized Borders? How Anti-Smuggling Policies Shape Migrant Workers’ Rights

Debates over “safe migration” increasingly collide with the reality of securitized borders. Governments around the world justify anti-smuggling policies as necessary to combat organised crime and protect migrants from exploitation. However, in reality, such actions