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Migrant workers’ children find access to education elusive

Migrant workers’ children find access to education elusive

India - has had an upsurge in internal migration over the past three decades, from 232.11 million in 1991 to 314.54 million in 2001 and to 455.78 million in 2011. Between the 1991 and 2011

Healthcare for migrants and refugees urgent: warns WHO

Healthcare for migrants and refugees urgent: warns WHO

The World Health Organization (WHO) has called for providing urgent healthcare coverage for migrants and refugees in its first ever report on their health that was published this Wednesday. In the report WHO has warned

New Zealand launches investor migrant visa, in effect from September

New Zealand launches investor migrant visa, in effect from September

New Zealand - To entice and attract highly skilled and investors of high value to put their money into domestic businesses, the New Zealand authorities have launched a new investor migrant visa class. The new

Indian govt’s GKRA provide jobs to 50.78 crore Migrant workers

Indian govt’s GKRA provide jobs to 50.78 crore Migrant workers

India - The Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan (GKRA) was introduced on June 20, 2020, and it will run for 125 days. Its goal is to increase the job and income prospects for migrant workers returning

EU signs partnership with Niger to curb irregular migration

EU signs partnership with Niger to curb irregular migration

West Africa - European Union and Niger have entered a new partnership, the announcement of which was made last week on July 15 in Brussels. The “Partnership to Combat Migrant Struggling” has been formulated to

Indonesia’s ban on sending migrant workers is due to misunderstanding

Indonesia’s ban on sending migrant workers is due to misunderstanding

Indonesia - According to Home Minister Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin, the "misunderstanding" about Malaysia's Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Indonesia will be cleared up shortly, allowing the republic to resume sending employees our way. Hamzah

Government loan aids migrant workers’ job readiness

Government loan aids migrant workers’ job readiness

Indonesia - The Indonesian Migrant Workers Protection Agency (BP2MI) indicated that the government is committed to offering a loan that migrant workers might utilize to prepare for their employment abroad. Benny Rhamdani, head of BP2MI,

Lengthy visa process put migrant workers ‘in limbo’

Lengthy visa process put migrant workers ‘in limbo’

Australia - Skilled migrant workers who applied for an 887 visa felt "exploited" after enduring the agonizing wait for the outcome of their visa application. The 887 visa allows applicants to "work and study anywhere

Indonesia freeze transfer of migrant workers to Malaysia

Indonesia freeze transfer of migrant workers to Malaysia

Indonesia - Due to what it believes was a violation of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) struck between the two countries on the entry of domestic workers from the republic, Indonesia has once again placed

Jharkhand’s women migrant workers rescued from Tamil Nadu

Jharkhand’s women migrant workers rescued from Tamil Nadu

India - A Jharkhand government release announced on Wednesday that six migrant labourers from the West Singhbhum region of the state had been freed from captivity in Tamil Nadu's yarn spinning factory. The migrant workers