Through the initial phase of its repatriation program, Malaysia has sent back 1,476 Myanmar citizens, while the total number of Myanmar citizens who can be repatriated through the same program might amount to as high…
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South Africa has introduced a R1 billion platform between the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) and National Empowerment Fund (NEF) for the growth of business and job creation. The exercise is estimated to cost a total…
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The Decent Work Country Program for India 2023–2027 of the International Labour Organisation offers a broad framework for reinforcing labour rights, decent employment and social protection. Built through consultations with government, workers’ and employers’ organisations,…
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The foreign labor system in Lebanon is managed by coordination between two departments: the Ministry of Labor and the General Security Directorate. Employers hiring foreign workers have to deal with immigration and residency requirements, work-permit…
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The UK pension triple lock, which ensures the State Pension is increased annually in accordance with earnings, inflation or 2.5%, whichever is the most, is being put under scrutiny again in 2026. The issue of…
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The Shabana Mahmood ILR rules are firmly in the spotlight – and if you’re a migrant worker moving to the UK, it’s important to you. The Home Secretary has hinted that he may be reconsidering…
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The next phase of the new route to legal residency is underway, with Afghan women, girls and Palestinian refugees being included among the first to be prioritised for settlement and a new pathway to settled…
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Sri Lanka is now in the process of rationalising and streamlining the country’s ad hoc labour-law framework, with the coordinating agency being the Ministry of Labour. There are a number of labour laws in place…
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A major concern in the climate-mobility debate is the differentiation of climate displacement from traditional refugee protection. The 1951 Refugee Convention was developed on the basis of persecution on certain grounds, and does not establish…
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UK Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has called for an urgent review after two small boats avoided interception and reached the Kent coast in two days. The first landing was near Folkestone on Monday and another…
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