migrant workers

Qatar reserves inhuman treatment to migrant workers during COVID-19, hundreds of Nepalese expelled and detainedQatar reserves inhuman treatment to migrant workers during COVID-19, hundreds of Nepalese expelled and detained

Qatar reserves inhuman treatment to migrant workers during COVID-19, hundreds of Nepalese expelled and detained

Last month Qatar deported hundreds of Nepali workers, most of them building infrastructure for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, under…

May 4, 2020
94% of COVID-19 cases in Qatar are foreigners, daily stats show94% of COVID-19 cases in Qatar are foreigners, daily stats show

94% of COVID-19 cases in Qatar are foreigners, daily stats show

Qatar has made promising commitments to support migrant workers during this unprecedented crisis, including earmarking funds to cover quarantined migrant…

May 4, 2020
Singapore hasn’t minimized testing migrant workers in dormitories, says Gan Kim YongSingapore hasn’t minimized testing migrant workers in dormitories, says Gan Kim Yong

Singapore hasn’t minimized testing migrant workers in dormitories, says Gan Kim Yong

Many health experts have lately criticized the Singapore government for decreasing the number of tests done on migrant laborers lessened…

April 28, 2020
How Indonesian Individuals Have Funded Their Way Back HomeHow Indonesian Individuals Have Funded Their Way Back Home

How Indonesian Individuals Have Funded Their Way Back Home

Indonesian citizens stranded in Cairo, Egypt will finally be able to go back to their homeland, after they have been…

April 28, 2020
Plight of migrant workers in Singapore, unable to maintain even one-metre distance from each otherPlight of migrant workers in Singapore, unable to maintain even one-metre distance from each other

Plight of migrant workers in Singapore, unable to maintain even one-metre distance from each other

Few weeks ago, Singapore was applauded all over the world for its corona prevention  model as the country was quick…

April 24, 2020
World Bank: 40 million internal migrants affected, remittances to fall 23% in IndiaWorld Bank: 40 million internal migrants affected, remittances to fall 23% in India

World Bank: 40 million internal migrants affected, remittances to fall 23% in India

The COVID-19 lockdown in multiple countries has brought economic activities to a standstill, which has largely impacted the migrant workers…

April 23, 2020
Thailand’s migrant workers in a fix amid global pandemicThailand’s migrant workers in a fix amid global pandemic

Thailand’s migrant workers in a fix amid global pandemic

With factories shut, borders closed and people at their homes, Thailand has been in lockdown since March in a bid…

April 22, 2020
How Lack Of Facilities Is Pushing Migrant Workers Out Of Quarantine CentresHow Lack Of Facilities Is Pushing Migrant Workers Out Of Quarantine Centres

How Lack Of Facilities Is Pushing Migrant Workers Out Of Quarantine Centres

Millions of displaced Indians, who had left their villages to come to cities for work, have now fled the cities…

April 16, 2020
Sanitation workers risk it all to flatten the Coronavirus curveSanitation workers risk it all to flatten the Coronavirus curve

Sanitation workers risk it all to flatten the Coronavirus curve

Doctors and medical professionals all across the world are working at the forefront to cure the patients infected with the…

April 16, 2020
Coronavirus: How migrant workers in India walked miles to reach home amid lockdownCoronavirus: How migrant workers in India walked miles to reach home amid lockdown

Coronavirus: How migrant workers in India walked miles to reach home amid lockdown

On 23 March, a nationwide lockdown was announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to contain the spread of Covid-19. Due…

April 14, 2020