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Foreign workers closer to receiving BoI reprieve

jacobo — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:33:32 Eastern Standard Time

The government will consider extending the period allowed to Board of Investment-promoted industries for employing foreign workers to ease the labour shortage in some sectors.

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Dressed like locals but illegals can't talk their way out of raid

jacobo — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:33:32 Eastern Standard Time

JOHOR BARU: They are illegal foreign workers but they look and dressed just like locals.

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The real answer to refugee woes

jacobo — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:33:32 Eastern Standard Time

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia feels voluntary repatriation and re-integration of returnees are practical solutions to the problem of refugees facing the Muslim world.

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SL, Kuwait ink deal

jacobo — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:33:32 Eastern Standard Time

Sri Lanka signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the State of Kuwait on employment migration.

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Recruiters see more OFW deployment in Iraq, Libya

jacobo — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:33:32 Eastern Standard Time

MANILA, Philippines - More Filipino workers are expected to get employed overseas with the lifting of the deployment ban in Northern Iraq and Libya.

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408 illegal foreign workers arrested

jacobo — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:33:32 Eastern Standard Time

MUSCAT The joint inspection team at the Ministry of Manpower, in cooperation with Royal Oman Police (ROP), has arrested 408 illegal domestic workers in raids across the Sultanate.

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Foreigners with TB Whose responsibility is it?

jacobo — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:33:32 Eastern Standard Time

SINGAPORE: As the authorities seek to fend off a resurgence of tuberculosis (TB) here, non-government organisations (NGOs) have backed the medical fraternity's call for more comprehensive screening for foreigners.

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250 illegal immigrants nabbed in raid

jacobo — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:33:32 Eastern Standard Time

KLANG: A day out in town yesterday turned out to be a bad idea for 250 foreigners when they were caught in the middle of an Immigration Department’s dragnet.

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Cambodians queueing for a new future in Thailand

jacobo — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:33:32 Eastern Standard Time

Thousands of Khmers apply daily to work here, but many are being met with exploitative conditions and some within the country say there's plenty of jobs at home

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Walmart supplier in rights row

jacobo — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:33:32 Eastern Standard Time

A Thai union federation has requested that retail giant Walmart investigate allegations of labour rights violations by a Thai supplier in Songkhla province.

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Lee: 1,054 cases of violation of immigration laws involving Chinese nationals

jacobo — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:33:32 Eastern Standard Time

BEIJING: There were 1,054 cases of violation of Malaysian immigration laws involving Chinese citizens in 2011, including visa abuse and overstaying, said Deputy Home Minister Datuk Lee Chee Leong.

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Indonesia knows what is right or wrong, says Subra

jacobo — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:33:32 Eastern Standard Time

PETALING JAYA: Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri Dr S. Subramaniam has quashed claims by a non-governmental organisation that Malaysia is not safe for foreign workers, saying his Indonesian counterpart understands the situation.

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Indonesian activists frustrated as gov’t accepts Malaysia’s worker explanation

jacobo — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:33:32 Eastern Standard Time

KUALA LUMPUR and JAKARTA: Indonesian labor activists are crying foul over Indonesia’s government apparent acceptance of Malaysia’s claims over reported discrimination of foreign workers.

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Indonesian Police Panned for Plan to Honor Malaysia’s Top Cop

jacobo — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:33:32 Eastern Standard Time

The National Police’s plan to award Malaysia’s police chief a medal of honor has drawn strong criticism in light of recent tensions between the two countries.

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Spotlight on problems of 1.7 m Sri Lankan workers in ME

jacobo — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:33:32 Eastern Standard Time

The Foreign Employment Promotion and Welfare Ministry will highlight all unresolved employment related problems and social issues of over 1.7 million Sri Lankan migrant workers, in the Middle East at a three day international forum today in Amman, Jordan.

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UAE extends medical testing in home countries

jacobo — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:33:32 Eastern Standard Time

More than 50% of migrant workers from Sri Lanka and Indonesia failed their medical tests and were barred from entering the UAE since the Ministry of Health instituted mandatory health screening, in applicants home countries, from 1 October last year.

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Disease pandemic fears rise as migrant workers go unchecked

jacobo — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:33:32 Eastern Standard Time

Fears are rising over the spread of serious communicable diseases among migrant workers as the government's policy on nationality verification does not require them to undergo annual health checks.

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Comprehensive database of foreign workers soon

jacobo — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:33:32 Eastern Standard Time

The Central Taskforce on Money Laundering has decided to prepare a comprehensive on foreign workers in Bangladesh in a bid to check funnelling out money abroad.

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Policy direction gone wrong?

jacobo — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:33:32 Eastern Standard Time

Despite initiatives taken by the government to discourage the migration of unskilled labor, the third category in order of significance after skilled and semi-skilled, the island has, however, failed to adhere to its policy in 2011.

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Jakarta accepts Malaysia’s explanation on worker discrimination claim – Subra

jacobo — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:33:32 Eastern Standard Time

SERDANG: The Indonesian Government has accepted Malaysia’s explanation on the claim by Tenaganita chief Irene Fernandez that foreign workers in the country were discriminated against.

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Kuwait- 'Protocol covering rights & duties of Sri Lankan workers signed

jacobo — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:33:32 Eastern Standard Time

(MENAFN - Arab Times) Kuwait's Minister of Social Affairs and Labor Lt. Gen. Ahmad Abdulatif Al-Rujaib on Thursday signed a cooperation protocol with Sri Lankan Minister of Foreign Employment Promotion and Welfare Dilan Perera to protect the rights and duties of expats and exchange of experience

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Registration period for illegal migrants to be extended

jacobo — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:33:32 Eastern Standard Time

BANGKOK, 11 May 2012 – Employment Department Director-General Prawit Kiangpol says the period for nationality verification for illegal migrant workers should be extended.

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Subra: Indonesia accepts Malaysia's explanation of alleged abuse

jacobo — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:33:32 Eastern Standard Time

SERDANG: Indonesia has accepted Malaysia's explanation on the alleged abuse of foreign workers as claimed by an NGO here.

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Insure all foreign workers

jacobo — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:33:32 Eastern Standard Time

PETALING JAYA: The Labour Department has warned employers to provide insurance coverage for their foreign workers or face legal action.

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New medical tests for migrant workers

jacobo — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:33:32 Eastern Standard Time

DUBAI // Workers from Ethiopia will need to pass tests for 16 medical conditions, including HIV and tuberculosis, in their home country before they are granted visas to live and work in the UAE.

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South Korea arrests illegal migrant workers

jacobo — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:33:32 Eastern Standard Time

KATHMANDU: South Korea started taking action against illegal migrant workers from Thursday. The popular destination among Nepali youths has arrested over a dozen illegal Nepali workers in the last three days.

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Big promise, small pay

jacobo — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:33:32 Eastern Standard Time

Before leaving for the United Arab Emirates in early 2008, Shakil Hossain signed a job contract that offered him a monthly wage of 1,200 dirham (1 dirham equivalent to Tk 22). It was quite lucrative for the plumber although he had to spend Tk 2.5 lakh for the job in Dubai that he believed would change his fate.

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Prior screening cuts incidence of disease among expats by half

jacobo — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:33:32 Eastern Standard Time

Dubai Medical screening of expatriate workers in their home countries has reduced the rate of positive test results for diseases by half, a senior Ministry of Health official said.

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Home country medical screenings havecut by half cases detected positive: MoH

jacobo — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:33:32 Eastern Standard Time

DUBAI: The initiative to carry out a medical check-up for expatriate workers in their home countries has proved successful, according to Health Ministry officials.

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Gov't lifts OFW ban in northern Iraq

jacobo — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:33:32 Eastern Standard Time

MANILA, Philippines - The Philippine government has lifted the ban on the deployment of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to Iraq’s northern Kurdistan region, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said yesterday.

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Insure all foreign workers

jacobo — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:33:32 Eastern Standard Time

PETALING JAYA, Malaysia - The Labour Department has warned employers to provide insurance coverage for their foreign workers or face legal action.

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Labour Dept: Foreign workers must be insured

jacobo — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:33:32 Eastern Standard Time

PETALING JAYA: Employers who fail to obtain insurance protection for their workers will be severely punished, warned the Labour Department today.

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Sri Lanka, Kuwait to forge stronger relations, signs agreement to protect worker rights

jacobo — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:33:32 Eastern Standard Time

May 12, Kuwait: Sri Lanka and Kuwait have agreed to strengthen bilateral relations between the two states and exchange experiences in various fields.

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Govt must ‘stop rambling’ and appoint envoy to Malaysia

jacobo — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:33:32 Eastern Standard Time

Lawmakers want the government to appoint a permanent ambassador to Malaysia as soon as possible to protect Indonesian migrant workers in the country.

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First 10 months of FY12: Workers’ remittances rose over 20pc to $10.88bn

jacobo — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:33:32 Eastern Standard Time

KARACHI: Overseas Pakistanis remitted an amount of $10.877 billion in the first 10 months (July to April) of the current fiscal year 2011-12, showing an impressive growth of 20.23 percent or $1830.38 million when compared with $9.047 billion received during the same period of the last fiscal year (July-April 2010-11).

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Decision on visa error 'irresponsible'

jaypee — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:33:32 Eastern Standard Time

A national trade union has slammed Immigration's decision to process the job-search visa applications that it had accepted in error because hundreds who had arrived under the scheme are still without jobs.

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UAE’s effort to liberalise economy may disappoint

jacobo — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:33:32 Eastern Standard Time

ABU DHABI: Long-awaited legislation that is meant to liberalise the economy of the United Arab Emirates may bring only modest changes, because of strong opposition from some Emiratis who fear they could lose out to foreigners.

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Malaysia, China To Set Up Working Group On Immigration Cooperation

jaypee — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:33:32 Eastern Standard Time

KUALA LUMPUR, May 11 (Bernama) -- Malaysia and China have agreed to set up a working group on immigration cooperation, said Deputy Home Minister Datuk Lee Chee Leong.

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Singapore's Bosses Face Stiffer Penalties For Skirting Foreign Worker Laws

jacobo — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:33:32 Eastern Standard Time

Singapore. The Ministry of Manpower is proposing swifter punishment, higher fines and longer jail terms for bosses who break the law in employing foreign workers.

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Over 600 migrants die in foreign jobs

jacobo — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:33:32 Eastern Standard Time

KATHMANDU: Over 600 Nepali migrant workers have lost their lives in major job markets — Malaysia, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates — in 2011. Data from Nepali diplomatic missions showed that 669 Nepalis lost their lives while in foreign jobs though the cause of deaths varies from workplace accidents to suicides.

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