As the government sits on a draft law prescribing stricter punishment for human smugglers, the menace of trafficking people thrives, claiming lives of those traveling abroad in search of greener pastures. With the arrest of three more alleged human smugglers on Friday, the tally of those held for involvement in the ugly business has risen […]
Pushpa is an anomaly, but also a part of an increasing phenomenon, in which urban youths have one eye fixed on the Gulf countries and the other further west, on Europe and North America. After a month-long vacation, Pushpa Bajracharya flew back to Dubai on Thursday, to resume his work as a merchandiser at a […]
Malaysia appoints Synerflux to recruit workers from Bangladesh; rights groups say the decision will lead to monopoly Malaysia has appointed a private company to manage recruitment of Bangladeshi workers under the new G2G Plus system, despite rights groups’ fears that the appointment of a single company will lead to monopoly. The Malaysian company — Synerflux […]
Amid complaints that the existing human resource was way less to handle problems of the ever increasing number of Nepali migrant workers, the government has made a significant increase in the number of diplomatic staff in the Nepali embassies in various labor destination countries. The government has increased the number of embassy personnel in the […]
For the promotion of safe and secure employment abroad, the Punjab government in Pakistan is working on a rare idea of setting up its own ‘camps’ in countries of destination for migrant labourers from the province. Under the plan, the provincial government will set up residential quarters or camps in host countries exclusively for the […]
The Punjab labour and human resource department has set up the first-ever Migrant Resource Centre in the country, to plug the information gap migrant workers mostly face at home and abroad. Established with the support of the ILO at the Industrial Relations Institute, Township, the centre will provide reliable and accurate information and support services […]
Twenty-nine year old Simi lives in Chengavila Kanyakumari district with her two and a half year old son and mother-in-law. An MSc in Bioinformatics, she did not apply for a job in order to look after her child and ailing mother-in-law. Given a good package as an account manager by a company named Sea Shore […]
A Nepali garment factory worker in Ad Dulayl QIZ Jordan. A garment factory worker in Ad Dulayl QIZ Jordan Factory entrance in Ad Dulayl QIZ Jordan South Asian and Jordanian garment factory workers in a factory in Ad Dulayl QIZ Jordan. South Asian and Jordanian garment factory workers in a factory in Ad Dulayl QIZ […]
Delayed wages, harassment, sleeping 20 to a room These are just some of the things migrant workers put up with. It’s in sharp contrast to what recruiters told them they would get out of Malaysia’s vibrant economy. For the last six months, Asif Tanvir Zia, who is originally from the Rahim Yar Khan district in […]
As Malaysia’s economy starts to slow down in the face of falling oil prices and political uncertainty, Bangladeshi workers in the Southeast Asian nation are starting to feel the crunch. The value of the ringgit has gone down to a 17-year low against the US dollar amid political uncertainty. This has started to eat away […]