Tag: Migrant workers

In recent months, victims have reported being lured to countries such as Myanmar, Cambodia, Thailand and Laos

The sector has long been reliant on migrants from neighboring Indonesia for back-breaking plantation work

There are 17 criminal cases for illegal recruitment and estafa, accounting for 7.62% of cases decided by the Supreme Court from 2015-2019

Government data on migrant worker deaths are fragmented, incomplete and inconsistent, says a report released by non-government groups

“The COVID-19 pandemic hit the fishing and seafood processing industries in Southeast Asia hard and migrant workers the hardest”

Women from the Philippines and Indonesia who work as domestic helpers have suffered more under Hong Kong's pandemic restrictions

The new department will regulate overseas employment and the reintegration of Filipino workers

Despite the inhumane conditions, many migrant fishers are unable or are afraid to leave their ships due to debts

Bishop Honesto Ongtioco of Cubao said overseas Filipino workers deserve respect for the sacrifices they’ve made

“Biases and discrimination still exist, even among us who claim that we are Christian and we belong to the Catholic Church,” said the bishops