Tag: Migrant workers

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

Unable to find work to support themselves in Cambodia, workers are making risky illegal border crossings to Thailand

In his new video, Pope Francis tells the faithful not to be afraid to dream - rather, to dream together as a single human family

The move should benefit some 3,000 workers waiting to be deployed to Hong Kong, Labor Secretary Bello said