Tag: Migrant workers
Cambodian migrants facing lack of jobs at home want to return...
Unable to find work to support themselves in Cambodia, workers are making risky illegal border crossings to Thailand
Video: ‘Towards an ever wider WE’: Dreaming as one human family
In his new video, Pope Francis tells the faithful not to be afraid to dream - rather, to dream together as a single human family
Vaccinated Filipino workers can enter Hong Kong from Aug 30
The move should benefit some 3,000 workers waiting to be deployed to Hong Kong, Labor Secretary Bello said
Global labor migration increases by five million, says new report
The COVID-19 crisis has intensified vulnerabilities in working in foreign lands, particularly for women migrant workers
Philippines aims to deploy more nurses, healthcare staff overseas
Nurses are among the more than 10 million Filipinos who work and live overseas, with annual remittances in excess of US$30 billion
Philippines lifts ban on deployment of workers to Saudi Arabia
Philippine Airlines said it will accept Filipino workers on flights to Dammam and Riyadh, waiving rebooking fees
Philippines suspends deployment of Filipino workers to Saudi Arabia
Filipino workers are reportedly being required by their employers to shoulder the costs of health and safety protocol for COVID-19
Philippine church group welcomes abolition of Saudi Arabia’s kafala system
Human rights groups said the system generally binds a worker to one employer, leaving workers vulnerable to exploitation
Philippines welcomes Hong Kong’s suspension of mandatory vaccination for foreign workers
Hong Kong announced it would reexamine the vaccine requirement for domestic helpers following complaints raised from some sectors
Philippine bishop questions mandatory vaccination for migrant workers in Hong Kong
Hong Kong announced that it is reviewing a decision to make COVID-19 vaccinations mandatory for foreign domestic workers