Tag: Migrant workers
South Asia scrambles to bring home crisis-hit migrant workers
Economic fallout from the pandemic means many could be jobless for a long time, putting pressure on their home countries to step in.
Indian state halts trains to keep migrant workers on the job
An Indian state on May 6 halted trains taking stranded migrant laborers home so that work on construction sites could restart, a move widely condemned as amounting to forced labor.
Mandatory health insurance premium for Filipino migrant workers opposed
Church leaders and migrant groups in the Philippines have expressed opposition to a government plan to make mandatory the payment of health insurance premium for migrant workers.
Taiwan schools Philippines on civil liberties, sovereignty
Taiwan claims that foreign workers' rights and interests are protected by relevant laws and regulations, including freedom of speech
1.1K Filipinos with Covid-19 abroad; 319 recoveries
The number of overseas Filipinos diagnosed with coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) has reached 1,185 as 63 new cases were recorded on Friday, the Department...
Malaysia’s lockdown leaves foreign workers going hungry
Millions of migrant workers face uncertainty as employers stop pay and the govt tries to shift responsibility elsewhere
Pandemic compounds migrant workers misery in India
Jesuit priest says the main concern now for poor migrants was hunger
Cambodian migrant workers return home to bleak prospects
Thousands have left Thailand due to the COVID-19 crisis
Thai coronavirus lockdown leaves migrant workers exposed
Rights groups warn vulnerable groups will suffer the most from outbreak
Lifting of deployment ban on Filipino workers to Kuwait deplored
Labor groups accuse govt of breaking its word, adding that announcement is ‘inappropriate, if not downright insensitive’
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