Asia's Migrant Workers
4 ‘injured’ in clash between Bangladeshi migrant workers in Saudi Arabia
At least four Bangladeshi migrant workers were allegedly injured in a clash between two groups of Bangladeshi workers in Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh on Saturday evening local time.
Malaysia to launch multi-lingual app for workers to expose errant employers
The Malaysian Human Resource Ministry will introduce a new application that will enable a two-way communication between the government and local and foreign workers, Minister Datuk Seri M Saravanan has said.
Forcing migrant workers to wear wristbands is discriminatory and criminalises them: Malaysian NGO
Making it compulsory for all migrant workers to wear wristbands would be a discriminatory move, says Tenaganita, a non-governmental organisation in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia
Kuwait won’t renew work, residency permits for expats aged 60 years and above
Decision to take effect from January 1, 2020 with maximum 3 months’ deadline for departure
Stranded in Ethiopia’s conflict zone: 104 Bangladeshi expats rescued
A UN convoy has rescued 104 Bangladeshi expatriates in Ethiopia with the help of Bangladesh’s foreign ministry and the Bangladesh embassy in Addis Ababa.
Malaysia to begin implementing plans regarding undocumented migrants’ status from Nov 16
The Malaysian government will implement two plans involving undocumented migrants, including regulating their presence in the country by ensuring that they are legally employed, Malaysia’s Home Minister Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin has announced.
Saudi Arabia to relax foreign workers’ sponsorship terms in March 2021
Saudi Arabia announces new plans to ease foreign workers’ contractual restrictions, improving a controversial seven-decade-old sponsorship system known as kafala.
Malaysia has agreed to reopen labour market for Bangladeshis: ministry
Malaysia has agreed to reopen its labour market for Bangladeshi migrant workers soon, according to a press release of expatriates’ welfare ministry.
