The Saudi Arabia government has threatened to end the hiring of Nepalese migrant workers to the country, if Nepal will not provide safe access to housemaids stopped in India. India stopped about 3,000 Nepali women illegally flying to the Gulf country last week upon the request of Nepal government. Flying from foreign airports for overseas [...]
On January 2, the Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC) called on the government to review its recent decision to allow foreigners to work in sectors where locals were already employed, according to Bernama. This policy decision would have a “far reaching and serious impact” on the long term employment of locals because they would be [...]
The ministry has asked grassroots authorities to improve handling of labour disputes to ensure the country’s 240 million migrants are paid before the Spring Festival, which falls on Jan 23. The All-China Federation of Trade Unions, the top trade union organisation, released a statement on Thursday Dec 29, asking nationwide unions to make efforts to [...]
Thailand is still grappling with the aftermath of the historic October 2011 floods that swamped 1,500 factories in more than 20 provinces, killed 700, and left hundreds of thousands of workers jobless. Natural disasters are especially hard on migrant workers and may increase their vulnerability to exploitation such as human trafficking. With support from the [...]
The recent report of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) on the trade policies of Thailand to the WTO General Council Review reveals a serious violation of the fundamental rights of workers. The report highlights that there are no provisions in Thai labour or trade policies for the protection of the migrant workers, various ethnic [...]
When floodwaters hit Bangkok, migrant worker Tha Gay was immediately fired. He lost his work permit and with it his legal status, then was arrested and deported back to Myanmar. But the 23-year-old construction worker was soon back in Bangkok after he borrowed 16,000 baht ($500) and paid a broker for a space in an [...]
At the recent ILO Governing Body that took concluded last week, they approved the 362nd Report of the Committee of Freedom of Association. Included in this report were recommendations pertaining to the complaint case number 2620 filed by the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions and the International Trade Union Confederation on behalf of the Migrant [...]
Thailand’s devastating floods have forced nearly 100,000 Myanmar migrant workers to return home, raising their government’s concerns about declining remittances, international labour sources said Saturday November 19. Thailand’s Immigration Office at the Mae Sot border recorded 98,237 migrants returning to Myanmar between September 1-November 10, the International Organization for Migration said. Floods swamped Thailand’s central [...]
Struggling with limited resources at the Ratchaburi evacuation centre, many foreign labourers want to return to their homelands if their bosses cannot help them get through the floods. Up to 432 migrant workers, mainly male, from flooded factories in Ayutthaya, Pathum Thani, Nonthaburi, Nakhon Pathom and Bangkok are crammed into the centre. “They have limited [...]
Floods have inundated their workplaces and residences. They have lost their incomes as many factories have been temporarily shut. Living without food and money in a foreign country is a nightmare for them. The plight of those migrant workers who cannot speak Thai in this time is even worse. With limited numbers of officials and [...]
