Migrant Workers
OFWs need better social protection
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Date posted on December 27, 2021
by Louise Maureen Simeon – The Philippine Star, 27 Dec 2021 MANILA, Philippines — The government needs to step up its efforts in including more Filipino migrant workers in social protection schemes after the pandemic highlighted the unpreparedness of many overseas workers for a resilient livelihood.
‘Demand for migrant labor tripled in past decade’
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Date posted on December 20, 2021
by Pia Lee-Brago – The Philippine Star, 20 Dec 2021 MANILA, Philippines — As exemplified by the many roles of migrants considered “essential” during the COVID-19 pandemic, a new International Organization for Migration (IOM) report highlighted an increase in demand for their labor.
Migrant workers in S’pore better poised to seek help with launch of new coalition
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Date posted on July 11, 2021
‘Vaccinating Southeast Asia’s migrant workers isn’t just right, it’s common sense’
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Date posted on June 1, 2021
Migration data in Southern Asia
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Date posted on May 11, 2021
More rules for illegal migrant amnesty
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Date posted on January 5, 2021
Malaysia’s 1.7 million foreign workers to undergo mandatory Covid-19 screening
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Date posted on November 26, 2020
Where highly educated migrants come from
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Date posted on November 24, 2020
Saudi Arabia to ease restrictions on foreign workers
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Date posted on November 5, 2020
(Agence France-Presse), 5 Nov 2020 RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Saudi Arabia said Wednesday it will ease key restrictions on millions of foreign workers, as part of plans to reform its long-criticized labor policy.
Neglect of migrant workers could hurt Malaysia’s economic recovery
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Date posted on November 4, 2020
Les nouveaux Misérables: the lives of Filipina workers in the playground of the rich
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Date posted on October 12, 2020
Qatar abolishes Kafala system
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Date posted on September 25, 2020
by Mayen Jaymalin (The Philippine Star), 25 Sep 2020 MANILA, Philippines — Overseas Filipino workers displaced by the coronavirus pandemic in Qatar can now easily look for new employment, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) reported on Wednesday.
COVID-19: Spike in allegations of labour abuse against migrant workers in the Gulf
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Date posted on September 23, 2020
Commentary: Worst time ever to be an overseas Filipino worker
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Date posted on September 13, 2020
Guidelines for Labour Recruiters on Ethical Recruitment, Decent Work and Access to Remedy for Migrant Domestic Workers
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Date posted on September 4, 2020
Dismantling the kafala system and introducing a minimum wage mark new era for Qatar labour market
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Date posted on August 30, 2020
A new dawn for migrant workers in Qatar
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Date posted on August 30, 2020
OWWA allots P400 million for OFWs’ children displaced by COVID-19
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Date posted on August 28, 2020
by Mayen Jaymalin (The Philippine Star), 28 Aug 2020 MANILA, Philippines — Overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) displaced by the COVID-19 pandemic are getting financial aid from the government to pay part of the tuition of their children.
Qatar: Little progress on protecting migrant workers
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Date posted on August 24, 2020
Why migrants are good for the global economy
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Date posted on August 11, 2020
Part 2 | Cycle of debt: How migration business abets abuse of Pinoy teachers in US
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Date posted on July 31, 2020
COVID-19 pandemic and Migrant workers: What role for Trade Unions?
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Date posted on July 30, 2020
‘My world stopped spinning’ – life on hold for millions of Philippine migrant workers
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Date posted on July 23, 2020
COVID-19 and Filipino migrant workers: Issues and Policies
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Date posted on July 21, 2020
Differently-abled migrant women workers grapple with the pandemic
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Date posted on July 21, 2020
Developing world loses billions in money from migrant workers
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Date posted on July 5, 2020
Labour Migration: Covid-19 has squeezed migrants’ remittances to their families
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Date posted on June 29, 2020
ILO warns of COVID-19 migrant ‘crisis within a crisis’
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Date posted on June 24, 2020
Commentary: Pandemic brings hard lessons to Philippine migrant health policy
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Date posted on June 7, 2020
by Jeremiah Opiniano (Philstar.com), 7 Jun 2020 A supposedly festive Migrant Workers’ Day for 2020 cannot be any more subdued and cruel than this: A pandemic is threatening the lives of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs).
Virus shock seen to throw 500K migrant workers out of jobs
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Date posted on May 22, 2020