Migrant Workers

By AYA BATRAWY, ASSOCIATED PRESS DUBAI, Apr 11, 2017 South Asian migrants working in the multi-billion dollar construction industry in Arab Gulf countries are shouldering the costs of their own recruitment fees while companies and their clients are reaping the benefits from inexpensive labor, according to a study released Tuesday.

WRITTEN BY ADMINISTRATOR, Mar 23, 2017 AFAIRFAX, Virginia — The forum on “Human and Labor Trafficking and Current Immigration Challenges,” organized by the Migrant Heritage Commission (MHC), discussed immigration rights and options under U.S. laws, providing hope to undocumented Filipinos, as well as victims of human and labor trafficking and domestic abuse by U.S. citizen…

PART 1: Despite ASEAN’s decade-long intention to protect migrant workers in the region, nothing has been done for the undocumented labor migrants, who continue to endure hardships in silence BY CAMILLE ELEMIA, Rappler, Feb 12, 2017 Part 1 of 3 KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – Filipina domestic helpers Erika*, 37, and Fe*, 34, face their daily…

http://www.economist.com/news/asia/21716584-there-obvious-solution-asias-looming-labour-shortage There is an obvious solution Feb 11th 2017 THE agencies are anonymous and unobtrusive amid the glamorous hustle of Shanghai, the better to stay in the shadows. They deal in an illegal but highly desirable product: people, specifically Filipina domestic workers to serve China’s growing middle class. Filipina helpers, says one agent, will follow…

Danica M. Uy, Businessworld, Feb. 7, 2017 THE Philippine education system and government policy are geared towards exporting highly skilled labor, resulting in domestic labor shortages in key occupations, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) reported.

BY UNITED NATIONS NEWS, FEB. 3, 2017 UNITED NATIONS-(IPS): International migration is a complex phenomenon dealing with overlapping issues relating to the human rights of migrants, mixed migration flows, international protection, smuggling and trafficking, as well as other push and pull factors affecting migration.

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2016/11/heres-why-europes-approach-to-the-migrant-crisis-wont-work?utm_content=buffer95d16&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer Between January and November 2015, approximately 1.5 million migrants reached the European Union through the Mediterranean Sea. This high level of migration continued in 2016.

by Philippine Star, March 2, 2016 BANGKOK – Governments must provide migrant laborers with the same benefits and social protections they give their own citizens, which will boost their economies and worker productivity, a United Nations official said.

The arrest of FIFA executives on a raft of fraud and corruption charges has been front-page news in recent days. But the charges brought by the Swiss and American authorities focus on bribery and embezzlement, and do not address another egregious injustice: the treatment of the migrant workers in Qatar who are building the stadiums…

There are an estimated 232 million migrants worldwide. Of that figure, 52 to 100 million are labour migrants, of which 83 per cent are female domestic workers. These are women who work as caregivers for the elderly, looking after children or carrying the responsibility of cooking and cleaning for a household. These women are also…

Earlier this week, the EU announced a new agenda to address the latest wave of migration through the Mediterranean. Some 30,000 migrants are estimated to have arrived in Europe this year already, and over 1,800 have died in the sea. Last year Syrians and Eritreans were the two largest groups of such migrants. Most of…

Earlier this week, the EU announced a new agenda to address the latest wave of migration through the Mediterranean. Some 30,000 migrants are estimated to have arrived in Europe this year already, and over 1,800 have died in the sea. Last year Syrians and Eritreans were the two largest groups of such migrants. Most of…

MANILA, Philippines – Sen. Juan Edgardo Angara has called for a review of the country’s migration policies to make them more responsive to the present needs of overseas Filipino workers (OFW).

MANILA, Philippines – Sen. Juan Edgardo Angara has called for a review of the country’s migration policies to make them more responsive to the present needs of overseas Filipino workers (OFW).

Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz is urging the over 12,000 Filipinos who are illegally staying in Jordan to take advantage of the the 60-day amnesty period approved by the Jordan Ministry of Labor to correct their status.

Almost 5,000 Filipinos left their homes every day between 2010 and 2013 to seek work overseas, government data shows, most hoping to provide an education for their children and to meet the most basic needs of their families.

ALMOST 5,000 Filipinos left their homes every day between 2010 and 2013 to seek work overseas, government data show, most hoping to provide an education for their children and to meet the most basic needs of their families.

MANILA, Philippines – The United Nations (UN) General Assembly has adopted a resolution giving protection to women migrant workers against abusive employers and exploitation.

OFW Guide Filipinos leaving for abroad to work as domestic workers should be aware of their rights to a minimum salary of $400 a month, regular days off, and decent treatment from employers.

MANILA, Philippines – Investments of families receiving remittances from Filipinos abroad surged in the fourth quarter to its highest level since 2007, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas said.

Senior diplomats from South Asian missions in the Kingdom have welcomed plans to set up separate courts to settle labor disputes. These courts will operate under the Ministry of Justice, said Hattab Al-Anazi, spokesperson for Labor Ministry.

MANILA, Philippines—The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has lauded the government of Bahrain for its labor reform program, which includes new regulations aimed at upholding the welfare of migrant workers, including overseas Filipino workers (OFWs).

UNITED NATIONS – The number of migrants around the world rose above 230 million in 2013 with the United States, Western Europe and the Gulf oil states the biggest draws, the UN said Wednesday, September 11.

More job opportunities are being presented to Filipinos in Europe as the European Union (EU) needs about 2 million migrant workers who will augment the region’s sagging work force due to its aging population.

European Union (EU) Ambassador Guy Ledoux said there are two million jobs available for migrants, including overseas Filino workers (OFW), amid record-high unemployment and fragile economies in Europe.

MANILA, Philippines – Filipinos and other foreign workers in South Korea have been granted an increase in the minimum wage.

International migrants send home over US$ 400 billion a year, yet they and their families often lack basic social protection. That is where microinsurance can step in. GENEVA (ILO News) – Migrants often serve as the equivalent of an informal insurance policy when adversity strikes their families back home but they themselves tend to be…

International migrants send home over US$ 400 billion a year, yet they and their families often lack basic social protection. That is where microinsurance can step in. GENEVA (ILO News) – Migrants often serve as the equivalent of an informal insurance policy when adversity strikes their families back home but they themselves tend to be…

Twenty countries will adopt Philippine initiatives to protect women and overseas Filipino workers, especially in crisis situations, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said.

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Some 11.5 million foreigners, among them Filipinos, are living in the United States without proper immigration documents, according to estimates released by the US Department of Homeland Security on Friday (Saturday in Manila).