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Thailand: Authorities Overcharge Migrant Workers For Covid-19 Tests

Thailand: Authorities Overcharge Migrant Workers For Covid-19 Tests

Thailand - Rights activists accused Thai authorities of overpricing Covid-19 test kits for migrant workers in Thailand. Activists said this is discrimination against migrant workers. Migrant workers who wish to work in Thailand are required

Covid-19 pandemic: Migrant Workers’ Long Road Back To Cities Paved With Debt

Covid-19 pandemic: Migrant Workers’ Long Road Back To Cities Paved With Debt

India - The third wave of Covid-19 is once again affecting the country. Ever since the news of the Omicron variant being detected in India, migrant workers started to worry about their life. Migrant workers

Taiwan: Uproar in the nation as migrant workers demand job changes

Taiwan: Uproar in the nation as migrant workers demand job changes

Taiwan - There was a huge march in Taiwan where migrant workers were seen demanding for freedom to change their employers whenever needed and not the bondations of stocking one employer their whole life. The

Vaccines become more accessible to farmworkers; Problems persist

Vaccines become more accessible to farmworkers; Problems persist

United States - The covid-19 pandemic affected the migrant workers of North Carolina, United States. The immigrant farmworkers were in a vulnerable position as they were not granted sick leave protections during the start of

Bihar migrants try to find their way back home after concerns about Covid-19 lockdown

Bihar migrants try to find their way back home after concerns about Covid-19 lockdown

India - Bihar is one of the Indian states with the largest population of migrant workers. Most of them migrate to other states in search of better pay, healthy living and easy employment but given

Migrant workers arrested by IDF on charges of infiltration

Migrant workers arrested by IDF on charges of infiltration

Israel - IDF troops have reportedly arrested two Sudanese migrant workers as they entered the territory of Israel via Lebanon. On Saturday night, they were arrested after they were identified by the IDF while crossing

Covid-19 wave affects migrant workers the most; Migrant workers scared of 3rd wave

Covid-19 wave affects migrant workers the most; Migrant workers scared of 3rd wave

India - It has been two years since the coronavirus pandemic started. The first lockdown was imposed in 2020 to curb the spread of the virus. However, the lockdown affected the migrant workers the most.

Migrant workers tilted to illegal ways to gain access to work abroad in Indonesia

Migrant workers tilted to illegal ways to gain access to work abroad in Indonesia

Indonesia - has been looking to legalize a lot of procedures that come with migrant workers shifting from the country to other foreign lands. However, this was specifically highlighted when the administration of Central Lambo

Singapore: Migrant worker jailed for 6 months for biting fellow worker’s finger over water dispute

Singapore: Migrant worker jailed for 6 months for biting fellow worker’s finger over water dispute

Singapore - In a bizarre incident in Singapore, a migrant worker bit his fellow worker’s finger over a water dispute. On Thursday, the migrant worker was sentenced to six months in jail after pleading guilty

Here’s how employers are pushing workers to get vaccinated

Here’s how employers are pushing workers to get vaccinated

India - has been fairly successful in vaccinating its citizens and especially the labor force. It can be gathered by the data released that nearly 128 millions in India, which is 50 percent of the