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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

Scores of workers protest against omnibus Jon Creation Law in Indonesia

Scores of workers protest against omnibus Jon Creation Law in Indonesia

Indonesia - On Friday, the President of Confederation of Indonesian Workers Trade Union (KSPI), Said Iqbal announced that thousands of laborers, farmers, fishermen, migrant workers, and domestic workers will be protesting demanding House of Representatives

Indian Railway To Ply Special Trains To Ferry Migrants Amidst Lockdown

Indian Railway To Ply Special Trains To Ferry Migrants Amidst Lockdown

India - In order to make serious amendments of the wrongs done in the previous two Covid-19 waves, the Indian government has urged all state governments to ensure there is arrangement of special trains for

Labor Ministry Prepares In Advance For Third Wave Challenge Over Migrant Workers

Labor Ministry Prepares In Advance For Third Wave Challenge Over Migrant Workers

India - Keeping in mind the plight of migrant workers, the Indian Labor Ministry has now decided to open 21 monitoring centers across India that will help to track the movement of migrant workers and/or

Housing crisis of migrants in India needs to be a priority

Housing crisis of migrants in India needs to be a priority

India - Shelter a basic human need for survival is what migrant workers in India are devoid of, leaving them living in rather precarious circumstances. While urbanization has led to increasing pressure on infrastructure and

Covid-19 Threat: Food companies push for more temporary foreign workers as chronic labour shortage worsens

Covid-19 Threat: Food companies push for more temporary foreign workers as chronic labour shortage worsens

Canada - The covid-19 pandemic is affecting labourers and markets in Canada. About 130 people got sick in one day last week at a chicken plant in Brampton, Ontario, northwest of Toronto. Some workers were

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

Thailand still the first choice of civilians in Myanmar

Thailand still the first choice of civilians in Myanmar

Thailand - Despite several attempts to pit across the dangers of illegal border crossings, civilians in Myanmar are not ready to fudge from their decision to sneak into Thailand to avoid the turbulent climate of

How the economic migrants are being overlooked grossly from “refugee” status

How the economic migrants are being overlooked grossly from “refugee” status

How can countries legalize the flow of people who are not accounted as refugees? This question has been shone upon palpably as recent years have witnessed a remarkable increase in humanitarian emergencies and migrant crises

Lebanon’s Kafala System: debate ensues after man is seen assaulting a migrant worker in a viral video

Lebanon’s Kafala System: debate ensues after man is seen assaulting a migrant worker in a viral video

Lebanon - A shocking video that showed a Lebanese man assaulting a foreign worker in town of Jouret el-Ballout, a predominantly Christian locality in central Lebanon, has been making rounds. The man has been arrested