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COVID-19: Mexico urges US to vaccinate its migrant workers

COVID-19: Mexico urges US to vaccinate its migrant workers

Mexico urges US: Mexico said it will use USMCA to ensure that the US vaccinate its migrant workers against COVID-19 Amid the ongoing vaccination efforts across the world, Mexico is calling on the United States

Goa Organises Government System of Migrant Data Integration

Goa Organises Government System of Migrant Data Integration

Migrant Data Integration: Goa has now established a ‘State Migrant Workers Cell’ to create a bridge of trust amongst the migrant working population. The Chief Minister of Goa Pramod Sawant inaugurated this recently.  As per

As the coronavirus spread faster in the country, migrant workers in Thailand are struggling

As the coronavirus spread faster in the country, migrant workers in Thailand are struggling

Migrant Workers in Thailand: Alarming reports denounce migrants in Thailand are struggling to find work and survive after coronavirus cases in the Southeast Asian nation reached record highs, and employers imposed new restrictions. In the

Covid-19, how the crisis in Russia penalizes Tajik foreign workers and their country’s economy

Covid-19, how the crisis in Russia penalizes Tajik foreign workers and their country’s economy

Tajik foreign workers: Tajikistan is one of the most remittance-dependent nations in the world and Russia is the first destination for Tajik migrant workers. Tajik migrants were unable to travel to Russia since the beginning

Thai migrants living in poor conditions in S Korea: Report

Thai migrants living in poor conditions in S Korea: Report

A number of civic groups have raised concerns about the plight of hundreds of migrant workers employed in various parts of South Korea. As per a recent Reuters report, more than 500 Thai migrant workers

Challenges for migrant workers on Mexico border

Challenges for migrant workers on Mexico border

To contain the spread of COVID-19 contagions, Mexico, Guatemala, and the United States have introduced a series of measures that have undoubtedly had an impact on the economy, on the population in general, and on

Thai Migrant Workers Die Mysterious Deaths In South Korea

Thai Migrant Workers Die Mysterious Deaths In South Korea

The Thai migrant workers are called Phi Noi or Little Ghosts in South Korea. Their lives have been made so trivial that there is no justification to their disappearance in large numbers since 2015. An

Thailand, Coronavirus spreads fast among migrant workers

Thailand, Coronavirus spreads fast among migrant workers

Thailand's local community blames migrant workers for the quick spread of coronavirus across the country. According to Thai Health authorities, COVID-19 cases pass 5,000. Only yesterday, officials have reported 548 new contagions, almost all of

ILO lauds Vietnam’s new law protecting migrant workers

ILO lauds Vietnam’s new law protecting migrant workers

Taking note of the plight of the Vietnamese migrant workers in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Vietnamese government recently passed the newly-revised Law on Contract-Based Vietnamese Overseas Workers with the aim of strengthening

Recent arrest by Thai police exposes existing bonded slavery in its seafood industry

Recent arrest by Thai police exposes existing bonded slavery in its seafood industry

Earlier this week, Thai police reported the arrest of six people including a local mayor, for trafficking five Myanmar migrant labourers onto fishing vessels and pushing them into bonded slavery. The operation conducted by the federal