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Major migrant crackdown in Libya, 4,000 people detained

Major migrant crackdown in Libya, 4,000 people detained

Libya - Libya is witnessing one of the worst migrant crackdowns in history as hundreds of women, children have been detained in the country. On Saturday, reports revealed that several raids took place on October

British Farms Willing To Pay Huge For Migrant Workforce To Return

British Farms Willing To Pay Huge For Migrant Workforce To Return

United Kingdom - The United Kingdom is in such dire straits for migrant labor that farmers are now advertising obscenely big amounts of annual salaries for anyone who is ready to come and pick their

Ontario Ministry Of Labour Files Cases Against Farm Owners Exploiting Migrant Workers

Ontario Ministry Of Labour Files Cases Against Farm Owners Exploiting Migrant Workers

Ontario, Canada - Ontario’s Ministry of Labour (MOL) in Canada has filed charges against a Norfolk County farm in connection with an outbreak in the spring of 2020 that saw a man from Mexico contracting

United Kingdom(UK) to add temporary workers’ visas for migrant workers  to handle supply chain crisis

United Kingdom(UK) to add temporary workers’ visas for migrant workers to handle supply chain crisis

United Kingdom(UK)- United Kingdom government announced that 5,000 heavy goods vehicle (HGV) drivers and 5,500 poultry workers have been added to the existing visa scheme until Christmas 2021 to ease supply chain pressures in food

Indonesia postpones the new migrant workers’ policy as local governments need budget

Indonesia postpones the new migrant workers’ policy as local governments need budget

Migrant workers’ policy: According to the local CNA, the Indonesian authorities will now require employers of migrant workers and local governments in Indonesia to pay part of the workers' employment charges starting on July 15

Bangladesh seeks protections for its migrants amid COVID-19

Bangladesh seeks protections for its migrants amid COVID-19

Bangladesh seeks protections: Bangladesh govt is calling for social and legal protection for its migrant workers during crises Amid the ongoing pandemic crisis, Bangladesh is seeking social and judicial protection for its migrants working in

Why India Needs To Acknowledge Its Migrant Population

Why India Needs To Acknowledge Its Migrant Population

Migrant Population: Migrant workers have never been as important as they have become to India today. Post the pandemic, migrant workers were desperate for survival. They were forced to return to their hometowns, sometimes even

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

Why Malaysia Cannot Afford Migrant Labour Neglect

Why Malaysia Cannot Afford Migrant Labour Neglect

Malaysia is yet another labour intensive market that will pay dearly, if it does not start taking care of its migrant population.  With an economy that is already struggling to recover from the pandemic blow,

NGOs accuse EU’s Frontex agency of pushing back migrants from Greek waters

NGOs accuse EU’s Frontex agency of pushing back migrants from Greek waters

Last week the Guardian report revealed that the Frontex vessels were involved in illegal maritime pushback exercises to forcibly push back migrants and refugees from entering the EU via Greek waters.  The Greek Coast Guard (HCG) has