Reuters Indiaflipped into BusinessMinimum Wage Qatar approves minimum wage law, scraps worker exit permitsReuters India - by Eric KnechtBEIRUT (Reuters) - Qatar's government said on Thursday it adopted a new minimum wage law and will scrap mandatory exit visas for all workers, part of a broad labour reform program ahead of its hosting
The Washington PostImmigration A Norwegian man was thrilled to be on trial for employing undocumented migrants. Now, he’s been found guilty.The Washington PostViste had sought to trigger legal action by hiring 70 undocumented migrants, reporting himself to police and updating authorities on a regular basis. He hoped a trial would force Norway to reconsider policy
Al Jazeeraflipped into Middle East EditionMiddle East Qatar moves to announce abolishment of kafala systemAl JazeeraQatar and its labour laws have been under the spotlight ever since the country was named the host of the 2022 World Cup. Qatar has pledged to abolish its labour system that ties migrant workers to their
Labour Party (UK) New labour laws in Qatar benefiting migrant workers a ‘momentous step forward’: ILOun.org - news.un.org New legislation in Qatar which will allow foreign workers to freely change jobs and leave the country without the approval of their employers, has …
Kashmir Deadly day in Kashmir as three militants killed, migrant worker shot deadtrust.org - Thomson Reuters Foundation SRINAGAR, India, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Indian security forces killed three separatist fighters, while suspected militants shot dead a migrant worker on …
The Guardianflipped into Sport Top StoriesQatar Qatar to abolish ‘kafala’ labour next January before 2022 World CupThe Guardian - David ConnThe most deeply resented employment condition for migrant workers in Qatar, the “kafala” system, is to be abolished in January, the International Labour Organisation has announced. The ILO, a UN employment
24MATINS INDIAflipped into WorldQatar Qatar to end controversial migrant worker restrictions24matins.uk - Gregory Walton Qatar announced plans Wednesday to scrap key aspects of its controversial “kafala” labour rules, including the requirement for some workers to obtain …
Outlook Magazineflipped into Outlook IndiaKashmir Non-local workforce makes a comeback in Kashmiroutlookindia.com Srinagar, Oct 16 (IANS) Rajkumar has a packed work schedule lined up for the next fortnight. After returning to Kashmir last week this migrant worker …
Beril Karakurumflipped into Bms 27Migration Why do Indonesian Men and Women Choose Undocumented Migration? Exploring Gender Differences in Labor Migration Patternsworldbank.org Migrant workers are a key part of Indonesia’s economy. The equivalent of almost 7 percent of Indonesia’s labor force, an estimated 9 million people, …
Business (New Zealand) Tougher penalties for rogue employers exploiting migrant workersstuff.co.nz - Amanda Cropp Employers caught exploiting migrant workers may be in for a shock if tough new sanctions are adopted. Those convicted of exploitation under the …
Kyrgyzstan Number of children left unattended because of labor migration is increasing in Kyrgyzstan annuallyakipress.com AKIPRESS.COM - 107,000 children in Kyrgyzstan were left unattended by their parents because of labor migration in the first half of 2019, according …
Al Jazeeraflipped into Europe EditionAlmeria 'Consumers are not aware we are slaves inside the greenhouses'Al Jazeera - James RippingaleExploitation plagues Spain's farming province, with migrant workers paid below minimum wage and living in squalor. Almeria, Spain - Maruf Osman, a 23-year-old Ghanaian, gestures towards the slum-like and
The GuardianQatar Qatar's workers are at risk of heat stress for half the day during summer, finds UNThe Guardian - Pete PattissonA third of workers in study experienced dangerously high body temperatures, despite working ban during hottest periods Migrant labourers working outdoors in Qatar face “high” or “extreme” risk of heat
Larryflipped into More Stuff . . .World News As Qatar Readies for the 2022 World Cup, Migrant Workers Continue to Dieworldpoliticsreview.com - Stephen Groves DOHA, Qatar—More than a year later, the workers living in Building 14 of Labour City, a migrant workers’ camp in Doha, remember the gasps and screams …
BBC WorklifeEmployment 'I hadn't been home for three years': One migrant's struggleBBC Worklife - BBC CapitalChina is home to nearly 300 million migrant workers who must leave the countryside for difficult, dangerous jobs in the big city. Guo Jie, a migrant worker in Shanghai, makes a living by loading enormous
Salonflipped into News & PoliticsGreece Migrant strawberry pickers face deadly risks living in flammable shacksSalon - Reena KukrejaA migrant worker holds strawberries in Nea Manolada on April 18, 2013. (Giota Korbaki/AFP/Getty Images) Each growing season, from October to May, as many as 12,000 undocumented Bangladeshi migrant men
Canadian News Canada needs better protections for migrant workers, federal parties saythestar.com - Sara Mojtehedzadeh Federal political parties say they back stronger protections for migrant farm workers, following a Star investigation that exposed thousands of …
Richard Palbergflipped into Beautiful British ColumbiaCanadian News Snakes, rats, bedbugs, abuse. Complaints filed by Mexican migrant workers expose underside of Canada’sthestar.com - Sara Mojtehedzadeh These are among the thousands of concerns raised by Mexican migrants working on Canadian farms under conditions marked by health risks, extreme …
Ryan Lee Peacheyflipped into The Changing Nature Of Work And Employment: How Technology Is Affecting The Business EconomyUnited Kingdom The robot farmers helping to solve Britain's migrant labour shortageThe Telegraph - By Tom HogginsTwo robotic arms gingerly, almost childishly, line up their soft-shelled pincers around a raspberry, before carefully gripping the fruit and pulling. One arm successfully detachstes a perfect specimen
Liberal View How Exploitation of Migrants Sustains Capitalism's Power Over All...truthout.org - Hannah Cross Following a decade of the global financial crisis, the unravelling of neoliberal centrism and the hardening of right-wing immigration politics, the …
Sky News Australiaflipped into Sky News AustraliaAustralian News Number of skilled migrants settling in Australian regions doubles | Sky News AustraliaSky News Australia The number of skilled migrants settling in regional areas has more than doubled after a federal government push to encourage newcomers to live …
Vermont YCQM Oct. 13, 2019wcax.com - WCAX BURLINGTON, Vt. >> Darren: GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE. I'M DARREN PERRON. RIGHT NOW ON CHANNEL 3'S "YOU CAN QUOTE ME," STILL IN THE SHADOWS. CHANNEL 3 NEWS …
Richard Palbergflipped into Beautiful British ColumbiaAquaponics Migrant workers complain of overcrowded dorm rooms and agriculture chemical exposure on Kelowna farmCBC News - Brady Strachan Three seasonal migrant workers have launched complaints about their living and working conditions at a farm they were employed at in Kelowna, B.C., …
Africa South Africa: Ban Migrant Workers From Informal Jobs - Minister:allafrica.com [VOA] South Africa's Minister of Small Business Development is pushing a radical solution to last month's clashes between locals and foreigners over …
Al Jazeeraflipped into Middle East EditionMiddle East UN calls for greater heat protection for workers in QatarAl JazeeraUN study praises measures taken by 2022 World Cup organising committee but other employers could improve protections. Improved safeguards and working hours are needed to further protect labourers in Qatar
The Starflipped into CanadaHalifax, NS Dozens of migrant workers have complained of poor conditions on Nova Scotia farmsthestar.com - Taryn Grant HALIFAX—Dozens of complaints from temporary foreign workers alleging poor living and working conditions on Nova Scotia farms — uncovered in a Star …
Reuters UKThailand FEATURE -Titans of Thai fishing collaborate to tackle slaveryReuters UK - Nanchanok WongsamuthSAMUT SAKHON, Thailand, Oct 10 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Z in Mar was a housewife in the Burmese city of Bago when she saw an advertisement for a job at Thai Union Group, a global seafood supplier
Qatar Qatar: Urgently Investigate Migrant Worker Deathshrw.org - www.hrw.org (Beirut) – Qatar should thoroughly and urgently investigate and publicize the underlying causes of migrant worker deaths in light of new medical …
Syria Civilians Flee Turkey's Syria Offensive: Daily Briefhrw.org - www.hrw.org Aid workers warn that "hundreds of thousands of lives" are at risk from Turkey's push into Syria; on World Mental Health Day, Belgium show how …
University of Vermont Vermont has taken steps to help migrant farmworkerswcax.com - Ike Bendavid and Daniela Fierro BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) We've been covering the migrant worker situation in Vermont over the past few days. Farmworkers we talked to say fear of …
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