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Asia
Far From Home: Why do Southeast Asia’s migrant workers struggle to get by financially despite higher wages?
FINANCIAL LITERACY MATTERS Indonesia’s newly-appointed minister for migrant workers’ protection, Abdul Kadir Karding, said on Oct 28 that he would…
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Far From Home: Migrant workers risk death, arrest and abuse by illegally entering Malaysia. Is it worth it?
Like Mr Syamsul, Mr Jaspal (not his real name) was blacklisted from Malaysia under similar circumstances: Absconding from his first…
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Far From Home: Migrant workers from Philippines, Indonesia chase higher wages abroad, but at what cost?
SAN ISIDRO, PHILIPPINES/KUNIRAN, INDONESIA: When Madam Gina Fabiano first considered leaving her wooden home in the Philippines’ Rodriguez municipality to…
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CNA Correspondent Podcast: The plight of Thai citizens trapped in Israel-Hamas war
Thai citizens are among the highest number of foreign fatalities in the ongoing Israel-Hamas War with 23 currently held hostage…
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Commentary: Amid graft probe in Malaysia, migrant labour reform becomes an urgent challenge for Anwar’s government
Since the early 1990s, Malaysia has been recruiting workers from a host of countries, beginning with Indonesia and the Philippines,…
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