Migrant workers
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Bangladesh asks Malaysia to arrest and extradite 2 businessmen over alleged migrant worker trafficking and extortion
“Bestinet denies the existence of any syndicate supposedly controlled by Aminul or anyone else within our jurisdiction,” Bestinet’s current chief…
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Far From Home: East Asia drawing more Indonesian and Filipino maids from the Middle East, but will they be treated better?
Over the years, the mistreatment of domestic workers in the Middle East has created a number of diplomatic rows between…
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Leave requests, paperwork delays: Singapore construction firms feel the effects of Bangladesh unrest
BANGLADESHIS IN SINGAPORE As protesters celebrate Hasina’s departure, so are Bangladeshis in Singapore. “Frankly speaking, it was a sense of…
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Rescuers are 16 feet away from Indian workers trapped in tunnel, official says
NEW DELHI — Officials in India said Tuesday rescuers are 5 meters (about 16 feet) away from the 41 construction…
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Rescuers attempt manual digging to free 41 Indians trapped for weeks in tunnel
NEW DELHI — Rescuers in India began digging manually Monday in hopes of reaching 41 construction workers who have been…
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Digging to rescue 41 trapped workers in tunnel in India halted after machine breaks
NEW DELHI — Attempts to reach 41 construction workers stuck in a collapsed tunnel in northern India for two weeks…
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Germany’s government and Elon Musk spar on X over maritime rescue ships
Germany’s government has rebuked X owner Elon Musk after he criticized the recent work of migrant rescue ships that German…
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Trade groups criticised by netizens for defending practice of ferrying workers on lorries
“UNETHICAL” PRACTICE Netizens, including Singapore’s Ambassador-At-Large Professor Tommy Koh, were quick to condemn the group’s statement. CNA’s Facebook post on…
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In Malaysia, migrants say they are in limbo after promised jobs fall through
The 23-year-old, who declined to be identified for fear of backlash from recruitment agents, signed a two-year contract with a…
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