Tag: Migrant workers
Christian youth group joins calls for release of Filipino woman on...
Veloso is currently detained in Indonesia and is facing the death penalty after she was arrested in 2010 for drug trafficking
Parents of Filipino woman on Indonesia’s death row appeal for help...
Veloso was convicted of drug trafficking in Jakarta in 2010 but she claimed that she was a victim of human trafficking
Philippine bishop welcomes Taiwan’s decision to increase wages of migrant workers
Effective August 10, the monthly pay for migrant workers in Taiwan is at NT$20,000 (US$665.70) from the previous NT$17,000 (US$565.90)
Bitter harvest: Malaysian palm oil farmers face labor crunch
Palm oil is a controversial commodity, blamed by environmentalists for fueling the destruction of rainforest in Malaysia and Indonesia
Philippine Catholic bishop appeals for help for Filipinos in Sri Lanka
“For their safety and their protection we support the repatriation of our Filipino nationals in Sri Lanka," said Bishop Ruperto Santos
Not so personal ‘personal’
A personal parish is created by the bishop to “better serve Catholics of a particular rite, language, nationality, ethnicity"
Bankrupt Sri Lanka allows younger women to work abroad
Remittances from Sri Lankans working abroad have long been a key source of foreign exchange for the country
Deaths of Asian migrant workers in Gulf states mostly ‘unexplained, unnecessary,’...
Government data on migrant worker deaths are fragmented, incomplete and inconsistent, says a report released by non-government groups
Hong Kong judge rules in favor of abused Filipino domestic worker
The judge said it is "manifestly irrational and unsound" for the police to dismiss the possibility of forced labor
Prominent Catholic advocate of migrants’ rights in Singapore dies
Bridget Tan was founder of Humanitarian Organization for Migration Economics or HOME
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