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'Escaping hell': Myanmar scam center workers plead to go home

'Escaping hell': Myanmar scam center workers plead to go home

Hundreds of exhausted young men lie in an open-sided detention center in a seedy Myanmar border town, sweating through thick tropical heat by day and prey to clouds of mosquitoes by night.
Thailand extends work permits for migrants from Southeast Asian neighbors

Thailand extends work permits for migrants from Southeast Asian neighbors

Childhoods lost in the migration flow

Childhoods lost in the migration flow

Malaysia rejects extension for foreign worker entry deadline amid surge

Malaysia rejects extension for foreign worker entry deadline amid surge

The Malaysian government has no plans to extend the May 31 deadline for the entry of foreign workers into the country, its Home Minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail has said.
June 5, 2024 | 11:53 pm PT
Thailand works to get hostages freed, set to fly migrant workers home from Israel

Thailand works to get hostages freed, set to fly migrant workers home from Israel

Thailand said on Monday it is working with Jordan, Egypt and Malaysia to secure the release of its citizens taken hostage during a shock Hamas attack on Israel, with over 1,000 Thai migrant workers caught in the conflict looking to return home.
October 9, 2023 | 04:24 pm PT
ASEAN Summit to discuss migrant worker issues: official

ASEAN Summit to discuss migrant worker issues: official

The 43rd ASEAN Summit, scheduled to take place in early September, will discuss migrant worker issues, according to Indonesian Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture Muhadjir Effendy.
August 30, 2023 | 03:18 pm PT
Exchange rate depreciation hurts Vietnamese workers abroad

Exchange rate depreciation hurts Vietnamese workers abroad

The sharp depreciation in the Japanese yen and Taiwanese dollar means Vietnamese workers in the two places are getting paid millions of dong (VND1 million= $40.20) a month less than they had expected.
November 3, 2022 | 08:51 pm PT
Factory workers laid off, return to hometowns as order shortages persist

Factory workers laid off, return to hometowns as order shortages persist

Huynh Van Toan moved back to Ca Mau Province as his company's orders were halved to take up his old job of fishing after nearly 20 years.
August 30, 2022 | 01:01 am PT
Vietnam province struggles to prevent natives from overstaying in South Korea

Vietnam province struggles to prevent natives from overstaying in South Korea

The central province of Thanh Hoa is unable to persuade around 900 workers to return home instead of staying on illegally in South Korea.
August 17, 2022 | 08:12 pm PT
90% of Vietnamese migrant workers are low-skilled: expert

90% of Vietnamese migrant workers are low-skilled: expert

The vast majority of Vietnamese workers abroad are low-skilled, driving the future need for more high-skilled labor, experts told a Tuesday conference.
August 17, 2022 | 04:00 am PT
South Korea to hire more foreign workers, relax qualification requirements

South Korea to hire more foreign workers, relax qualification requirements

South Korea is set to take in more foreign workers, including from Vietnam, and ease qualification requirements for them, the Vietnamese labor ministry has said.
August 15, 2022 | 08:36 pm PT
No regrets: leaving HCMC a wise decision, migrants say

No regrets: leaving HCMC a wise decision, migrants say

Ignoring exhortations to stay back, many migrant workers left HCMC for their hometowns as the Covid-19 pandemic robbed their livelihoods. Today, many say they made the right decision.
March 19, 2022 | 04:30 pm PT
Bad memories, fear of Covid mean migrant workers shun cities, cause labor shortage

Bad memories, fear of Covid mean migrant workers shun cities, cause labor shortage

Still reeling from the trauma of Covid-19 lockdowns, many people have decided to remain in their hometowns rather than return to the urban centers they fled, causing a labor shortage.
February 17, 2022 | 09:09 pm PT
Migrant workers eke out Tet at homes away from home

Migrant workers eke out Tet at homes away from home

Staying put instead of returning to their hometown for Tet, the Lunar New Year festival, migrant workers are finding ways to celebrate despite pandemic concerns and financial constraints.
January 31, 2022 | 06:00 pm PT
Many HCMC workers to stay back for Tet holiday

Many HCMC workers to stay back for Tet holiday

Their incomes hard hit by pandemic related closures, many HCMC workers are choosing to stay back instead of returning home for the Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday.
January 19, 2022 | 10:31 pm PT
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