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Bangladeshi's diary spotlights Singapore migrant struggles

Bangladeshi's diary spotlights Singapore migrant struggles

Toiling for long hours for meagre salaries and living in crowded dormitories, migrant construction workers have helped build modern-day Singapore.
Mass outbound migration chokes roads in Hanoi, Saigon

Mass outbound migration chokes roads in Hanoi, Saigon

Major gateways in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City were blocked by hundreds of thousands of people and vehicles Friday as people headed home for the five-day break.
April 27, 2019 | 02:35 pm GMT+7
Thailand ramps up fight against forced labor with stricter law

Thailand ramps up fight against forced labor with stricter law

Thailand will use a newly amended law to crack down on forced labor with hefty fines and prison time, a move analysts said could help curb exploitative practices against migrant workers.
April 09, 2019 | 08:12 am GMT+7
Taiwan arrests seven brokers involved in Vietnamese tourists’ vanishing act

Taiwan arrests seven brokers involved in Vietnamese tourists’ vanishing act

Taiwanese authorities have detained seven people suspected of planning the ‘disappearance’ of 152 Vietnamese tourists last month.
January 22, 2019 | 01:04 pm GMT+7
Japan offers most overseas jobs for Vietnamese workers

Japan offers most overseas jobs for Vietnamese workers

Japan is expected to receive more Vietnamese workers this year, having become the most attractive labor export market in 2018.
January 19, 2019 | 01:32 pm GMT+7
Singapore urged to fix rules on hiring domestic workers to stop forced labor

Singapore urged to fix rules on hiring domestic workers to stop forced labor

Singapore must overhaul its rules and systems for the hiring of foreign domestic workers to put a stop to forced labour in the wealthy city-state.
January 15, 2019 | 05:24 pm GMT+7
11 Vietnamese migrants found in Taiwan cargo truck

11 Vietnamese migrants found in Taiwan cargo truck

11 illegal Vietnamese migrant workers have been caught hiding in a cargo truck in Taiwan's Taitung County.
January 15, 2019 | 03:10 pm GMT+7
Vietnam sends record 140,000 guest workers abroad in 2018

Vietnam sends record 140,000 guest workers abroad in 2018

Vietnam’s labor exports increased by 7 percent this year, and for a fifth straight year the number of guest workers has exceeded 100,000.
December 26, 2018 | 01:18 pm GMT+7
Japan, South Korea most lucrative for Vietnamese workers

Japan, South Korea most lucrative for Vietnamese workers

With average monthly earnings of $1,200, Japan and South Korea have become the most attractive labor markets for Vietnamese workers.
November 14, 2018 | 05:11 pm GMT+7
South Korea hunts Vietnamese, Chinese illegal migrants

South Korea hunts Vietnamese, Chinese illegal migrants

South Korean authorities are looking for two men, one Vietnamese and the other Chinese, for illegally entering the country.
October 31, 2018 | 03:11 pm GMT+7
Vietnam looks into Malaysia's detention of 41 citizens for illegal immigration

Vietnam looks into Malaysia's detention of 41 citizens for illegal immigration

The Vietnamese are among over 1,200 people detained during a crackdown by Malaysian immigration authorities.
July 06, 2018 | 12:01 am GMT+7
Vietnam, S.Korea sign MoU on labor export program

Vietnam, S.Korea sign MoU on labor export program

Qualified Vietnamese workers would be able to find work in South Korea under the program for another two years.
March 24, 2018 | 08:24 am GMT+7
South Korea may cease taking Vietnamese laborers as more overstay

South Korea may cease taking Vietnamese laborers as more overstay

More than 16,000 Vietnamese sent to South Korea last year overstayed their work visas.
April 04, 2017 | 09:35 am GMT+7
Landlords hungry for tenants blockade factory in central Vietnam

Landlords hungry for tenants blockade factory in central Vietnam

Buses carrying hundreds of migrant workers to a factory on Wednesday were stopped by angry out-of-pocket locals demanding the employees take up lodgings with them.
June 23, 2016 | 05:46 pm GMT+7
 
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