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Singapore maids learn new skills in hope of outgrowing jobs
News, dpa, Published on 15/09/2015
» Two Sundays every month, Jane Sucaldito Supapo dons a red polo shirt and heads towards Singapore's shopping district.
Indonesia bans maids from working in Mideast
dpa, Published on 05/05/2015
» JAKARTA – Indonesia will aim to stop domestic workers from going to 21 Middle Eastern countries over concerns about poor working conditions and abuse, the government said Tuesday.
Migrants struggle to get unpaid wages
dpa, Published on 05/10/2014
» Bao Da Liang was looking forward to a decent income to send home to his family in China when he first came to Singapore in April 2013 to work on construction sites.
2 charged for trafficking Cambodians
dpa, Published on 08/09/2014
» PHNOM PENH — A Cambodian court charged two men for trying to smuggle 23 people into Thailand to work, a report said Monday.
42 foreigners arrested in Malaysia riot
dpa, Published on 27/08/2014
» KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysian police arrested 42 men after a riot by up to 1,000 mostly Nepalese workers sparked fires and destroyed parts of an electronics-export factory, highlighting accusations of poor conditions for many of the estimated four million foreign workers in the Southeast Asian country.
Myanmar reduces teak production
dpa, Published on 31/05/2014
» YANGON - Myanmar will cut its output of processed teak by around a third this fiscal year, a senior official said Friday, to preserve its dwindling forests.
Cricket match "riot" in Singapore
dpa, Published on 28/03/2014
» Singapore police charged 14 people with rioting in connection with a fight that broke out earlier this week among foreign workers over a televised cricket match, media reports said on Friday.
Girl killed in Myanmar mob crackdown
dpa, Published on 28/03/2014
» YANGON - A 11-year-old girl has died from injuries sustained in a police crackdown on a Buddhist mob in Sittwe, western Myanmar, officials said on Friday.
Fifa to emphasise human rights
dpa, Published on 13/02/2014
» BRUSSELS - Human rights will play a bigger role when future World Cup venues are chosen, a top official from football governing body Fifa said on Thursday, amid concerns over freedoms in 2022 host Qatar.
Singapore to deport migrant workers
dpa, Published on 18/12/2013
» Singaporean authorities have charged 28 foreign workers and will deport another 53 believed to have been involved in the island's worst rioting in decades, reports said on Wednesday.