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migrant-protection

Editorial 8 years ago

EDITORIAL: For migrants' peace of mind

Their vulnerability begins at the point of departure from their home villages and towns.

Opinion 8 years ago

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ASEAN should recognize domestic work

Often called the largest invisible workforce, there are almost 10 million domestic workers in Southeast Asia and the Pacific.

National 8 years ago

Rights groups zero in on migrant workers' plight in Geneva

Civil society groups from Indonesia have highlighted the lack of government policies that guaranteed the protection of Indonesian women migrant workers during the ongoing UN Human Rights commission meeting on migrant workers rights, held on Sept. 4-Sept. 13 in Geneva, Switzerland.

SE Asia 8 years ago

ASEAN shelves declaration on rights of migrant workers

ASEAN member states have failed to reach a consensus on a highly anticipated migrant workers' protection instrument, prompting the region's senior officials to shelve the declaration for the next summit in November.

National 8 years ago

Govt’s bolder steps expected as hundreds of workers still locked up

The West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) administration is still waiting for progress in the Foreign Ministry’s efforts to release 300 Indonesian citizens seeking to work in Saudi Arabia, who have been locked up in Riyadh, the largest city in the country.

National 8 years ago

Trafficked and abused in Saudi Arabia, Indonesian workers scramble to go home

The Indonesian Embassy and the Saudi authorities are investigating a report that claims hundreds of Indonesian migrant workers are being locked up by a recruitment company in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

National 8 years ago

300 Indonesians reportedly locked up in Saudi Arabia

The government is investigating reports that around 300 Indonesian citizens seeking to work in Saudi Arabia have been locked up in Riyadh, the largest city in the country.

National 8 years ago

New passport rule stigmatizes, burdens migrant workers: NGO

Migrant Care executive director Wahyu Susilo said a new regulation that requires aspiring Indonesian migrant workers to have Rp 25 million on a bank account when applying for a passport was a policy based on prejudice and suspicion.

National 8 years ago

Rumor on bank balance requirement for passport applicants denied

Directorate General of Immigration spokesperson Agung Sampurno has denied a rumor claiming that all new passport applicants must have Rp 25 million (US$1,877) in their bank accounts.

National 8 years ago

Death, torture cases reveal issues faced by migrant workers

Success stories of Indonesian migrant workers (TKI) also come with bitter tales, such as Sarafiyah Binti Muhammad Saleh who died after allegedly being tortured by her employer in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates.

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migrant-protection

EDITORIAL: For migrants' peace of mind

PREMIUM ASEAN should recognize domestic work

Rights groups zero in on migrant workers' plight in Geneva

ASEAN shelves declaration on rights of migrant workers

Govt’s bolder steps expected as hundreds of workers still locked up

Trafficked and abused in Saudi Arabia, Indonesian workers scramble to go home

300 Indonesians reportedly locked up in Saudi Arabia

New passport rule stigmatizes, burdens migrant workers: NGO

Rumor on bank balance requirement for passport applicants denied

Death, torture cases reveal issues faced by migrant workers

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ASEAN should recognize domestic work