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Society 3 years ago

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Frustrated at home, domestic workers vow to fight for protection on international stage

With the government and lawmakers seemingly dragging their feet in providing better protection for I...

Asia & Pacific 3 years ago

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Indonesia, Malaysia to renew lapsed migrant labor deal

After a nearly six-year legal vacuum, Indonesia and Malaysia have agreed to resume a migrant labor a...

National 4 years ago

Amnesty dubs new Omnibus Law 'catastrophic', petition urges no confidence motion

As the human rights group called the new law "catastrophic", a change.org petiti...

SE Asia 4 years ago

Former Indonesian migrant worker sues prosecutors over false guilty charge

Former Indonesian migrant worker Parti Liyani has sued two prosecutors who charged her with allegedl...

World 4 years ago

Migrant protection agency thwarts trafficking plot to Dubai

The government agency for migrant worker protection has foiled a plan to smuggle hundreds of Indones...

Opinion 4 years ago

COVID-19 must not blind us to exploitation of workers

The pandemic has exposed the parts of modern society that we need to focus more attention on. The li...

World 4 years ago

Asia's garment workers say virus used as cover to smash unions

From factory floors in India to the warehouses of Cambodia, garment workers for global brands say th...

World 5 years ago

Sailors’ deaths highlight lack of legal protections for migrant workers

A viral video showing the burial at sea of an Indonesian crew member who allegedly endured poor work...

Opinion 5 years ago

Women manufacturing workers hit hardest

Comprising the bulk of workers without a permanent status, women workers are most vulnerable to layo...

Editorial 5 years ago

In this boat together

In this time of crisis, the government must remember that none of us is more special than the other....