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"Migrants, Wages, and the Pandemic: Where are we now on the issue of wage theft?"

Migrant Forum in Asia
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We are pleased to invite you to a webinar titled "Migrants, Wages, and the Pandemic: Where are we now on the issue of wage theft?" on 12 March at 10:30-11:30am Bangkok. It is a GCM side event being organized by Migrant Forum in Asia (MFA), in partnership with the Building and Wood Workers International-Asia Pacific, Bangladesh's Parliamentary Caucus on Migration and Development, and Commission on Human Rights of the Philippines. REGISTER HERE: https://bit.ly/385A5Rj Please feel free to disseminate this invitation to your network. #JusticeForWageTheft #SayYesToJustice #WageTheftIsAGlobalIssue
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Covid-19 fallout: Rights bodies worried repatriated migrants may slip into poverty

The Daily Star
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Wage theft campaign
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Call for an Urgent Justice Mechanism for Repatriated Migrant Workers

Migration News
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Wage theft campaign
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International Migrants Day 2020: Time to Give Back to Migrants A STATEMENT BY MIGRANT FORUM IN ASIA

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Today, December 18, 2020, marks International Migrants Day, the 30-year anniversary of the adoption of the 1990 International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of all Migrant Workers and Members of their Families, and the two-year anniversary of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly, and Regular Migration.
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GULF BHAROSA YATHRA (Hope and support tour for Gulf migrants)

National Workers Welfare Trust (NWWT)
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The series of programs titled as GULF BHAROSA YATHRA (Hope and support tour for Gulf migrants) will be conducted in the villages of Telangana State from 2nd December 2020. An awareness campaign for repatriated migrant workers from the Gulf will be conducted at Mamada Village in Nirmal District. 'Justice for wage theft' is the main theme in the program.
  • India
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JFWT Factsheet

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The factsheet takes a look at an update of the Justice for Wage Theft campaign and outlines migrant workers' pathways and situations as they access justice.
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The Clean Clothes Campaign: COVID-19 wage assurance and severance guarantee fund

Clean Clothes Campaign
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The Clean Clothes Campaign (CCC) launches the #PayYourWorkers which "aims to hold brands, retailers, and e-retailers who sell apparel responsible for the unpaid wages and severance owed to garment workers in their supply chains, urging them to maintain workers’ regular income throughout the pandemic and join a severance guarantee fund to ensure that garment workers who lose their jobs receive the severance pay and back wages they are legally owed". You may visit https://cleanclothes.org/.../pay.../covid-19-wage-assurance to know more about the campaign. #JusticeForWageTheft #sayyestojustice #wagetheftisaglobalissue
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Police investigating 9 men over alleged illegal public assembly outside industrial building in Ang Mo Kio

today online
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SINGAPORE — Nine men are assisting in investigations for allegedly protesting outside a light industrial building in Ang Mo Kio on Tuesday (Oct 18) afternoon, the police said.
  • Singapore
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Updated Wage Theft Scenarios

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Since the first publication of the Crying Out for Justice series, the campaign and understanding of wage theft has developed. This document looks at the different forms of wage theft that migrant workers experience.
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SVTD: Virtual Launch of the 3rd Volume of Crying Out for Justice: Wage Theft Against Migrant Workers during COVID-19

Migrant Forum in Asia
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SAVE THE DATE MONDAY, 21 FEBRUARY 2022 8PM-10PM Manila Migrant Forum in Asia (MFA) invites you to the virtual launch of the 3rd Volume of Crying Out for Justice: Wage Theft Against Migrant Workers during COVID-19. This report is an analysis of the cases documented by MFA members and partners as part of the Justice for Wage Theft campaign. Volume 3 is the biggest among the reports developed by the campaign as it analyses the wage theft cases experienced by migrant workers in the time of the pandemic since we started documenting cases, from July 2020 until December 2021. Further details including registration will be announced soon.
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Tales of abuse as Bangladeshi female workers return from the Gulf

Al Jazeera
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Rights groups say thousands of migrant workers in Gulf countries, mostly working as domestic help, are at risk of bad working conditions and physical and sexual assault. In November last year, dozens of Bangladeshi female workers sent a video message from Saudi Arabia pleading for help and asking to be rescued. Social advocacy groups are calling on the government to protect its workers abroad, including by increasing oversight over its own recruiting agents, offering protection for its workers in host countries, and aiding workers in distress. Al Jazeera’s Tanvir Chowdhury reports from Manikganj, Bangladesh.
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National Human Rights Institutions Joint Statement on International Migrants Day

Statement
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On International Migrants Day 2020, National Human Rights Institution of the Maldives, Nepal, Sri Lanka and the Philippines call to respect, protect and fulfill the rights of migrant workers and their families, and commit to take action to support the rights of workers to remedy for wage theft and other human rights abuses against migrant workers.
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TOP 10 BUSINESS & HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES

IHRB
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On international Human Rights Day, IHRB announced the list of Top Ten Human Rights Issues both of the year past and going forward. IHRB featured the situation of Wage Theft and MFA's call for a Justice Mechanism.
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TAKING BACK WHAT’S OURS: ACHIEVING JUSTICE IN THE TIME OF COVID-19

Migrant Forum in Asia
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On Human Rights Day, join us as we hear and celebrate the stories of success and empowerment of our migrant workers! As part of the Migrants' Month Calendar of Activities of the Justice for Wage Theft Campaign, we will be joined by advocates and returnees who will recount the stories of migrant workers who experienced wage theft during COVID-19, how they were able to achieve justice in the time of pandemic and claim back their wages as well as how they were able to empower themselves despite the challenges confronted. The event is open to all. It will be held on Human Rights Day, 10 December 2021 at 6:30PM via Zoom. Register via this link: https://bit.ly/3Inr6eK See you there!
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National Workers Welfare Trust (NWWT) Awareness campaign for repatriated migrant workers from the Gulf

National Workers Welfare Trust (NWWT)
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National Workers Welfare Trust (NWWT) organized an awareness campaign for repatriated migrant workers from the Gulf. The meeting was held at Red Cross Bhavan, NIZAMABAD, Telangana on 24th November 2020. The program was conducted in association with the Emigrants Welfare Forum (EWF) and Pravasi Mithra Labour Union (PMLU).
  • India
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National Workers Welfare Trust (NWWT) awareness campaign for repatriated migrant workers from the Gulf

Migrant Forum in Asia
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National Workers Welfare Trust (NWWT) organized an awareness campaign for repatriated migrant workers from the Gulf, which was conducted at Mamada Village in Nirmal District with 'Justice for wage theft' as the main theme of the program..
  • India
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Justice for Wage Theft Series, Volume 3 Report | Crying Out for Justice: Wage Theft Against Migrant Workers During COVID-19

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Migrant Forum in Asia releases the 3rd volume of its analysis report series, "Crying Out for Justice: Wage Theft Against Migrant Workers during COVID-19" This report is an analysis of the cases documented by MFA members and partners as part of the Justice for Wage Theft Campaign. As states go into crisis recovery, how have migrant workers been cast aside in the global response to the COVID-19 impact? How must stakeholders and duty bearers take action in ensuring that migrant workers achieve justice without delay? Volume 3 analyzes the wage theft cases experienced by migrant workers in the time of the pandemic since we started documenting cases, from July 2020 until December 2021.
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MFA, CIMS, and IIMAD: National Launch of Reports on Wage Theft Among Migrants in India

Migrant Forum in Asia
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Migrant Forum in Asia (MFA), the Centre for Indian Migrant Studies (CIMS), and the International Institute of Migration and Development (IIMAD) will be launching a report on wage theft among Indian migrant workers. The launch is scheduled on 21 September at 4-5pm IST. Please feel free to join through this link: https://meet.google.com/ecu-odbh-gtp. #JusticeForWageTheft #wagetheft #India
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3 DAYS TO GO❗ VOLUME 3 Crying Out for Justice: Wage Theft Against Migrant Workers during COVID-19 Report Launch

Migrant Forum in Asia
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Migrant Forum in Asia (MFA) invites you to the virtual launch of the 3rd Volume of Crying Out for Justice: Wage Theft Against Migrant Workers during COVID-19. This report is an analysis of the cases documented by MFA members and partners as part of the Justice for Wage Theft Campaign. Register here: bit.ly/3HNbAIl. Access the Program Agenda here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1m3NjseEC_fDeHi0sZGeF8mHutipWy6J5/view
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National launch of the reports on Wage Theft among Migrants in India

Migrant Forum in Asia
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Migrant Forum in Asia (MFA) in collaboration with the International Institute of Migration and Development (IIMAD) and Centre for Indian Migrant Studies (CIMS) are organising a virtual national launch of the study reports to initiate a wider discussion on the issue of wage theft in the Indian context. The event further aims to identify and recommend possible avenues of co-operation to address the issue. Government representatives, prominent academicians, trade unionists and civil society leaders will be part of the event. Event link - HTTPS://MEET.GOOGLE.COM/ECU-ODBH-GTP Access the program here: https://bit.ly/3EuIHiS
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Justice for Wage Theft: Migrants' Month Calendar, Activity Guide, and Registration

Migrant Forum in Asia
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MARK YOUR DECEMBER CALENDAR! Join us in a momentous celebration during Migrants' Month, a month-long celebration of International Migrants Day, in back to back activities organized by co-launchers of the Justice for Wage Theft (JFWT) campaign! We have a series of invigorating discussions lined up in the coming month! Make sure to save the date and watch out for these upcoming events on our Migrants' Month calendar, including the launch of the 3rd Volume of the JFWT case analysis report series, Crying Out for Justice: Wage Theft against Migrant Workers during COVID-19, to be held on our International Migrants Day celebration on 17 December 2021. FOR MORE INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION ON THE OTHER ACTIVITIES, CLICK HERE TO VIEW OUR ACTIVITY GUIDE: https://bit.ly/3DrPUP2
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New fund to support migrant workers in Singapore

The Straits Time
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Leap201 Singapore set up, Leap for Migrant Workers (L4M) a new fund dedicated to migrants both during and beyond the COVID-19 pandemic. The fund looks into supporting migrants where they are most vulnerable in terms of low economic security and low health security, from living in migrant worker dormitories. Singapore committed $1M and will work closely with migrant worker organizations in supporting migrants.
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The Interfaith Centre on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR) officially endorses Migrant Forum in Asia's (MFA) Call for an Urgent Justice Mechanism for Repatriated Migrant Workers

Migrant Forum in Asia
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Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR), a coalition of long-term institutional investors representing $2 trillion USD in assets under management, formally endorses the MFA's Call for an Urgent Justice Mechanism for Repatriated Migrant Workers. The ICCR recognizes numerous retailers and manufacturers in all sectors avoiding liability for systemic abuse in the past which has been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. ICCR urges companies to implement human rights due diligence in their supply chains during and following the COVID-19 crisis and call on companies and investors to support MFA’s Justice for Wage Theft campaign.
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The Migration & Diaspora Podcast Episode 19: Seeking Justice For Wage Theft for migrant workers in Asia

Loksan Harley
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In this Podcast, Loksan Harley speaks with a true powerhouse in the field of migrant rights in Asia, William Gois, the current regional coordinator of Migrant Forum in Asia (MFA). William shed light on the issue of wage theft in Asia that many migrant workers have been exposed to. He gives us the lowdown on the scale and nature of the problem, where it's happening, and what its impacts are on the migrant workers and their families and communities of origin, especially in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. And he walks us through the Justice For Wage Theft campaign he's been leading and the actions that he is calling on countries of origin and destination to take to both address the immediate needs of those afflicted by wage theft, as well as to build back better protections for migrant workers as we emerge from the pandemic.
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JFWT Human Interest Stories

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In celebration of International Migrants Day, accounts of wage theft were collected by MFA members and partners and gathered to share the different journeys of each migrant worker who faced injustice and how they navigated through it. These are stories of justice delayed and of the need for reforms in our justice systems. These stories are only some of many more untold experiences of survivors who are crying out for justice, who are seeking access to justice, and seeking support as they transition to a post-pandemic world.
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PRESS RELEASE | MFA Releases Second Volume of Case Analysis Report, “Crying Out for Justice: Wage Theft Against Migrant Workers during COVID-19”

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For immediate release/ Manila, 30 June 2021 — Migrant Forum in Asia (MFA) members and partners have together launched the second volume of the bi-annual analysis report, “Crying Out for Justice: Wage Theft Against Migrant Workers during COVID-19” which documents cases of wage theft from the period of January and May 2021. The report marks the first anniversary of the Justice for Wage Theft campaign. A joint effort by a large coalition of trade unions and civil society organisations inaugurated on 1 June 2020, the campaign calls for an urgent justice mechanism for migrant workers repatriated due to the COVID-19 pandemic without being paid their due wages, salaries, and end-of-service benefits. More than a year after the pandemic, up to millions of migrant workers are still anxiously waiting for their wages, as there has been hardly any progress with respect to access to justice.
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Appeal 5: Measures for Addressing Wage Theft Affecting Millions of Migrant Workers in the Times of COVID-19

Appeal
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Five months after the initial call, as the pandemic continues to wreak havoc across the globe, workers continue to return, nameless and faceless, to their countries of origin without their hard-earned wages and benefits. Now more than ever before, we renew our call on the countries of origin and the countries of destination to honour their commitment to respect, protect and fulfill the rights of migrant workers, taking immediate and practical measures to remedy wage theft and to ensure justice for affected migrant workers.
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GFMD Side Event: Non-Payment of Wages and Benefits: Impacts on the Life of Migrants and their Families Post-COVID-19

GFMD
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Description: Migrants have faced enormous challenges this year due to the closure of businesses amid lockdowns. Many migrant workers have faced termination, with employers unable or unwilling to provide earned wages and end-of-service benefits. Some of these workers have also been repatriated without the means to seek redress for grievances related to non-payment of wages. While the non-payment of wages is not a new issue, it is one that has been aggravated by the economic situation faced by many countries, with existing justice systems unable to handle the increase in cases. While recognising the magnitude of the issue, this event will provide an avenue for an interactive exchange between stakeholders present and touch upon what has been done, and what remains to be done. It will identify and assess policies, measures and initiatives taken by governments to address the issue, as well as the gaps and challenges that continue to await remedy.
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Will I be able to fight my UAE wage theft case in India?

Migrant Forum in Asia
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Chirstopher Shaji, a 46-year-old Indian civil engineer, is fighting a case in the UAE for his unpaid salary and other benefits after being laid off by his company. The company had cited fund crunch due to COVID-19 outbreak.
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Will I be able to fight my UAE wage theft case in India?

Migrant Forum in Asia
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Chirstopher Shaji, a 46-year-old Indian civil engineer, is fighting a case in the UAE for his unpaid salary and other benefits after being laid off by his company. The company had cited fund crunch due to COVID-19 outbreak.
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Crying Out for Justice Vol. 4

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As the Justice for Wage Theft Campaign enters its fourth year, it redoubles its commitment to holding stakeholders accountable for the rightful compensation owed to workers. It advocates for the implementation of robust justice and protective mechanisms ensuring that every worker, especially migrants, receives the remuneration they are rightfully entitled to and for which they have worked tirelessly for. Through strategic partnerships and a growing coalition, the campaign envisions a world where every worker is treated with dignity and is shielded from the scourge of wage theft.
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Alternatives to Dispute Settlements: Use of Technology in Accessing Justice for Migrant Workers

Migrant Forum in Asia
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As part of the series of activities for the month-long anniversary of the Justice for Wage Theft campaign and as the culminating program, MFA and the Lawyers Beyond Borders (LBB) Network are co-organizing the “Alternatives to Dispute Settlements: Use of Technology in Accessing Justice for Migrant Workers”. Objectives: 1.) To have an exchange on existing models of dispute settlement mechanisms that utilizes digital technology aside from the ADGM; 2.) To assess the feasibility of these mechanisms in addressing the issue of wage theft at present and post-COVID.
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"South Asian Perspectives on Wage Theft and Access to Justice: A Virtual Launch of Wage Theft studies in Bangladesh, India, and Nepal"

Migrant Forum in Asia
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As part of the month-long commemoration of the one-year anniversary of the campaign, MFA, together with the Refugee and Migratory Movements Research Unit (RMMRU) Bangladesh, The International Institute of Migration and Development (IIMAD) India, and the South Asia Regional Trade Union Council (SARTUC) Nepal, are organizing "South Asian Perspectives on Wage Theft and Access to Justice: A Virtual Launch of Wage Theft studies in Bangladesh, India, and Nepal"
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‘I Will Fight for Compensation’

Migrant Forum in Asia
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An Indian woman tailor in UAE who was injured in a road accident and repatriated in a wheelchair has moved papers to fight a compensation case. On September 19, 2019, Anitha Kumary, a 51-year-old Indian woman tailor, was hit by a car in Abu Dhabi. She suffered a severe head injury and lost consciousness. She was rushed to the Acute Emergency section of Sheikh Khalifa Medical City. She was put in the Intensive Care Unit for five days and when medics found some progress, she was moved to the monitored bed. Finally, she was discharged on October 6. Even at the time of discharge, she wasn’t able to stand independently or sit without support. And on a wheelchair, she was repatriated to India on October 15.
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‘GarmentWorkers under Threat from Labour Deregulation in Asia - A Review of recent Labourand Employment Law changes in Cambodia, India, Indonesia and Sri Lanka’

AFWA International
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AFWA worked with partner unions to understand and analyse the fast-moving changes and we now release the report- ‘GarmentWorkers under Threat from Labour Deregulation in Asia - A Review of recent Labourand Employment Law changes in Cambodia, India, Indonesia and Sri Lanka’. The report is a comparative analysis of labour law changes across Asia and highlights the commonalities across these nations. It highlights what has been changed in the laws and why it is important. These industry-backed labour reforms have reduced workers’ power, increased informality, lowered minimum wages, undermined strikes and sectoral bargaining, and further restricted labour consultation.
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Access to Justice is Still a Challenge for Bangladeshi Migrant Women

Migrant Forum in Asia
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A research report released last month by OKUP, a grassroots migrant organisation, in Bangladesh, reveals that out of the 262 returnee migrant women cases they compiled, nearly 95 percent of them were recruited by unauthorised sub-agents or sub-sub-agents.
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Policy Brief No. 4/August 2021, "Addressing systemic challenges of wage theft: Bangladeshi COVID returnees from the Gulf"

Migrant Forum in Asia
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A policy brief developed by the Refugee and Migratory Movements Research Unit (RMMRU), Bangladesh, in partnership with Migrant Forum in Asia (MFA).
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Policy Brief No. 3/August 2021, "Empty-handed and Demoralized: New Evidences of wage theft among Indian return migrants during COVID-19"

Migrant Forum in Asia
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A policy brief developed by the International Institute of Migration and Development (IIMAD), India in partnership with Migrant Forum in Asia (MFA).
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Report Launch | VOLUME 3 Crying Out for Justice: Wage Theft Against Migrant Workers during COVID-19

Migrant Forum in Asia
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1 WEEK TO GO | REGISTER NOW! 21 February 2022, 8PM Manila REPORT LAUNCH CRYING OUT FOR JUSTICE: Wage Theft Against Migrant Workers During COVID-19 VOLUME 3 Analysis Report. Register here to join: bit.ly/3HNbAIl Further information on the program will be circulated soon!
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Wage Theft Documentation Workshop

Migrant Forum in Asia
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📣 SAVE THE DATE! Wage Theft Documentation Workshop 📆 14 December 2021 ⏰ 4PM MANILA As part of the Migrants' Month Calendar of Activities as well as a network-building and capacity-building initiative, the Justice for Wage Theft campaign will be facilitating a workshop for advocates on documenting cases of wage theft experienced by migrant workers, through the JFWT documentation system. The workshop aims to further build the evidence-based advocacy of the JFWT campaign. Documenters and case handlers from the Justice for Wage Theft campaign who have played a key role in building the campaign’s database of wage theft cases and development of the campaign’s analysis reports will be speaking to share their process, best practices, as well as challenges in documenting cases of wage theft reported by migrant workers. The workshop is free and open to all advocates! Further details to be announced soon. Register here to join: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYpd-yhpz0oGNfeDeam5Et2fKKKQ0qVac4i
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2 DAYS TO GO! Taking Back What's Ours: Achieving Justice in the Time of COVID-19.

Migrant Forum in Asia
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📍Taking Back What's Ours: Achieving Justice in the Time of COVID-19. 📆 10 December 2021 ⏰ 6:30 PM Manila On Human Rights Day, join us as we hear and celebrate the stories of success and empowerment of our migrant workers! As part of the Migrants' Month Calendar of Activities of the Justice for Wage Theft Campaign, we will be joined by advocates and returnees who will recount the stories of migrant workers who experienced wage theft during COVID-19, how they were able to achieve justice in the time of pandemic and claim back their wages as well as how they were able to empower themselves despite the challenges confronted. The event is open to all and will be held via Zoom. Register via this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcoceyprzsvE9XU6iztQ9pLZNaGNe2tn2v5 See you there!
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'Milking their misery': Indian state makes returning migrants pay for quarantine

Thomson Reuters Foundation News
  • India
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COVID-19: Remittance Dip Over Migrant Workers’ Wage Theft, Says World Bank

The Cheer News
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Call for justice mechanism for migrant workers’ repatriation due to Covid-19

The Business Standarad
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Rights bodies call for an urgent justice mechanism for repatriated migrants

Prothomalo
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Urgent justice tool for repatriated migrant workers urged

Green Watch
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Covid-19 And Migrant Workers: The great wage robbery

The Daily Star
  • Bangladesh
  • India
  • Nepal
  • Philippines
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74pc migrant workers failed to bring back remittance: Study

The Financial Express
  • Bangladesh
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Tharoor urges Indian missions in Gulf to record workers' wage issues during COVID-19

Onmanorama
  • India
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UAE's migrant workers fret over future in coronavirus economy

Reuters
  • Nepal
  • Pakistan
  • Philippines
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SPLC FILES CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT TARGETING ARKANSAS FARM LABOR CONTRACTOR EXPLOITING MIGRANT WORKERS

SPLC- THE SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER
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NGOs call for justice mechanism & protections for repatriated Asian workers during Covid-19 crisis

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Gulf migrant workers face crisis of unpaid wages amid pandemic

AL-MONITOR
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No pay for 5 months, passports withheld: Indians stranded in Kuwait plead for help

The News Minute
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Australia: Wage theft criminalised in Queensland

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Situational Assessment of Labor Migrants in Asia: Needs and Knowledge During COVID-19

USAID and WINROCK International
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Migrant workers starve as defiant Qatar continues exploitation: HRW

Saudi Gazette
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Remittances, COVID-19 and Wage Theft: The Impact on Migrant Workers

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Wage theft plagues L.A. garment workers. Why aren’t fashion retailers held responsible?

Los Angeles Times
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Commentary: Lawmakers must act to protect workers from wage theft

Times Union
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Brands need to commit to the WAGE ASSURANCE to make sure the people in their supply chain receive their pay.

The Guardian
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Webinar on Transitional Justice Mechanism for Repatriated Migrant Workers

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Dear friends, Hope all goes well. Greetings from MFA. We are writing to invite you to the Webinar on Transitional Justice Mechanism for Repatriated Migrant Workers, scheduled today, 08 September (Tuesday) at 2:00PM - 4:00PM CESTon the 8 September 2020 (Tuesday), from 5.00-6.30 pm (Singapore-KL time), 4.00-5.30 pm (Bangkok time), 2.45-4.15pm (Kathmandu time) . The COVID-19 pandemic has brought on immense difficulties for businesses and workers in our region. Migrant workers are one of the most affected groups during this period. Many of them have been repatriated without their due wages and benefits. UNI Apro and ASEAN Services Employees Trade Union Council (ASETUC), joined a coalition comprising trade unions and civil society organisations to raise awareness and address this serious issue. We ask for your support to attend this webinarin and encourage relevant people from your organisation to attend this webinar for a better understanding of the campaign that trade unions and civil society have a vital role in. Please refer to the accompanying program concept note for details and a poster with clickable registration link is in the attachment. You can use the registration link below to register for the event. Interpretation support will be provided for: Bahasa Indonesia, Burmese, Khmer, Thai and Vietnamese. Registration link https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_2VpPeXzcRYe0R63OTc-iIQ I look forward to your participation and support! With best regards,
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Non-resident Indian workers can ‘make use of redressal platforms, forums,’ says Kerala HC

The News Minute
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South Asian migrant workers seek justice as wage theft worsens under coronavirus

Reuters
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Conjuring victims into villains

The Daily Star
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300 RETURNING MIGRANT WORKERS ARRESTED

Amnesty International
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South Asian migrants seek justice as wage theft worsens in pandemic

The Japan Times
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Recent measures taken to strengthen wage protection in Qatar

International Labor Organization
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How Can We Combat Wage Theft And Protect Immigrant Workers?

Common Dreams
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CALL FOR ENTRIES #JusticeForWageTheft Poster Competition

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Migrant Forum in Asia (MFA), together with the Cross-Regional Center for Migrants and Refugees (CCRM) and the Civil Society Action Committee (AC), is organizing the #JusticeForWageTheft Poster Competition as part of the Justice for Wage Theft Campaign. The competition aims to raise awareness and visibility on the issue of wage theft experienced by migrant workers who have been forced out of their jobs, forced to go on unpaid leave without being given their earned wages, salaries, and benefits, and forced to return home into situations of debt bondage. THEME OF THE COMPETITION: Wage theft against migrant workers and all related issues such as non-payment of wages and end of service benefits, forced unpaid leave or reduced wages, and lack of efficient and just redress mechanisms. The competition is open internationally. All artists aged 18 and above are qualified to apply and submit an entry. A regional winner will be determined for all six regions across the globe while a global winner will be chosen from the regional winners and will be determined through a panel of judges and via online voting. The selected entries for both the regional and global level will win a cash prize. You may access the full mechanics of the competition via this link: Mechanics JFWT Poster Competition To join the competition, please submit your entry via our entry submission form: https://bit.ly/3mQ3Ye3 All entries must be submitted on or before 28 October 2020. Winners will be announced on 11 November 2020.
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SBMI ACCOMPANYING FORMER ABK COMING TO BP2MI DEMANDING UNPAYED SALARY

SBMI
  • Indonesia
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Qatar adopts a non-discriminatory minimum wage

International Labor Organization
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Qatar abolishes its kafala system, when will Singapore do so?

Transient Workers Count Too (TWC2)
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Qatar sets minimum wage; Singapore still intoxicated on cheap labour

Transient Workers Count Too (TWC2)
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CLN Helps Construction Workers Fight Wage Theft

The Catholic Labor Network
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Hundreds of Indian workers demand unpaid wages from Saudi construction firm

Thomson Reuters Foundation News
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Hundreds of Indian workers demand unpaid wages from Saudi construction firm

The Economic Times
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Policy Brief No.2 Transitional Justice for Migrant Workers: Responsibilities of Business

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Remittance to Nepal may drop to $7.4 billion in 2020, World Bank says

The Kathmandu Post
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For Persian Gulf Migrant Workers, the Pandemic Has Amplified Systemic Discrimination

The Nation
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‘Sakshi’ Telugu Daily Published a News Story on WAGE THEFT on 03.11.2020 in its Nirmal District Tabloid in Telangana State, India.

‘Sakshi’ Telugu Daily
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For Persian Gulf Migrant Workers, the Pandemic Has Amplified Systemic Discrimination

The Nation
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Appeal 5: Measures for Addressing Wage Theft Affecting Millions of Migrant Workers in the Times of COVID-19

Business & Human Rights Resource Centre
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House panel asks government to let Nepali women take up domestic help jobs in the Gulf

The Kathmandu Post
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Amherst adopts wage theft bylaw

Daily Hampshire Gazette
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18 months of non-payment, Qatari company leaves workers in the lurch Failure of justice mechanisms and no help from the Workers Support and Insurance Fund

Migrants-Rights.Org
  • Qatar
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Months of unpaid wages spark strikes by delivery drivers across China

World Socialist Website
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Qatar firms’ failure to pay leaves migrant workers destitute – report

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Big penalties for wage theft and ‘part-time flex’ work in major industrial shake-up

The Sydney Morning Herald
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No Salary Since January, UPPCL Contract Workers Threaten Indefinite Strike

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The UAE’s Wages Protection System (WPS) explained

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Migrant workers from Cianjur West Java are not paid for 7 years

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Telangana: Migrant workers lose Gulf jobs in pandemic, stare at bleak future

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Li Keqiang: Migrant workers should get paid on time, in full amount

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Long marginalised, migrant workers in Lebanon strike over pay

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Government reduces minimum salary for migrants to settle in UK

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Unresolved Labour Cases Pileup at Indian Embassies

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Migrant activists demand rollback of wage circulars

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Wage Forward: Break the poverty chain.

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“We Are All Going To Die Here” 150 workers from Orlando construction company in Bahrain, victims of wage-theft, now contend with Covid-19 infections

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“Prestigious” construction company in Bahrain leaves workers in despair

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As the economy suffers, even profitable UAE companies leave employees in the lurch

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Justice for Wage Theft: The Role of NHRIs in the Protection of the Rights of Migrant Workers

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MFA in collaboration with the National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) of the Philippines, Nepal, and Maldives is organizing an webinar titled "Justice for Wage Theft: The Role of NHRIs in the Protection of the Rights of Migrant Workers". The webinar will be held on 17 December 2020 (Thursday) at 4:00PM - 5:30PM (Manila). The webinar will aim to look at how NHRIs have taken up the issue of wage theft that has been exacerbated by the pandemic. In addition, the session aims to discuss how NHRIs plan to take up the issue moving forward. We will be joined by the following panelists: Commissioner Gwendolyn Pimental-Gana, Commission on Human Rights (CHR), Philippines Mr. Kamal Thapa Kshetri, Officiating Chief of International Relation Division and Migrant Focal Person, Nepal Ms Moomina Waheed,  Commissioner for the Human Rights Commission of the Maldives The webinar will be moderated by Mr. William Gois, Regional Coordinator, Migrant Forum in Asia (MFA). REGISTRATION: Click on the link to register for the event: https://bit.ly/2Ko4h0V
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Ire against Saudi company NSH, scores of workers say they were sacked during pandemic

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Denied wages on time, migrant workers in Chennai share tales of woe

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Telangana Gulf workers want Centre circulars allowing reduced wages withdrawn

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How Sri Lankan remittances are defying COVID-19

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Pakistani union wins big victory for workers’ wages

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Central circulars on reducing minimum wages for Indian workers in Gulf draw flak

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Wage theft and pandemic profits: The right to a living wage for garment workers

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Wage theft in construction industry highlighted in Sen. Eric Lesser livestream

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Minimum wage law comes into force from 20 March

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Tracing the impacts of the COVID pandemic on Australia’s fastest-growing migrant group

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Migrant Workers Stuck Home: Drowning in debt

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"How Can We Work Without Wages?": Salary Abuses Facing Migrant Workers Ahead of Qatar’s FIFA World Cup 2022

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Saudi Arabia: 250 construction workers facing unpaid wages for over 3 months

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Government move sought to recover returned migrant workers’ unpaid wages

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Desperate migrants taken for a ride by unscrupulous contractors

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Indian expatriate who struggled without salary or treatment facilities returned home

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AG Healey speaks to essential women workers about wage theft

The Boston Globe
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Lebanon’s financial crisis worsens exploitation of domestic workers

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Biden called on to protect immigrant wage theft whistle-blowers

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Bangladeshi returnee migrant workers call for government help to retrieve their unpaid wages

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IKEA unions in Poland raise wages, double membership

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Remittances to India take a hit as migrant workers return from Gulf amid Covid-19

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Qatar swiftly intervenes to resolve salary issues after workers’ protest

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Cases of false declaration of Singapore migrant workers' salaries rising, says NGO

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Frontline health workers deprived of promised risk allowances

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A restaurant manager who forced a Black man to work without pay owes him more than $500,000 in restitution, court rules

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Labor vows to criminalise wage theft

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New York state legislature passes construction wage theft bill

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South Asia’s migrants share problems, share solutions

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Bangladeshi workers abroad: 115 wage theft cases filed in five months

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Long Wait for Justice for Migrant Workers Affected by Wage Theft

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Wage Theft Case; UAE Leads in Numbers

Indian Flash News
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“Crying Out for Justice: Wage Theft Against Migrant Workers During COVID-19 Volume II Appendix I: Q&A with William Gois"

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COVID-19 Pandemic: Wage protection of migrant workers in the Arab States

ILO Migration Advisory Group (Arab State...
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Bangladeshi migrants: exploitation, abuse in Brunei

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1,160 Gulf Returnees: They lost Tk 1.8 lakh each in wage, perks amid Covid

The Daily Star
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WAGE THEFT IN THE GULF: Kerala Expats Lost Rs 1,180 Crores

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‘Wage theft,’ a bane of Gulf returnees

The Hindu
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Indian migrant workers seek justice over wage theft

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How migrants in the Gulf are fighting discrimination during the pandemic

Open Democracy
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Still a Long Wait for Wage Theft Judgment

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Employers owe whopping Rs 1,200 crore to Keralites who returned from Gulf

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Fragile dreams: Stories of migrant workers from the Philippines

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Indemnity delays to expats at crisis point – Wait for months

Arab Times
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Survey: 39% workers repatriated from West Asia in 2020 faced non-payment of wages

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Indemnity delays to expats at crisis point – Wait for months

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Group wants factory staff to be paid

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MHRSD’s intervention helps 29,573 workers to get delayed wages worth SR54 million

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PH mulls total ban on deployment of OFWs to Saudi Arabia

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In Adversity, Migrant Workers Seek Justice

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UAE: Employers can pay salaries of domestic helpers through wage protection system from today

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Fired, Then Robbed: Fashion brands’ complicity in wage theft during Covid-19

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Thai Workers Win Historic $8.3 Million in Back Pay, Financed by Victoria’s Secret

Worker Rights Consortium
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FIFA urged to match $440m World Cup prize money to fund major compensation program for abused migrant workers

Amnesty International
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Embassies’ Proactive Role Stressed for Protecting Migrants at Destinations

Migration News
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CHR urges gov't: Ensure justice mechanism for repatriated OFWs

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A Close Look at a Fashion Supply Chain Is Not Pretty

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Set up a mechanism for ensuring migrant workers wages, labour rights activists say

The Kathmandu Post
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Renewing Call for Role of Business in Preventing Labour Rights Abuses

Migration News
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Building a Justice Mechanism for migrant workers against wage theft

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23,000 Abu Dhabi workers get Dh261 million unpaid salaries at doorstep, thanks to mobile court

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Panel Discussion on “Transitional Justice: Towards “Building Back Better”

MFA
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We Invite you to the Panel Discussion on “Transitional Justice: Towards “Building Back Better” MFA, together with the Global Research Forum on Diaspora and Transnationalism (GRFDT), New Delhi, India and the Cross Regional Center for Refugees and Migrants (CCRM), Beirut, Lebanon are jointly organizing a Panel Discussion on “Transitional Justice: Towards “Building Back Better” on 21 July 2020 (Tuesday) 5:30PM – 7:30PM (IST). We would like to invite you to join us as a participant in the Panel Discussion. The session will be moderated by Mr. William Gois, Regional Coordinator of MFA. He will be joined in the panel by the following speakers: Dr. Shashi Tharoor, Member of Parliament, India and Former Senior UN Diplomat Mr. Shahidul Haque, Former Foreign Secretary, Bangladesh Dr. Dilip Ratha, Lead Economist, Migration and Remittances and Head of KNOMAD, World Bank Mr. Ryszard Cholewinski, Senior Migration Specialist, ILO Regional Office for Arab States, Beirut Ms. Roula Hamati, coordinator, Cross Regional Center for Refugees and Migrants Ms. Neha Misra, Senior Migration Specialist, Solidarity Center, Washington DC The meeting will be held via Zoom. Please find below the call-in details: Join Zoom Meeting Click here to Join the Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 874 035 3443 Password: 560214 Please let us know should you have further inquiries on this and we hope to see you on Tuesday.
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'Business and Transitional Justice Mechanism' webinar

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We invite you to join the 'Business and Transitional Justice Mechanism' webinar. The webinar is going to be held on 18 August (Tuesday) at 5:30PM - 7:30PM (India) / 8:00PM - 10:00PM (Manila) and will be focusing on the 3rd appeal of the campaign, and how businesses are protecting the rights of migrant workers during the pandemic. We will be joined by the following panelists: Isobel Archer - Project Officer for Migrant Workers in Qatar and UAE, BHRRC Golda Benjamin - Programme Director, BHRRC Marie Apostol - Founder and President/CEO of The FAIR Hiring Initiative Murtaza Khan - Regional Managing Partner for the Middle East and Africa Region, Fragomen Neill Wilkins - Head of Migrant Worker Programme, IHRB Tara Dermott - Head of Sub-Office, IOM Hong Kong The session will be moderated by Dato' Sri M. Ramachelvam from Lawyers Beyond Borders - Malaysia. The meeting will be held via Zoom. Please find below link to register: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSclIqAZ2r4gaGK8XagM6uDZ7doBqSyTDzpFowwllxrlS57n8g/viewform Please let us know should you have further inquiries on this and we hope to see you on there.
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Dismantling the kafala system and introducing a minimum wage mark new era for Qatar labour market

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Qatar: New laws to protect migrant workers are a step in the right direction

Amnesty International
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NGOs call for justice mechanism & protections for repatriated Asian workers during Covid-19 crisis

Business & Human Rights Resource Centre
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خمس منظمات اسيوية تصدر نداء عاجل لالية عدالة للعمال المهاجرين العائدين لاوطانهم

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Rights watchdog comes down on government over migrant repatriation

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NHRC Asks Government For Diplomatic Move To Ensure Rights Of Migrants

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Terms of Reference for Media Consultant

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Laid Off And Unpaid, Kerala Workers Return Home From The Gulf

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Returnee women migrant labourers stare at bleak future, survey finds

The Kathmandu Post
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‘We’ve been suffering for a long time’: Migrant workers struggle as company delays payments for almost a year

Doha News
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Coronavirus fallout: Saudi Aramco slashes hundreds of jobs amid drop in global oil demand

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India’s labour law reforms without social dialogue are of concern: ILO’s Corinne Vargha

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Staten Island construction company convicted of wage theft, unemployment fraud

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EXCLUSIVE U.S. tyre maker Goodyear faces allegations of labour abuse in Malaysia

Reuters
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Illinois State Legislators Authorize Increased Wage Theft Penalties

The National Law Review
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UAE's construction workforce gets caught up job losses, unpaid salary and gratuity

Gulf News
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Justice for Wage Theft Series, Volume 2 Report | Crying Out for Justice: Wage Theft Against Migrant Workers During COVID-19

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“Crying Out for Justice: Wage Theft Against Migrant Workers During COVID-19 Volume II Appendix II: Executive Summary of Volume 1 Report"

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HC pained to see plight of MCD employees not getting salaries, pensions

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COVID-19 Pandemic: Wage protection of migrant workers in the Arab States (in Arabic)

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India: Kerala workers in the Gulf face unprecedented levels of wage theft, with low awareness of rights & access to justice leaving many stranded & jobless

Business and Human Rights
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DOLE: Saudi Arabia to pay ₱4.6B in unpaid wages to OFWs

CNN Philippines
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Protecting Workers’ Rights in Garment Global Supply Chains as an Important Strategy for Economic Development in the Global South

Asia Floor Wage Alliance
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NBC10 I-Team: Wage theft victim spends 10 years fighting for paycheck

Sinclair Broadcast Group
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Wage theft is a human rights violation, affects India’s economy

Money Control
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FIFA: TIME TO COMPENSATE MIGRANT WORKERS IN QATAR

Amnesty International
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74% returnee migrants lost Tk1.75 lakh each in destination countries: Research

The Business Standard
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Migrant workers coming home: To what?

The Daily Star
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Mission Houses in Gulf Nations Should Record Indian Workers' Wage Grievances before Repatriation, Says Tharoor

News 18
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Employers must compensate returned migrant workers

New Age
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Rights Of Repatriated Indian Workers: Kerala HC Issues Notice On Plea Seeking Effective Mechanism To Address Claims & Grievances

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Wage Theft amid Pandemic Adds to Remittance Dip

Migration News
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Forum seeks help for migrant workers

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Int’l mechanism to compensate wage theft a need: experts

New Age
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Govt Urged to Realize Lost Remittances of Migrants Forcedly Sent Back

Migration News
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Bangladesh should raise voice to realise unpaid dues of its migrant workers

The Daily Star
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Bangladesh should raise voice for unpaid returnee migrant workers: experts

The Daily Star
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Export skilled manpower to reduce vulnerabilities: Experts

The Independent
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The South Asian-Gulf migrant crisis

The Hindu
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3rd Appeal: COVID-19: A Time for Businesses to Act Responsibly in Ensuring Justice for Migrant Workers

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60-day notice required to terminate employment contract, says ministry

Saudi Gazette
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Labour Act exclusion leads to low pay and challenging conditions for migrant workers in Thai agricultural sector

International Labor Organization
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Migrants can slip into poverty

The Daily Star
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Action Point Note MFA Urgent Justice Mechanism

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Covid 19 And Migrant Workers The great wage robbery

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Pemulangan massal buruh migran akibat covid-19, koalisi Buruh Global serukan Keadilan

Sulawesi 24
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Human Rights Groups to Governments: Ensure Justice for Migrant Workers Sent Home Due to COVID-19

Triple Pundit
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A call for an urgent justice mechanism for our OFWs - CHR

Commission on Human Rights
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رولا حاماتي : ينبغي اتخاذ تدابير اسثنائية لإنقاذ العمال في جائحة كورونا

MCD
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Kerala High Court Asks For MEA Response On Wage Theft

The Lede
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Strong Campaigns Suggested for Establishing Transitional Justice Mechanism for Migrants

Migration News
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OFWS facing wage theft as Covid-19 pandemic rages

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2nd Appeal: Urgent Justice Mechanism for Repatriated Migrant Workers Now

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Indians Worry Over UAE Job Losses

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Opinion | We need to be educated on wage theft

The Daily Iowan
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Employer charged over not paying maid for 13 months

The Straits Time
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FIFA: Pay for Harm to Qatar’s Migrant Workers

Human Rights Watch
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Ensure Justice for Migrant Workers Sent Home

Human Rights Watch
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Wage Theft & No Mechanism To Fight Leaves Indian Migrants In A Fix

The Lede
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RMMRU Study Finds Bangladeshi Migrants Forcedly Returned Amid COVID-19

Migration News
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CHR laments wage theft cases against OFWs, seeks justice mechanisms

Manila Bulletin
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CALL FOR AN URGENT JUSTICE MECHANISM FOR REPATRIATED MIGRANT WORKERS

Maastricht University
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COVID-19 shifts Peru’s internal migration into reverse

The New Humanitarian
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MOM will take up issue with employers if workers are not paid: Lawrence Wong

The Straits Time
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16,000 migrants back home, 1,106 lost lives abroad

The Daily Observer
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Covid-19 And Migrant Workers: Planning the return and reintegration of forced returnees

The Daily Star
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MFA seeks on-the-ground case studies of the non-payment of migrant workers, in support of the Justice for Wage Theft Campaign

Freedom Collaborative
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First Appeal: Call for an Urgent Justice Mechanism for Migrant Workers

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Covid-19: Forced to take unpaid leave, salary cut in Oman?

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Workers Vs. Virus Ensuring Migrant employees are not victims of 'Wage Theft' in a global recession induced by the COVID-19 Pandemic

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Experts: Export skilled manpower to reduce vulnerabilities

Dhhaka Tribune
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Migrant workers: South Asians seek justice as wage theft worsens under coronavirus

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Wage Theft is A Global Issue 'We pick your food': migrant workers speak out from Spain's 'Plastic Sea'

The Guardian
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Unpaid Wages Due to Companies Affected by COVID-19, 72 Indonesian Migrant Workers in Malaysia Incident Losses of IDR 856 Million.

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Overworked, unpaid and abused, Bangladeshi women return from Middle East

Prothom Alo English
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Migration, in reverse

The Washington Post
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Saudi returnees stake claim to severance pay

The Hindu
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Labour market mobility in Qatar

International Labor Organization
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Guest workers demand compensation

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Hundreds of Indian workers demand unpaid wages from Saudi construction firm

The Tribune
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Hundreds of Indian workers demand unpaid wages

Albilad Daily
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Tons of of Indian staff demand unpaid wages from Saudi development agency

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Policy Brief No. 1 Justice for Migrant Workers: Creating an Effective Solution to Address Wage Theft

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The Indonesian Consulate General Follows up the SBMI complaints related to the case of unpaid schools in Jeddah

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McDonald's is paying out $26 million to thousands of workers after settling a wage-theft lawsuit, with employees getting checks for as much as $3,900 in lost wages

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"Unpaid Wages and Remittances: Deconstructing the Impact of COVID-19 and Ways Forward"

Migrant Forum in Asia
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Join us in the webinar titled "Unpaid Wages and Remittances: Deconstructing the Impact of COVID-19 and Ways Forward". The webinar is in collaboration with the government of Switzerland and United Kingdom. It will be held on 09 December 2020 (Wednesday) at 1:00PM - 2:30PM (London) / 9:00PM - 10:30PM (Manila). The webinar will address the question of how a steady flow of remittances can be maintained by ensuring that migrant workers are compensated for their work in countries of destination. In addition, the webinar will explore what could be some of the innovative and informal ways of ensuring access to justice and compensation as a strategy to facilitate expedited remittances to families that strongly rely on them back home. We will be joined by the following panelists: Mr. Hanspeter Wyss, Program Manager, Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA), Switzerland Dr. Dilip Ratha, Head of KNOMAD, World Bank Ms. Ellene Sana, Executive Director, Center for Migrant Advocacy (CMA), Philippines Prof. Ray Jureidini, Professor of Migration Ethics and Human Rights, Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU), Qatar Prof. Francois Crepeau, Full Professor, Faculty of Law, McGill University, Canada The webinar will be moderated by Mr. William Gois, Regional Coordinator, Migrant Forum in Asia (MFA). REGISTRATION: 1. Click on the link in the poster in advance to register for the event. REGISTER HERE: https://bit.ly/3poKAX8 2. After registering, you will receive the Zoom link to the call to the email address you have provided. 3. For easier access, install Zoom first in your preferred device then click the Zoom link. Please find attached the event poster and the webinar concept note and agenda. Do feel free to circulate this invitation widely.
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HRW Qatar report highlights ongoing wage theft and lack of protections, despite promises

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Wage theft and casual work are built into university business models

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"Unpaid Wages and Remittances: Deconstructing the Impact of COVID-19 and Ways Forward"

Migrant Forum in Asia
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We are writing to invite you to the webinar titled "Unpaid Wages and Remittances: Deconstructing the Impact of COVID-19 and Ways Forward". The webinar is in collaboration with the governments of Switzerland and United Kingdom. It will be held on 09 December 2020 (Wednesday) at 1:00PM - 2:30PM (London) / 9:00PM - 10:30PM (Manila). The webinar will address the question of how a steady flow of remittances can be maintained by ensuring that migrant workers are compensated for their work in countries of destination. In addition, the webinar will explore what could be some of the innovative and informal ways of ensuring access to justice and compensation as a strategy to facilitate expedited remittances to families that strongly rely on them back home. We will be joined by the following panelists: Mr. Hanspeter Wyss, Program Manager, Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA), Switzerland Dr. Dilip Ratha, Head of KNOMAD, World Bank Ms. Ellene Sana, Executive Director, Center for Migrant Advocacy (CMA), Philippines Prof. Ray Jureidini, Professor of Migration Ethics and Human Rights, Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU), Qatar Prof. Francois Crepeau, Full Professor, Faculty of Law, McGill University, Canada The webinar will be moderated by Mr. William Gois, Regional Coordinator, Migrant Forum in Asia (MFA). REGISTRATION: 1. Click on the link in the poster in advance to register for the event or you may register by clicking the link below: REGISTER HERE: https://bit.ly/3poKAX8 2. After registering, you will receive the Zoom link to the call to the email address you have provided. 3. For easier access, install Zoom first in your preferred device then click the Zoom link. Please find attached the event poster and concept note. Do feel free to circulate this invitation widely. Lastly, we encourage you to share with us in advance should you have questions for the upcoming webinar or questions specific to the speakers. Thank you and we look forward to your participation in the webinar.
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Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa

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3 steps that India can take to address wage theft of Indian migrants in Arab Gulf

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Delayed payments to rejection: MGNREGS workers spend money to collect wages

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Non-payment of pay for three months: Workers’ protest keeps metro bus service suspended for hours

Dawn
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The migration grievance redress mechanism

The Financial Express
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Wage Earners Contribution to Rural Development of Bangladesh

Migration News
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"They left us starving": How the fashion industry abandoned its workers

Open Democracy
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Protecting migrant workers in the Gulf: don’t build back better over a poor foundation

OECD
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Wage theft: the missing middle in exploitation of migrant workers

Open Democracy
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Police stop capital-bound protesters who were on their way to protest non-payment of wages and end-of-service benefits after working and returning from Saudi Arabia

The Hindu
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How India Cut Minimum Wages For Gulf-Bound Migrants In The Pandemic

Article 14
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Remittance flows in 2021 may not be as slim as feared -study

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Preserving the lifeline of migrants’ remittances

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Malaysia's Mobile Money, Bangladesh's bKash Team With Ripple On eWallet Remittances

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Sabah union signs wage agreement with Focus Lumber

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STIEU seals another wage agreement

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19 migrant workers return to their home from Sri Lanka

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Tharoor: Mission Houses Should Record Indians’ Wage Grievances Before Repatriation

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‘Bangladesh should raise voice to realise unpaid dues of its migrant workers’

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4th Appeal: Justice Delayed is Justice Denied States Must Act Now to Address Wage Theft for Migrant Workers

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Indian migrant workers in Gulf countries are returning home without months of salary owed to them

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Wage theft of migrants during pandemic

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Hundreds of Indian workers demand unpaid wages from Saudi construction firm

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Danube Group pays back salary cuts to its employees

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From Non-Payment To Destitution The life cycle of wage theft in the GCC

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Wage theft is rife at universities, but do the managers know it?

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Workers Demonstrated Against Poor Wages All Through October

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South Asian migrant workers seek justice as wage theft worsens under coronavirus

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