Manila, Philippines – On 13 January 2007, ASEAN Member States made a commitment to protect migrant workers’ rights and to promote decent, humane, productive, dignified and remunerative employment. This commitment was enshrined in the ASEAN Declaration on the Protection and…
Dhaka, Apr 26 – Boro paddy on some 50 hectares of croplands in Gomostapur upazila of Chapainawabganj has been damaged due to flashflood triggered by the onrush of water from the upstream through the Punarbhova River.
Lebanon’s General Security agency has detained and deported migrant domestic workers apparently for having children in Lebanon, Human Rights Watch said today. Authorities should stop deportations and release anyone detained for this reason. Denying residency renewals to long-term workers who…
Canberra, Apr 20 (AP/UNB) — Australia plans to tighten its citizenship rules to require higher English language skills, longer residency and evidence of integration such as a job, officials said Thursday. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said the new citizenship test…
Refuse operators live in fear of accidentally killing a rough sleeper The UK homeless crisis means that refuse collectors are now living with the fear that they could accidentally kill a person sleeping in a commercial wheeled bin as they…
By Claudia Ciobanu Warsaw, Apr 8 (IPS) – Ameer Alkhawlany moved to Poland in September 2014 to pursue a Master’s in biology at the Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Poland’s second largest city. Two years later, the Polish state awarded him…
Perugia, 8 April – While migration issues draw political fire in Europe and beyond, the greater development benefit of the approximate half trillion US dollars that migrants send home each year to poor families and nations can’t be underestimated, according…
YANGON, April 8, 2017 (BSS/AFP) – At least 20 people were killed when their passenger boat collided with a river barge at night in western Myanmar, authorities said Saturday, with more feared drowned as rescue workers renewed their search in…
Rome, 3 April – Ensuring young people in rural areas can access financing and earn decent incomes is essential to stem migration to Europe and elsewhere, said Gilbert F. Houngbo, who began his term as the sixth President of the…
A US federal judge in Hawaii has indefinitely extended the suspension of President Trump’s new travel ban. Judge Derrick Watson’s ruling means Mr Trump will be barred from enforcing the ban on six mostly Muslim nations while it is contested…
By Madeleine Penman Mexico City, Mar 29 (IPS) – The sight of one of the most infamous borders on earth – roughly 1,000 kilometers of porous metal fence dividing lives, hopes and dreams between the USA and Mexico, is undoubtedly…
Dhaka – The Rakhine community in Patuakhali and Barguna has decreased significantly due to oppression and land grabbing by influential people in the areas, said a group of citizens who recently visited the areas.
Official Should Use Visit to Press Budapest to Comply with International Law Top EU Lydia Gall Hungary’s new asylum law allowing for the blanket detention of asylum seekers, including some children, will come into force on March 28. It’s the…
By Elise Harris Vatican City, Feb 17 (CNA/EWTN News) – On Friday Pope Francis paid a visit to Rome’s “Roma Tre” university, stressing to students the importance of dialogue, listening and integration in putting an end to the fear that…
Doha – A UN agency has granted Qatar even more time to address allegations of “forced labor” before deciding whether the country should be sanctioned.
Fatima, 62 years old, fled persecution and the destruction of her city of Aleppo, Syria, with the dream of reuniting with her daughter and grandchildren in Germany. She survived the treacherous journey to Greece, but border restrictions in the Western…
This Emergency Appeal is being launched on a preliminary basis and seeks a total of 3,265,766 Swiss francs to enable the IFRC to support the Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS) to deliver assistance and support to some 25,000 people for…
The next big migration wave won’t be caused by war or hunger. It will be caused by environmental disasters. People will be fleeing cities and countries to escape environmental pollution that makes life short, sick, and unbearable. The global consequences…
Thirty-one Somali refugees were killed off the coast of Yemen late on Thursday when a helicopter reportedly attacked the boat they were travelling in. Coastguard Mohamed al-Alay said the refugees, carrying official UN refugee agency (UNHCR) documents, were travelling from…
EU-Turkey deal traps people in abuse and denies them refuge Athens – The EU-Turkey deal has trapped thousands of people in abysmal conditions on the Greek islands for the past year, while denying most access to asylum procedures and refugee…
BD, Myanmar should activate joint commission, strengthen ties, it suggests Dhaka, Mar 16 – The Myanmar government and the Rakhine State government should allow full and unimpeded humanitarian access to all areas affected by recent violence, suggests Annan commission on…
The Turnbull government has refused to back an international investigation into atrocities against Rohingya Muslims despite a motion passed in the Senate urging Australia to call for a United Nations commission of inquiry. Australia’s statement at the UN Human Rights…
Germany ranks 1st for international students, among 30 European countries United Kingdom ranks 2nd overall; most expensive country in sample; best for Life & Career Netherlands, France and Sweden follow in the top 5 Hamburg, Germany, 15 March – In…
The Human Rights Department at the Ministry of Interior (MoI) helped 1,000 people change employers permanently and 1,336 people temporarily last year, Director of the Human Rights Department Brigadier Abdullah Saqr al Mohannadi said.
There is no any syndicate in Bangladesh in sending workers to Malaysia—but there in Malaysia may have such syndicate, expatriates’ welfare and overseas employment minister Nurul Islam said yesterday. Besides, the minister has also rejected the TIB report that published…
Dhaka – The BIDS experts demanded an “employment budget” to be included in the budget for the coming 2017-2018 fiscal to increase the employment growth in the formal sector. The new national budget for 2017-18 is expected to be placed…
Dhaka – The TIB official claimed the whole process had been ‘ controlled by a number of syndicates’ with links to the ministry, visa offices, migration authorities and officials of the destination countries.
Legal challenges against President Donald Trump’s revised travel ban mounted Thursday as Washington state said it would renew its request to block the executive order and a judge granted Oregon’s request to join the case. The events happened a day…
A technology initially used to fight traffic fines is now helping refugees with legal claims, reports BBC. When Joshua Browder developed DoNotPay he called it “the world’s first robot lawyer”. It’s a chatbot – a computer program that carries out…
Over Tk 5,000 crore was laundered from the country last year to buy visas for male migrant workers, says a new survey from Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB). The study reveals that a total of Tk 5,234 crore was spent in…