Aylan Kurdi has become the symbol of the refugee crisis in Europe. He was washed up dead on the shores of Bodrum in southwest Turkey. The three year old toddler drowned in the Mediterranean Sea along with his five-year-old brother…
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Drowned Syrian toddler buried in Kobane
By VICE News The body of three-year-old Alan Kurdi has been laid to rest in the Syrian town of Kobane on Friday, alongside his brother and mother, who also died trying to reach Greece.
The refugee crisis that isn’t
Kenneth Roth European leaders may differ about how to respond to the asylum-seekers and migrants surging their way, but they seem to agree they face a crisis of enormous proportions. Germany’s Angela Merkel has called it “the biggest challenge I…
Migrant crisis: EU calls emergency talks
The European Union has called emergency talks on tackling the bloc’s escalating migration crisis. The EU presidency said interior ministers from all 28 member states would hold an extraordinary meeting on 14 September, and the crisis had reached “unprecedented proportions”.…
Bangladeshis’ boat capsize death toll off Libya might rise to 24
Eighteen more Bangladesh nationals are feared dead in two Europe-bound boats capsize in the Mediterranean. Six have already been declared dead. The chargé d’affaires Mozammel Haque of the Bangladesh embassy in Tripoli, is being run from Tunisia due to conflict…
8 Bangladeshis among the hundereds dead in boat capsize off Libya
Eight Bangladesh nationals, including two children, were among those died after two boats carrying about 500 migrants sank off Libya, said an official on Friday night. “The death toll is so far eight,” Counsellor (labour), Bangladesh Embassy to Libya, now…
Libya boats capsize off Zuwara carrying hundreds
Hundreds of people are feared dead after two boats carrying up to 500 migrants capsized off the Libyan city of Zuwara, residents and officials say. The first boat, which signalled for help early on Thursday, had nearly 50 people on…
A record 4,400 migrants rescued on the Mediterranean in a single day
By Gillian Mohney At least 4,400 migrants were rescued from the Mediterranean Sea on Saturday, breaking the record for the number of rescues made in a single day, according to the Italian Coast Guard. A variety of international vessels, including…
Qatar to launch major labour reform for migrant workers
By David Harding Doha (AFP) – Qatar on Tuesday officially launches one of its most “significant” labour reforms to guarantee migrant workers’ wages, but rights groups are concerned over implementation of the new regulations. The Wage Protection System (WPS) aims…
Qatar’s Labour City ready to house 50,000 workers
DOHA: The Gulf region’s largest and most modern complex of labour camps, Labour City, located in the Industrial Area here, which can accommodate tens of thousands of workers is ready for renting out its premises to interested companies. The City,…
Bahrain cracks down on undocumented foreign labour
By Islam Al Zaini The government of Bahrain has launched a crackdown on undocumented migrant workers, effectively giving them the option to correct their residency status. The initiative comes as the country reels under an economic crisis due to ballooning…
Awami League activists getting Asylum as opposition workers
From New York Office The ruling party of Bangladesh Awami League Activists in United States of America from Bangladesh, are getting asylum by using opposition party documents. They are using fake identities as members of Banglades’s main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist…
Expats can change jobs after serving double the contract term
An expatriate will be allowed to transfer his/her sponsorship after spending a period that is twice the employment duration mentioned in the contract with the current employer, or after a 10-year period in case of open contracts with the approval…
Rohingya problem persists, Bd envoy briefs US congressman
Bangladesh Ambassador to the United States Mohammad Ziauddin has said Bangladesh is always proactive with Myanmar to repatriate Rohingya refugees and stop further influx but unfortunately the resolution of the problem is still awaited. The Ambassador said the systematic push-on…
155 Bangladeshis rescued from sea being brought back of Myanmar
A team of Border Guard of Bangladesh went to Myanmar on Wednesday morning to bring back 155 Bangladeshis who were recently rescued from Myanmar sea territory. The flag meeting began between BGB and Myanmar Border Guard Police (BGP) began along…
Beyond the climate refugee: Migration as adaptation
Misconceptions about climate-induced migration could lead to inadequate support for affected populations, according to the Worldwatch Institute’sState of the World 2015 Washington, D.C.-Between 2008 and 2013, some 140 million people were displaced by weather-related disasters; meanwhile, gradual displacements, such as…
Several slots on Eid holidays to avoid vehicle pressure
Garment workers will go on Eid holidays in phases from July 14 to avoid heavy pressure of vehicles on highways ahead of the upcoming Eid-ul-fitar.
Zero-cost migration
Om Astha Rai Nepal is preparing to stop sending migrant workers to work in countries where employers do not pay for their air tickets and visas from 6 July. The host countries have agreed, but ironically it is Nepal’s recruiting…
Bahrain amnesty for illegal workers begins July 1
Manama – A six-month general amnesty for workers staying in Bahrain illegally will begin on Wednesday, a report said. Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) chief executive Ausamah Al Absi announced yesterday that the grace period for undocumented migrant workers will last until…
B’desh might exile Rohingya refugees to a remote island
Annie Gowen Mohammed Islam is a Rohingya Muslim who has lived in a refugee camp in Bangladesh since age 9, after his family fled religious tension in his home country of Burma, also known as Myanmar. His life is one…
Qatar Foundation making strides in giving dignity to migrant workers
As Qatar’s construction sector continues to expand ahead of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, the country’s demand for international labour is expected to remain high. Figures published in September 2014 show that the total number of migrant workers living in…
EU leaders agree to relocate 40,000 migrants
EU leaders holding late-night talks in Brussels have agreed to relocate tens of thousands of migrants who have arrived in Italy and Greece. Summit chairman Donald Tusk said 40,000 would be relocated to other EU states over the next two…
Number displaced worldwide hits record high – UN report
The number of people displaced by war, conflict or persecution reached a record high of nearly 60 million around the world in 2014, a UN report says. The document by the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, says the number of people…
Domestic work is work. Domestic workers are workers
Today, June 16th, we in the Migrant Forum in Asia stand in solidarity with domestic workers worldwide in celebration of International Domestic Workers Day. On this day in 2011, ILO Convention 189 was adopted enshrining in international law important human…
Australia ‘paid migrant smugglers to turn back’
Migrants on a boat headed for Australia have told the UN that the crew was paid by the Australian navy to turn back. James Lynch, a spokesman for the UN Human Rights Council (UNHCR), told the BBC that passengers saw…
Exodus in the Bay of Bengal
By Kanya D’Almeida UN, Jun (IPS) – For a while it went unnoticed: a boatload of migrants here, a vessel full of refugees there. But since 2012, the complex and unregulated movement of human beings through South and Southeast Asia–…
16 arrested on human trafficking charges
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested the owner of a recruiting agency and 15 other people from the city’s Malibagh area on Tuesday for their involvement in human trafficking. One of the arrestees was identified as Mohammad Akhtar, owner…
150 Bangladeshi trafficking victims return from Myanmar
A total of 150 Bangladeshi human trafficking victims who were rescued by Myanmar authorities on May 22 were brought back home from Myanmar on Monday after a flag meeting between the border guards of the two countries. The repatriation process…
Deal with human trafficking from origin to destination -confce told
Terming the human trafficking as a heinous criminal activities, Dr. Gowher Rizvi, international affairs adviser to the Prime Minister, on Wednesday said Bangladesh has been working on it ‘sternly and rapidly’ to control it. Dr. Gowher Rizvi came up with…