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Behind the Chinese Take Away (Mandarin)

Enviado por londonhuayu el 18 Diciembre, 2008 - 15:36.

Documentary on Chinese Take Aways

Migrant Unity

Enviado por Rene Plaetevoet el 18 Diciembre, 2008 - 06:14.

Programme in Thai language about access to government and community development services for migrant workers. Produced by the MAP Foundation

Panoscope - Panos Radio South Asia

Enviado por admin el 17 Diciembre, 2008 - 11:21.

In this edition of Panoscope, we listen to Nepali migrant workers and a family member share their experience of working overseas. This Panoscope is also part of Radio 1812, as Panos Radio South Asia joins hands with radio stations worldwide and celebrates International Migrants Day on the 18th of December.

Global Economic Slowdown Hurts Migrant Workers

Enviado por eny el 2 Diciembre, 2008 - 20:43.

While much of the news about the global financial crisis has focused on failed Wall Street banks, migrant workers and their families around the world are starting to feel the pain of slower economic growth. VOA - Pros Laput New York, Hong Kong, Philippines.

Saudi Arabia: Domestic Workers Face Harsh Abuses

Enviado por admin el 8 Julio, 2008 - 21:10.

Saudi Arabia should implement labor, immigration, and criminal justice reforms to protect domestic workers from serious human rights abuses that in some cases amount to slavery, Human Rights Watch said in the 133-page report <<'As If I Am Not Human': Abuses against Asian Domestic Workers in Saudi Arabia>> released today. Employers often face no punishment for committing abuses including months or years of unpaid wages, forced confinement, and physical and sexual violence, while some domestic workers face imprisonment or lashings for spurious charges of theft, adultery, or "witchcraft".