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Singapore News - By the time he turned 30 in 2022, Indian national Pitchaiah Muthupandi thought he would be married, as his parents had planned an arranged marriage for him in India. Instead, he found himself in hospital that year, with a mangled right leg due to a work... Read more at www.tnp.sg

The trade unions have started signalling to the Government and the Ministry of Labour about significant decisions regarding the employment strategy of third-country nationals, ahead of the scheduled meeting for tomorrow, Friday,

Manager Joerg Engelmann says he has pulled out all the stops to attract skilled foreign workers to his chemical engineering company in Chemnitz, east Germany. His firm is one of five German medium-sized companies that told Reuters their foreign staff recently moved on or switched locations due to xenophobia, even as Europe's biggest economy suffers a shortage of skilled labour. Many large companies in Germany and the Netherlands have expressed concern about the difficulty of hiring due t...

Durga Phuyal had hoped to start anew when she landed in Croatia, but the Nepali migrant faced an uphill battle to adjust to life in the Balkan country.In Nepal, Phuyal paid 7,000 euros in total for the various fees, documents and travel expenses before landing Croatia.

The accident flung the 34-year-old man upwards against the canopy in the back of the lorry and left him with injuries that required surgery and rendered him unfit for work.

Manager Joerg Engelmann says he has pulled out all the stops to attract skilled foreign workers to his chemical engineering company in Chemnitz, east...

KUALA LUMPUR: The current freeze on foreign workers' hiring quota will be maintained as the number of migrant workers has almost hit the 12th Malaysia Plan (12MP) target, says Human Resources Minister Steven Sim.

Most of the workers are street vendors, hairdressers, drivers, and masseurs, a government spokesman said. In tourist resorts, several traditional practices can only be performed by Thai nationals. Most come from Myanmar, where Thailand today delivered its first shipment of humanitarian aid.

The federal government reducing the number of temporary foreign workers coming to Canada isn't expected to have too big an impact on Windsor-Essex's agriculture industry. But industry experts in food and beverage say they're concerned. And advocates say the change doesn't address systemic flaws. "The temporary foreign worker program is a last resort," said Randy Boissonnault, Canada's minister of employment, on Thursday. "We expect businesses and business ...

Employment-related visas saw significant growth amid the countrys efforts to address its acute labor shortage.