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An outsourcing firm discriminated against Americans for tech jobs in the United States, preferring to hire cheaper foreign visa workers.

As China doubles down on lockdowns, some Chinese seek an exit

Italians, Germans and Moroccans are the most numerous.

President Joe Biden is giving businesses another 35,000 foreign H-2B visa workers to hire for non-agricultural jobs in the United States.

Malaysia‘s tourism industry is facing a shortage of about 15,000 to 20,000 workers, Malaysian Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture Nancy Shukri said, citing data from tourism associations across the country.

Singapore News - A coroner has ruled that no foul play occurred during an incident in which a lift technician was trapped inside a lift shaft for more than four hours and bled to death. Bangladeshi national Hossain Mohammad Sahid was carrying out repair work on the top of a lift car inside... Read more at www.tnp.sg

Gov. Chris Sununu spoke with U.S. State Department officials in Washington, D.C., this week about the need for J-1 visas, which allow foreign workers to work in...

PETALING JAYA: The prolonged labour shortage in the oil palm plantation sector remains unresolved, as the government has yet to fulfil its promise of bringing in 32,000 foreign workers.

JOHOR BARU: Malaysia is unable to take advantage of the rising pri­ces of crude palm oil due to an acute labour shortage, lament Felda sett­lers.

PETALING JAYA: The labour crunch has reduced the crude palm oil (CPO) production in Sarawak, with the state chalking up a loss of about RM2bil in revenue last year.