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President Trump has extended an executive order to prioritize unemployed Americans for jobs in the United States.

As 2021 dawns, we should remember what Covid-19 taught us: There is no us and them, says associate editor Chua Mui Hoong.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

AS A direct result of the Covid-19 pandemic, millions of migrant workers globally have been stranded, either unable to travel to their home countries or return to the countries where they work.

Report: Trump Considers Extending Halt on Foreign Visa Worker Programs 30 Dec 2020 President Trump is considering extending an executive order that has reduced foreign labor market competition against Americans while the United States faces a mass unemployment crisis as a result of local and statewide economic lockdowns. Two sources who spoke to NPR on Wednesday said Trump is considering an extension to his June executive order that prioritized jobless Americans for U.S. jobs rather than foreig...

11:30 AM MYT PETALING JAYA: Only 8.5% of foreign workers in targeted areas have been screened for Covid-19 under its screening programme from Dec 1 to Dec 29, says Socso. Its CEO Datuk Seri Dr Mohammed Azman Dato Aziz Mohammed said as of 12pm on Dec 29, a total of 74,482 screening tests on foreign workers were reported to have been conducted, involving 2,601 employers. "There were 750 clinics in the six states that have registered their interests to conduct the tests under the Covid-19 Screenin...

FOREIGN workers in several industries are enjoying greater bargaining power due to a supply crunch caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, and employers said they are facing higher labour costs as new schemes allow those on work permits to move more easily from one employer to another. But industry players do not expect the situation to have a significant long-term impact on foreign

The Straits Times Christmas lights brighten the mood for migrant workers Migrant workers taking selfies yesterday at a Gardens by the Bay stopover during a bus tour organised by social enterprise ItsRaining Raincoats.ST PHOTO: KEVIN LIM PublishedDec 29, 2020, 5:00 am SGT https://str.sg/JR6z They can read the article in full after signing up for a free account. Share link: Or share via: Sign up or log in to read this article in full Sign up All done! This article is now fully available for you R...

Monday, 28 Dec 2020 Test of coordination: All foreign workers in Malaysia have been mandated to undergo Covid-19 screenings but some employers say they need more time to prepare for all practicalities involving large numbers of individuals. — YAP CHEE HONG/The Star PETALING JAYA: Employers around the country are hoping for more time to prepare for the mandatory Covid-19 screening of their foreign workers, which is to be enforced starting from Jan 1. Calling for more detail...

PETALING JAYA: Businesses are calling on the authorities to postpone the enforcement of the Covid-19 screening of foreign workers in six high-risk states, claiming that there are delays due to a shortage of test kits in panel clinics and hospitals.

They are Selangor, Negri Sembilan, Penang, Sabah and the Federal Territories of Kuala Lumpur and Labuan. For other states, the enforcement will start after February next year. Saravanan said the enforcement on Jan 1 onwards would “only focus on the six high-risk states, involving some 800,000 foreign workers” as the directive had been announced and the programme started since Dec 1. He said as of yesterday, a total of 68,460 foreign workers had been screened, involving 2,385 employers. “O...