By Prithivi Man Shrestha in The Kathmandu Post, Dec 30, 2023At least two people died in clashes between the protesters, who were barred from taking part in the Korean language test for employment in South Korea, and police on Friday at Balkumari in Lalitpur. Police said that protesters—Sujan Raut, 23, and Birendra Shah of around the same age—who were injured in clashes with the police, died in hospitals. The actual cause of their deaths was…
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By Apsara Rodrigo in The Island, Dec 17, 2023There are indications of a growing mismatch between recruitment of Sri Lankan workers (supply) and global job vacancies (demand) in foreign employment, with increasing supply shortages – especially for skilled jobs, a World Bank report shows. “You have overseas workers that are sending remittances to Sri Lanka; however there is a difference in their skills,” Shobana Sosale co-author of the World Bank report, ‘Enhancing Skills in Sri…
By Fidel Rahmati in The Khaama Press Online, November 1, 2023Representatives from eight countries and the European Union have expressed their “concern” over the human rights situation in Afghanistan in a joint statement, calling for the lifting of restrictions, including women’s education and employment bans. On Tuesday, the representatives and special envoys from Canada, the European Union, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Norway, the United Kingdom, and the United States issued a joint statement after concluding…
By Thira Lal Bhusal in The Kathmandu Post, Oct 16, 2023Ganesh Gurung has extensively studied the situation of Nepali migrant workers employed all over the world. In light of the tragic killing of 10 Nepali students in Israel, Thira Lal Bhusal of the Post sat with him to discuss pertinent issues of foreign employment including worker safety and ways to resolve them. Excerpts: The recent killings of Nepali students in Israel have again brought to…
report in The Island, Sept 5, 2023Minister of Labour and Foreign Employment, Manusha Nanayakkara, told journalists yesterday that 200,026 Sri Lankans had left for foreign employment by 04 September this year after registering with Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE), Nanayakkara said that about 311,000 Sri Lankans had left for foreign employment in 2022. The Minister said he expected a similar number of people to leave the country this year as well. Sri Lankan…
By Mitra Majeedy in TOLOnews, June 11, 2023 at 8:47 PMAfghan refugees have complained over lack of job opportunities in Iran, saying they are also concerned about “mistreatment” by authorities. “Even if an employment opportunity is provided, because of religious issues or for being a Sunni and Afghan, you cannot engage in work. If they are selected for a job, they are given heavy tasks,” said Mursal, an Afghan refugee in Iran. “The refugees have…
By Farnaz Fassihi in The NY Times, Apr 28, 2023In a rare show of unity, the United Nations Security Council adopted a resolution on Thursday condemning the Taliban’s discrimination against women and girls in Afghanistan and called for the country’s leadership to swiftly reverse policies banning education, employment and equal public participation of women and girls. The resolution, co-sponsored by over 90 countries, received 15 yes votes and was unanimously adopted in Russia’s last days…
By Fatema Adeeb in ToloNews, Mar 18, 2023 at 8:40 PMAfghanistan National Journalists Union (ANJU) in a report on Saturday said that after the establishment of the Islamic Emirate, 53% of journalists lost their employment and 50% of the media outlets were closed over many reasons, particularly financial issues. The report is published on the occasion of National Journalist’s Day in Afghanistan. “Most media employees have left Afghanistan. The media community is facing several problems.…
AFP report from Washington, Feb 2, 2023 at 08:49 AMUS Secretary of State Antony Blinken has announced new visa restrictions against the Taliban in response to bans on employment and education for women in Afghanistan. “I am taking action today to impose additional visa restrictions on certain current or former Taliban members, members of non-state security groups, and other individuals believed to be responsible for, or complicit in, repressing women and girls in Afghanistan,” Blinken said…
by Ali Tauqeer Sheikh in Dawn, Jan 26, 2023The writer is an expert on climate change and development.………WEF’s Pakistan specific report is chilling. Developed by Mashal, it has listed the top 10 risks that pose the biggest threats to Pakistan in the next two years: i) digital power concentration and monopolies; ii) failure of cybersecurity measures (including loss of privacy, data fraud or theft, cyberespionage); iii) rapid and/or sustained inflation; iv) debt crises; v) state…