OP-ED By Invitation: Foreign domestic workers: A suggested rule book
ST ILLUSTRATION : MANNY FRANCISCO . . By Invitation Tommy Koh An affluent society like Singapore can afford to treat
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Job Market
JAKARTA, Indonesia- Jakarta Increases Minimum Wage to Rp 4.26m per Month
Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan speaks to the press at City Hall. (Antara Photo/Dadang Kusuma W.S.) . . Jakarta. The minimum wage
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WORK MIGRATION: BANGKOK, Thailand- Embassy warns migrant workers over fake news
Migrant workers return from Thailand after being deported in 2017. KT/Ven Rathavong . . The Cambodian embassy in Thailand yesterday advised
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PHNOM PENH, Cambodia- ILO pushes decent work agenda
Tun Sophorn, country coordinator for ILO, delivers a speech. KT/Tep Sony . The International Labour Organisation is urging all stakeholders in
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Learning about Myanmar’s work culture
1. Address men as “U” (older) or “Ko” (younger), and women as “Daw” (older) or “Ma” (younger) depending on their
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OPINION-COLUMN: Japan: Foreign workers’ country of choice?
Tokyo has changed its policy on accepting foreign labour but faces competition from other nations . . In April,
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SPECIAL REPORT- Plight of ‘little ghosts’ in South Korea South Korea offers high wages but plenty of drawbacks too – Editor’s Pick |Bangkok Post
Another day another dollar: There are at least eight Thai massage shops in Seoul’s Gangnam district alone. Massage is one
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WASHINGTON, USA- US job creation cools in August as Trump hammers Fed
File photo shows United States President Donald Trump greeting supporters in Costa Mesa, California. PHOTO: AP. . WASHINGTON: (AFP) –
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Nation: Foreigners banned from running a small business and being self-employed
KT/Chor Sokunthea The Labour Ministry yesterday issued a directive banning foreign nationals from working as taxi drivers, street vendors and
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BANGKOK: TM30 Regulation- All in the name of security
Critics say the TM30 regulation could dissuade skilled foreign workers and harm tourism . The private sector and government are
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