Foreign workers

Dorm director fined for holding event where foreigner with alleged terror links preached to workers

The dormitory operator’s managing director, Abdus Sattar, was fined $7,000 on Oct 28.

India’s most valuable export: Tens of millions of workers

Students hoping to work in Japan study Japanese at a language school in New Delhi.

How to make immigration palatable in a populist age

Vietnamese workers at a factory in Tochigi, Japan. Workers from other parts of Asia are coming to fill jobs left vacant by Japan’s ageing population.

College grads, some workers in US spared new US$100,000 H-1B visa fee

U.S. flag, mock passport, 100 dollar banknote and H-1B visa application form are seen in this illustration taken September 26, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

‘You are not forgotten’: Soup kitchen in Little India celebrates Deepavali with migrant workers

Soup kitchen Krsna's Free Meals is preparing a Deepavali fiesta for migrant workers on Oct 20.

Hundreds of migrant workers celebrate Deepavali at Gardens by the Bay

Migrants workers participating in games and other activities at the Deepavali celebrations event held at Gardens by the Bay.

Amid anti-foreigner talk, a Japan city is home to people from 90 countries – and welcoming more

Hamamatsu city, in Japan's Shizuoka prefecture, held a two-day India Festival in September 2025 as part of efforts to promote assimilation and integration of its burgeoning community of foreign residents.

420 employers hauled up annually from 2021 to 2024 for hiring foreign workers without work pass: MOM

On Sept 11, MOM said foreigners on tourist or student visas are not allowed to provide creative services in Singapore.

Migrant workers to get more support, training to look after their mental health

Minister of State for Manpower Dinesh Vasu Dash (in purple) engaging in a game with migrant workers at Terusan Recreation Centre on Oct 5.

A Japanese ski resort town is roiled by a debate over immigration

The tensions in Kutchan, on Japan’s northern island of Hokkaido, underscore a dilemma for the country’s booming tourism sector.

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