Foreign workers

Trump administration orders enhanced vetting for applicants of H-1B visa

The Trump administration has ordered an increased vetting of applicants for H-1B visas for highly skilled workers.

59% of Japanese opposed to actively accepting foreign workers, up from 2024 figure: Survey

Survey respondents from older age groups were more positive about acceptance of foreign workers.

Floods, storms upended their lives in Bangladesh; work in Singapore gives them chance to rebuild

12 migrant workers arrested for drug offences at Woodlands dormitory in CNB raid

Two handcuffed migrant workers being escorted into a police van during a CNB enforcement operation at a migrant workers' dormitory in Woodlands on Nov 28.

Twelve Cupcakes owes over $1m to creditors; workers may get Oct salary in Q1 2026

Twelve Cupcakes, which suddenly ceased operations on Oct 29, has entered full liquidation as of Nov 24.

Saudi Arabia scales back salary premiums for foreign talent, recruiters say

At one point, foreigners could negotiate premiums of 40 per cent or more, sometimes even double their existing salaries, for a job in Saudi Arabia.

Brothers, age 7 and 10, launch cricket league for migrant workers in Singapore

Brothers Jay (in blue shirt), seven, and Neel Ramnarayan, ten, launched a Migrant Worker Premier League which kicked off in May.

Eat, shoot, give: TikTok user buys nasi lemak for migrant workers painting HDB block

A video of TikTok user Faisal Marican handing nasi lemak to migrant workers outside his window went viral online.

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.

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