Foreign workers

‘Wish Papa was here’: The pain of long-distance parenting for S’pore’s foreign workers

Sayeed Md Abu, a migrant worker who joined the I.C.A.N. Fathering Workshop, with photos of his family. He has two daughters aged 6 and 10.

S’porean lawyer wins global award for parliamentary work, advocacy for groups like migrant workers

Lawyer Charmaine Yap received the International Bar Association’s Outstanding Young Lawyer of the Year Award in Copenhagen, Denmark, on Oct 8.

Second judge blocks Trump’s US$100,000 fee for new H-1B worker visas

The judge ruled that US Citizenship and Immigration Services and the State Department failed to follow necessary rule-making processes before implementing Trump’s fee.

Forum: Language support in healthcare settings essential for migrant workers

Forum: Language services should be a standard of medical care, not an act of goodwill

Trump extends push for $128,000 H-1B visas by another year

The visa programme allows tech and other professionals from abroad to work in the United States for a few years.

Man arrested over role in purchase of e-wallets from work permit holders for scams

Since May, the suspect had allegedly been accessing the Singpass accounts of work permit holders to apply for e-wallets.

Trump administration moves to impose more than $127,000 fee for H-1B worker visas

A proposed rule by the US Department of Homeland Security would make a fee of US$103,265 permanent.

Trend of foreigners leaving Japan may ‘accelerate’ under tighter visa rules

Rules to obtain permanent residency in Japan have also tightened recently.

MOM tapping migrant worker network for alerts on issues like salary claims: Dinesh

Minister of State for Manpower Dinesh Vasu Dash (right) with migrant workers from KPA Engineering, SK Industries and VVR Plant Engineering at Kranji Recreation Centre on June 28.

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