N.S. foreign worker ‘coerced’ and ‘threatened,’ Ontario man facing human trafficking charge
An Ontario man has been charged with human trafficking and extortion after a foreign worker in Nova Scotia was reportedly coerced into excessive labor and threatened.
Pregnant Woman Miscarriages While Fleeing Immigration Control... Human Rights Commission Says It's Human Rights Violation Without Employer's Consent
The National Human Rights Commission of Korea has ruled that immigration control against undocumented foreign workers without prior consent from their employers constitutes a violation of human rights, following a case where a pregnant worker miscarried during a raid.
Minister of Labor Kim Young-hoon sends letter of apology to the family of deceased migrant worker Sok Heng: "I will remember Sok Heng's name"
Minister Kim Young-hoon assured the family of Sok Heng, a Cambodian migrant worker who tragically died in a greenhouse, that he would strive to improve labor conditions for foreign workers in South Korea.
Companies Lack Workers and Bring Them in from the Philippines. Each Costs 85 Thousand
Czech companies are resorting to hiring workers from the Philippines due to local labor shortages, with each imported worker costing around 85,000 CZK.
"Subsidies for Employing Foreigners" Misinformation on Social Media Affects Political Parties' Appeals
False information circulating on social media regarding government subsidies for employing foreigners is influencing public opinion and political party appeals amid debates on foreign worker policies in the election.
Foreign worker loses fingers in shredder, airlifted from Jeju to Seoul
A foreign worker in his 30s had three fingers severed while working with a shredder in a greenhouse on Jeju Island and was airlifted to a hospital in Seoul for surgery.