Thehindu.com reports that hundreds of panic-stricken migrant labourers have started fleeing the insurgency-ravaged Garo Hills region in western Meghalaya after eight coal miners were killed. A government official said up to 5,000 migrant workers, mainly from Assam, have left several areas of Garo Hills, fearing fresh attacks on non-indigenous workers. “Despite our best attempts at convincing them that they had adequate security cover, the workers were reluctant to stay back in Meghalaya”, the government official said. Read article
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As reported by allafrica.com, in February 2013, 20-year-old Mohamed*, like hundreds of thousands of other Eritreans, fled the brutal dictatorship in that East African nation in search of a better life in neighbouring Sudan. But for Mohamed and others like him, escaping into neighbouring countries has brought no end to their suffering. Many of them […]
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Channelnewsasia.com reports that Malaysia said Thursday it would work with Myanmar to repatriate thousands of their nationals following clashes in the community that left at least four dead and led to a security sweep. The two Southeast Asian nations insisted that violence — beginning late May at a wholesale market in Kuala Lumpur — linked […]
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According to thelocal.se, a British man’s attempt to gain Swedish citizenship has been marred by a bureaucratic black hole that has left him stranded in the country without a valid ID. “It’s a total Catch-22. I really don’t know what I’m going to do,” UK-native Marcus Bush told The Local. Earlier this year, Bush, who […]
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The BBC reports that members of the Somali community in South Africa have marched to parliament in Cape Town to protest against recent attacks on foreigners. Three Somalis have been killed this month and the Somali government has requested the South African authorities to do more to protect their nationals. About 200 people took part […]
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News24.com reports that brutal government repression in Eritrea, including extrajudicial killings, enforced disappearances and torture, is leaving its citizens with no option but to flee, a UN expert said on Wednesday. “The human rights situation in Eritrea is dire,” Sheila Keetharuth told reporters in Geneva, where the UN’s top human rights body was debating the […]
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According to an itv.com report, it is always the children who suffer worst and Zaatari is no place to bring a child. Yet there are a staggering 16,000 children under the age of 5 in the camp. With just 28 children’s beds for potentially 16,000 patients, it is no wonder that doctors in the warn […]
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Al Jazeera reports that an Egyptian court has convicted 43 non-governmental organisation (NGO) workers, including at least 16 Americans, of illegally using foreign funds to foment unrest in the country, sentencing them to up to five years in jail. Tuesday’s verdict also ordered the closure and seizure of the offices and assets in Egypt belonging […]
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News24.com reports that Bangladeshi police fired rubber bullets and tear gas at thousands of garment workers on Monday as they demanded a wage hike at a protest in a manufacturing hub outside the capital Dhaka. Police said they reacted after workers blocked a key highway in the Ashulia industrial area, home to hundreds of factories […]
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As reported by www.ndtv.com, “Saudi Arabia has plans to improve competence of local workers to replace the eight million expatriate workers in the country, Xinhua reported on Saturday.The government plans to offer training and higher salaries to attract locals to get jobs, especially the blue-collar ones, reported local daily Okaz citing a labour ministry source.” […]
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