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Abu Dhabi: International migration, increasingly being perceived as a development tool and a main source of capital for developing countries, should be put at the centre of the global development agenda and mainstream population policy, heard an international conference on Labour Mobility in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday.

ABU DHABI // Policymakers, experts and researchers from around the world are gathering in the capital today to discuss issues surrounding migrant labour.

ABU DHABI // A module to instil national pride among Filipinos before they move overseas has been welcomed by embassy and welfare officials in the UAE.

DUBAI: In a growing battle over women’s rights and human rights, the Nepali government has called on the United Arab Emirates to refuse to hand out visas for Nepali women under 30-years-old after a series of reports on abuse towards women working as housemaids in the country have been published.

Dubai: Global remittance flow increased 10.77 per cent last year to $514 billion (Dh1.88 trillion), up from $464 billion (Dh1.70 trillion) in 2011, said a World Bank report.

Dubai: The Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) will soon pass a law regulating foreign labour in its member countries, amid concerns in India and other nations over a similar law passed by Saudi Arabia that seeks to reserve 10 per cent jobs for locals.

Concerning comments from the National Committee to Combat Human Trafficking undermine efforts to combat forced labor issues in the region; members of the Committee, including the Minister of Foreign Affairs and undersecretary of FNC Affairs, attempted to discredit the recent report in statements to the National and Gulf News using a number of problematic argument

Migrant Rights’ monthly roundups provide a snapshot of the conditions migrant workers face throughout the Gulf. These reports demonstrate the necessity of structural reforms by evidencing the regularity of nonpayment, exploitation, physical abuse and suicide.