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The Land Bank of the Philippines (Landbank), as part of its P1 billion credit facility for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), has approved P508.8 million in loans to OFWs who plan on setting up businesses.

A new batch of 85 overseas Filipino workers returned home from strife-torn Syria Wednesday afternoon, after availing of the Philippine government's repatriation program.

Malaysian police have detained dozens of people from Myanmar following four killings in the Malaysian capital in a number of incidents suspected of being linked to sectarian violence in Myanmar.

Vice President Jejomar Binay and German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle on Tuesday discussed updates on demand for migrant labor in Europe.

Kuwait has tightened driving regulations for non-citizens as part of a broader crackdown on foreign workers living in the country.

Cambodian migrant workers sent home $256 million in remittances in 2012, 1.8 percent of the country’s GDP and the fourth highest percentage in Southeast Asia, according to a new report from the World Bank and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD).

More Filipino workers were hired and re-hired by Saudi Arabia despite its “Saudization” policy meant to pressure local firms to hire Saudis instead of migrant workers, according to the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA).

GIFU – Successive closures of plants by large domestic manufacturers as part of operational restructuring have left local governments and civilian groups facing serious problems, among them the increase in unemployed foreign workers.