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Peshawar—Speakers at a seminar have demanded of the government to provide equal rights to the Afghan refugees as Pakistani economy is getting benefits from the cheaper labour of the migrants but they are not given the due rights.

C.A.H.M. Wijeratne told Arab News on Sunday that one particular worker from his country, Nihal Nikarawetiya, who had come to Kuwait as a domestic helper was found in Saudi Arabia after being reported missing.

Poisoning in unhealthy workplaces is causing millions of Asian workers to contract fatal diseases. In 2008, an estimated 1.1 million people died due to work conditions, but official figures fail to cover deaths of migrant workers, which would make the true total much higher.

ISLAMABAD: Tripartite stakeholders endorsed the broad joint strategy of International Labour Organisation-United Nations High Commissioner on Refugees (ILO-UNHCR) to provide support to Afghan migrant workers under the Afghan Management and Repatriation Strategy (AMRS).

KATHMANDU: Twenty worker sending and receiving countries of Asia have agreed to protect women migrant workers as they are more vulnerable in major job markets. The Abu Dhabi Dialogue held in Manila on April 17-19 puts safety of women migrant workers in its top agenda for next two years.

ISLAMABAD: Around the world more than 60 million internally displaced persons, refugees, stranded migrants and former combatants among others were benefited from International Organisation for Migration (IOM) emergency responses units from 2001 to 2010.

Chairman of the Foreign Employment Bureau Amal Senalankadhikara says the insurance scheme introduced by the Bureau for Sri Lankan migrant workers has not been suspended.

NIZAMABAD: Twentyfive migrant labourers from north Telangana region, who went to Thailand in search of employment five months ago, were stranded in Bangkok. Duped by the agent, the labourers were reportedly detained in a room sans salary and food.