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Curbs on hiring foreign workers in Asia

Posted by jacobo 65 days ago Taiwan
http://www.asiaone.com —

TAIPEI - "Locals over foreigners" is written into the law when it comes to working in Taiwan.

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Taiwan donates to Western Saharan refugees

Posted by jacobo 65 days ago Taiwan
http://focustaiwan.tw —

Brussels, March 19 (CNA) The government of the Republic of China (Taiwan) on Tuesday donated US$100,000 in humanitarian aid to Western Saharan refugees in North Africa.

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HK to implement non-stamping immigration clearance

Posted by jacobo 66 days ago Hong Kong SAR
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn —

The Immigration Department of Hong Kong announced Monday that a non-stamping immigration clearance arrangement for visitors would be implemented on March 19.

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Have money, will migrate

Posted by jacobo 68 days ago China PR
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At 43, Xue Jun has what many Chinese dream of - a luxury downtown apartment, a three-story villa in the suburbs and a new black Porsche Cayenne.

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S Korea to hire 3‚600 agriculture workers

Posted by jacobo 69 days ago Republic of Korea
http://www.thehimalayantimes.com —

KATHMANDU: South Korea — the most lucrative destination for Nepali migrant workers — is planning to hire 3,600 agriculture workers from Nepal in the year 2013, according to the Human Resource Department of South Korea’s website.

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Group of illegal workers bound for Ghana found in Shenzhen

Posted by jacobo 70 days ago China PR
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn —

A group of 11 people who were trying to travel to Ghana to work with fake visas were caught in Shenzhen on Monday, Shekou immigration officials said on Thursday.

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Hong Kong's abused foreign workers trying to break silence

Posted by jacobo 72 days ago Hong Kong SAR
http://www.cbc.ca —

Jasmine Singun, a domestic worker who came to Hong Kong from the Philippines a year and a half ago, was not one of the lucky ones.

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Hong Kong's foreign 'helpers' fight for equality

Posted by jacobo 73 days ago Hong Kong SAR
http://www.cbc.ca —

Every Sunday in Hong Kong, thousands of women spread out blankets and flattened cardboard boxes on the city's sidewalks, underpasses, and public squares, they sit themselves down on the hard concrete, and then they relax.

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