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Photo credit: Daily Mail A migrant worker has died while working on a new stadium being built for the 2034 World Cup. The Guardian reports that Muhammad Arshad, a Pakistani, fell to his death from an upper level during the construction of the Aramco Stadium in the eastern city of Al Khobar on 1 March, according to…

Photo credit: Balkan Insight Protests have erupted in Turkey after authorities detained the mayor of Istanbul, days before he was due to be selected as a presidential candidate. BBC reports that Ekrem Imamoglu of the secular Republican People’s Party (CHP) is seen as one of President Recep Erdogan’s strongest political rivals. The prosecution accused him of corruption and…

Photo credit: Tempo Stricter immigration regulations, frequent large-scale enforcement operations and media coverage of arrests of undocumented migrants have led to Malaysia no longer being the top destination for Indonesian workers. Malay Mail reports that many Indonesians are now seeking job opportunities in blue-collar sectors in European countries, Japan, Taiwan, and Hong Kong. Indonesia’s Ambassador…

Photo credit: AFP Libyan authorities deported over 150 Nigerian women and children on Tuesday under a UN-affiliated “voluntary return” scheme for irregular migrants, an immigration official and UN sources said. Libya is a key departure point on North Africa’s Mediterranean coast for migrants from other parts of Africa. They risk dangerous sea voyages in the…

Photo credit: France24 Israel launched a series of airstrikes across the Gaza Strip early Tuesday, saying it was striking dozens of Hamas targets in its heaviest assault in the territory since a ceasefire took effect in January. AP reports that Palestinian officials claimed at least 69 deaths were recorded. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the…

Photo credit: EEAS In response to a rapidly escalating humanitarian crisis, the European Union has allocated 200,000 euros in emergency humanitarian aid to support Congolese asylum seekers in Burundi. European Union’s website reports that due to the ongoing armed conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo, many people have had to flee. Over 65,000 people…

Photo credit: Korean Times The Korean shipbuilding industry’s heavy reliance on migrant workers has led domestic shipyards to devise various measures to help their foreign workers improve their foreign workers to improve their fluency in Korean. The Korea Times reports that after beginning to teach migrant workers the language during the shipbuilding industry boom in the 4early 2000s,…