Malaysia deports 37 Indonesian migrant workers!

Photo credit: Jakarta Globe Malaysian authorities have reported 37 Indonesian migrant workers – 21 men and 16 women – who arrived at Dumai International Airport on Saturday, according to an Indonesian official. Jakarta Globe reports that they allegedly entered Malaysia without proper documentation or overstayed their permits. Upon arrival at Dumai port, the deportees underwent document checks…

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Bill to deport pro-Eritrian government migrants introduced in Israeli parliament!

Photo credit: Borkena A bill aimed at deporting pro-Eritrean government Eritrean migrants has reportedly been introduced in the Knesset Plenum, according to the Times of Israel. Borkeva reports that the bill has already passed a preliminary reading in Parliament with a 51-0 vote. Yisrael Beytend MK Yulia Matinovsky, Member of Knesset, sponsored the Bill. The Times…

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Trump targets Canada’s digital service tax!

Photo credit: Toronto Star US President Donald Trump has unveiled a new trade policy, dubbed the “Fair and Reciprocal Plan,” aimed at countering what he calls unfair international trade practices. ic reports that part of the plan takes specific aim at Canada’s Digital Service Tax (DST), which the US claims unfairly targets American tech companies. According to the…

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Zim migrant workers exploited in UK!

Photo credit: the Guardian Zimbabwean migrant workers in the UK are among those heavily exploited in the European nation, a new report has shown. News Day reports that in its new titled Caring at a Cost: A Survey of Migrant Care Staff Working in the UK, UK trade union UNISON found out that Zimbabwean migrants…

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“Low-risk” migrants being sent to Guantanamo!

Although the Trump administration has, said it would transfer dangerous criminals and suspected gang members to Guantanamo Bay, it is also sending nonviolent, “low risk” migrant detainees without criminal records there, according to two US officials and internal government documents.  CBS News reports that President Trump had said his administration would send the “worst” migrants and…

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