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No room for hiding
Moscow :: Russia | 3 months ago
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Pensioner Anna Vasilyeva lives in a two roomed flat in Novye Cheryomushki, in the south western part of Moscow...In January this year, she asked her lodger not to invite friends to stay at weekends. When the girl's mother came to visit, she asked
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SC upholds with finality Migrant Workers Act's legality
Manila :: Philippines | 3 months ago
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PhilippinesThe Supreme Court upheld with finality the legality of certain provisions of Republic Act 8042, or the Migrant Workers and Overseas Filipinos Act of 1995. In a resolution made public Tuesday, the high court dismissed the partial
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Russia needs 300,000 migrant workers annually
Moscow :: Russia | 3 months ago
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Russia currently needs a total of five to six million foreign workers, who must then be naturalised, he said Friday. "If we look closely at the situation and at issues concerning demographics, as well as economic issues, every year we need over 300,
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Sense of isolation remains for migrant workers
Yulin :: China | 3 months ago
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The survey polled 2,011 migrant workers in 20 cities among the website's 7.2 million registered users. Compared with the survey's results last year, migrant workers are happier with their living standards, but the level of interpersonal relationships,
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Over 23 million lifted out of poverty in China last year
Aksu :: China | 3 months ago
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The number of rural migrant workers increased 3.9 per cent to 262.61 million by the end of 2012, accounting for 19.39 per cent of the country's total population, the NBS said. Meanwhile a new survey has revealed inadequate and unbalanced pension
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Caixin Online: China urbanization must focus on helping migrants
Qingdao :: China | 3 months ago
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Urbanization has been a hot-button topic since the Communist Party's 18th National Congress in November, as it has been identified as the most important public policy direction for the new government. What policy-makers noticed is that urbanization
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Why India remains top of remittances league
New Delhi :: India | 3 months ago
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In 2012, India topped the list with $70bn (£824m) of remittance inflows, followed by China ($66bn), the Philippines and Mexico ($24bn each), Nigeria ($21bn), according to the latest World Bank figures on migration and remittances. Nothing surprising
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Migrant workers invited to prominent holiday gala
Xinhua :: China | 3 months ago
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Four migrant workers were invited to a high profile gala on Saturday evening, which was once mainly reserved for distinguished intellectuals. Xi Jinping (C), General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, talks with noted
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PMI inks deal to aid migrant workers
Yogyakarta :: Indonesia | 3 months ago
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If there is a TKI facing a problem abroad, the PMI will ask for help from the local Red Crescent, for example, to provide humanitarian aid, PMI chairman Jusuf Kalla said after signing a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in Yogyakarta on Friday. Kalla
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CNOOC to increase shares in China CBM
Shanghai :: China | 3 months ago
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China National Offshore Oil Corporation , the country's largest offshore oil producer, announced Thursday it will increase its shares in China CBM to 70 percent.
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