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Govt hopes to reopen intake of Bangladeshi labourers
PUTRAJAYA: The Government is hoping to reopen the intake of Bangladeshi labourers by December this year, said Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri Dr S. Subramaniam.
Banking service for child labourers
Bangladesh central bank’s new service aims to help seven million child labourers save money and stop being a target for thieves
Fatal crashes reveal plight of Italy's African labourers
FOGGIA, Italy (Reuters) - Smears of blood and oil mark the spot on the road where a van full of migrant farm labourers slammed into an oncoming truck and somersaulted across the tarmac on Aug. 6, killing 12 of the men packed inside.
At ancient pyramid in Peru, remains of 20th century Chinese labourers found
LIMA (Reuters) - Archaeologists exploring Peru's pre-Colombian past recently unearthed a glimpse of a less prominent chapter in the Andean country's history - the remains of 16 Chinese labourers from around the turn of the last century.
North Korea says labourers work abroad legally, not mistreated
NEW YORK (Reuters) - North Korea said on Tuesday it has sent labourers to work abroad legally in Russia, China and elsewhere and that it was a "vicious slander" to say they were mistreated or forced to go.
Iraqi suicide car bomber kills 17 labourers
HILLA, Iraq (Reuters) - At least 17 people were killed on Sunday when a suicide bomber exploded his vehicle among day labourers waiting to be hired in the central Iraq city of Hilla, scene of some of the deadliest sectarian bomb attacks.
11 Indian labourers killed as factory wall collapses
NEW DELHI (AFP) - At least 11 labourers were killed in northern India Friday when a wall collapsed on top of them as they were building a new factory, police said.
Bittersweet treat for labourers
A LOCAL fruits party which was meant as a treat for about 500 Penang Municipal Council (MPPP) labourers turned out to be a bittersweet affair when about 100 gatecrashers ended up eating most of the durians.
Amnesty International urges Malaysia to protect foreign labourers
Migrant workers are lured to Malaysia by promises of high salaries but often end up being exploited and abused, Amnesty International says in a report that urged the government to better protect foreign labourers
Man from India seeks release of 15 ‘bonded labourers’
AN 80-year-old man from Nagapattinam district has filed a petition in the Madras High Court seeking the release of his son and 14 others, who he alleged were working as 'bonded labourers' in Malaysia, reported i>Makkal Osai/i>.
