Canada has launched a programme to transition skilled temporary foreign workers to permanent residence, immigration minister Lena Metlege Diab confirmed, amid concerns that rising numbers of migrants are running out of legal status.The programme aims to grant permanent status to 33,000 workers in in-demand sectors over two years. It was first announced in November, but […]
In an ongoing lawsuit over the $100,000 fee for hiring skilled workers from foreign countries, as imposed by the Donald Trump administration, the administration informed a court that only 70 employees have so far paid the fee since it was imposed in September. The number is not huge and in fact rather low and that’s […]
A debate over an H1B visa setback has taken a turn after a MAGA commentator weighed in with sweeping remarks about India and Indian workers in the United States.Andrew Branca, a US lawyer and conservative commentator, sparked outrage after commenting on the plight of an Indian professional struggling with America’s employment-based immigration system. Referring to […]
The Israeli Embassy in India on Thursday strongly condemned the attack on two Indian workers in Ashkelon, calling it “absolutely unacceptable.” “The Israeli police have caught the perpetrators and will bring them to justice,” the embassy said in a post on X. According to the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation (KAN), the assault was a targeted, […]
Saudi HR Ministry Introduces ‘Work Interruption’ Option for Absentee Domestic Workers In a significant labour-market update, Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development has launched a new digital service that fundamentally changes how domestic worker contracts can be handled when a worker stops showing up for work. The launch, via the national unified […]
DMW Digital Reforms: Faster Services for OFWs in UAE and Globally The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) in the Philippines has unveiled a sweeping set of digital reforms aimed at speeding up services for Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs), including those in key destinations like the United Arab Emirates, as part of a broader effort to […]
Most people picture mining as digging a hole and pulling something shiny out of the ground. But this place doesn’t just go down a bit; rather , it drops so far beneath the Earth’s surface that the journey alone takes about an hour. A mine where the rock walls are naturally hot enough to be […]
Recently, Madhu Gottumukkala, the Indian-origin acting director of the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), came under fire after uploading sensitive government contracting documents into the AI model ChatGPT. The documents were marked “for official use only” and were not meant for public release. They were not classified, but the incident triggered internal security […]
UAE Bosses: Are You Suffering an Incompetent Manager? The Law Might Surprise You. Feeling stuck under a manager you believe is unskilled, disrespectful or outright incompetent in the UAE? This common workplace frustration in the United Arab Emirates is not treated as a mere incompetence since as per the law you can directly take it […]
In a bold move to tackle its acute labor shortage, Russia is gearing up to welcome more than 40,000 Indian workers by 2026. This strategic decision comes in the wake of demographic challenges and an ongoing conflict, underlining the need for skilled labor. Following a recent mobility agreement, many Indian professionals are already contributing to […]
