Labor Market Updates

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2015

No.	Title/Subject	Date
01	Bank Negara Malaysia Information Drive on Transmittal of Remittances1	3 February 2015
02	The Qatar Wage Protection System	17 April 2015

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2014

No.	Title/Subject	Date
01	Jobs Prospects in UAE for Expo 2020	March 2014
02	Yemen Approves Discounted Rates on Immigration Penalties	March 2014
03	Canada’s 2014 Immigration Plan	March 2014
04	Australia’s Government Officials Favor Skilled Migration Program	April 2014
05	Renewal of Canada-Quebec Labour Market Agreement	05 June 2014
06	Canada Tighten Regulations on the Temporary Foreign Worker Program	11 June 2014
07	Abolition of “Kafala” and Proposed Qatar Labor Law Reform	11 June 2014
08	Canada Cracks Down on Abuse of Temporary Foreign Worker Program	01 July 2014
09	Amendments to Canada’s Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations	01 July 2014
10	Ban on Employment Visa Transfers for Expatriate Workers in Oman	08 July 2014
11	Employment and Social Development Canada’s Questions and Answers for Moratorium on the Food Services	30 July 2014
13	Cayman’s English Language Proficiency Test Requirement	2 September 2014
14	New Reforms for Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP)	24 June 2014

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2013

No.	Title/Subject	Date
01	Singapore’s Slowdown In Job Creation	January 2013
02	Recent Developments in the Commonwealth of Northern Marianas Islands (CNMI)	21 February 2013
03	Canada Issues New Bridging Open Work Permit	21 February 2013
04	Canada’s New Selection System for the Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP)	21 February 2013
05	Canada’s New Federal Skilled Trades Program	26 February 2013
06	Korea’s Minimum Wage Rate for 2013	14 March 2013
07	Recent Changes in UK Immigration Rules	05 July 2013
08	Australia’s New Temporary Skilled Migration Policies	July 2013
09	Canada’s New Federal Skilled Worker Program(FSWP)	26 July 2013
10	Latest Situation in Syria	18 August 2013

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2012

No.	Title/Subject	Date
01	Two Month Amnesty To Illegal Residents In UAE	December 2012

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2011

No.	Title/Subject	Date
01	Exemption of Vacationing OFWs From Re- Entry Permit	January 10, 2011
02	Lifting of the Six-Month Ban on Foreign Workers Bound for the United Arab Emirates (UAE)	January 19, 2011
03	New Quota to Decree 2010 (Decreto Flussi) to Allow Entry of 100,000 Foreign Workers to Italy	January 19, 2011
04	Malaysia’s Plan To Increase Levy on Foreign Workers	January 19, 2011
05	Malaysia’s Compulsory Medical Insurance Policy for Foreign Workers	January 31, 2011
06	No Move to Abolish Sponsorship Law in KSA	February 22, 2011
07	Demand for Foreign Workers in Australia Remains Bright	April 27, 2011
08	Canada Issues New Rules to Strengthen the Temporary Worker Program	April 27, 2011
09	Cyprus Increases Minimum Wage for Household Service Workers	April 27, 2011
10	Guam Proposes New Wage Rates for the H-2B Temporary Worker Program	May 18, 2011
11	Draft Rules on the Immigration Law of Spain Announced	June 2011

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2010

No.	Title/Subject	Date
01	Bill on Employment Protection for Foreign Nationals Introduced in Ontario, Canada	January 2010
02	CNMI Immigration Placed Under U.S. Federalization Law	January 21, 2010
03	Jeddah To Become A World Class City	January 29, 2010
04	U.S. House of Representatives Approves Consolidated Appropriations Act for 2010	February 7, 2010
05	Bahrain Proposes Legislation for Household Service Workers	February 7, 2010
06	Employment and Salary Trends in the Gulf 2009-2010	February 10, 2010
07	$50 Million Contract Awarded to Support Guam Buildup	February 17, 2010
08	Guam Legislature Proposes Prorated H2 Worker Registration Fee	February 17, 2010
09	Labor Market Reforms in Bahrain	February 26, 2010
10	Bechtel Opens Office in Libya Amid Construction Frenzy	February 26, 2010
11	Construction of Facilities for Guam Build-Up Project to Begin Soon	April 22, 2010
12	Issues Raised by the Impending Relocation of U.S. Military Troops to Guam	April 22, 2010
13	Taiwan Unemployment Rate Decreases	April 22, 2010
14	Israel Government Plans to Limit Migrant Workers	May 5, 2010
15	Recent Changes in Australia’s General Skilled Migration Program	May 27, 2010
16	Malaysia Unveils Reforms to Reduce Dependence on Unskilled Foreign Workers	June 18, 2010
17	Qatar Ministry of Labor Gets Strict on Violation of Labor Law	July 3, 2010
18	Possible Reduction of Hiring of Expatriates for Oil Exploration in Nigeria	July 19, 2010
19	Japan Amends Immigration Control Act	July 19, 2010
20	More Employment Opportunities in Israel	August 9, 2010
21	Canada Urged to Choose Skilled Migrants to Avoid Labor Shortages	August 12, 2010
22	Australia’s New Skilled Occupation List	August 13, 2010
23	Container Shipping Sector Starts to Recover	August 17, 2010
24	Taiwan Labor Council Warns Employers of Foreign Workers Against Withholding Passports	August 24, 2010
25	Taiwan to Implement Dispatching System for Foreign Caretakers	August 24, 2010
26	New Policy Reforms Affecting OFWs in Canada	September 28, 2010
27	Germany Open to Highly Qualified Migrant Workers	September 13, 2010
28	European Parliament Adopt New Rules on Social Security Rights of Third-Country Nationals	October 29, 2010
29	New Zealand’s Immigration Act of 2009	December 2, 2010

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2009

No.	Title/Subject	Date
01	Switzerland Implements the Schengen- Dublin Association Agreements with the European Union	February 3, 2009
02	Ontario to Expand Protection For Migrant Workers	February 24, 2009
03	Jobs in Demand in Ontario	April 24, 2009
04	EMAAR and MODON to Develop More Industrial Cities in Saudi Arabia	April 27, 2009
05	Saudi Cabinet Simplifies Regulation on Iqama Transfer	May 13, 2009
06	Possible Slowdown in Caregiver Deployment in Israel	May 27, 2009
07	Macau To Reduce Intake of Foreign Workers	June 2, 2009
08	New Health Projects Launched in KSA	June 4, 2009
09	Australia Announces Measures To Improve Visa 457 Schemes	June 8, 2009
10	U.S. Military Construction Projects For Guam Awarded	July 3, 2009
11	First Japan Funding For Guam Build-Up Projects	August 12, 2009
12	Major Gulf Projects in the Middle East in 2009	September 2009
13	UK Issues New National Shortage Occupation List For Work Permits	September 14, 2009
14	Military Contracts For Guam Build-Up Projects	October 2009
15	Guam Rules on Hiring and Employment of Alien Workers Revised	November 26, 2009
16	RP-Korea Cooperative Partnership on Labor-Management Education	November 26, 2009
17	Hong Kong’s Proposed Statutory Minimum Wage Bill	December 4, 2009

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2008

No.	Title/Subject	Date
01	Huge Demands for Pilots in Next 20 Years	January 2008
02	Shortage of Doctors in Australia	February 2008
03	Israel Adopts New Biometrics Identification Cards	March 2008
04	Demand for Filipino Workers in Trinidad and Tobago Rises	March 2008
05	Korea Needs English Language Teachers and Skilled Workers	March 2008
06	EU Simplifies Admission Procedures for Third –Country Workers	April 1, 2008
07	Proposed Amendments to the Immigration Law of Canada	May 5, 2008
08	Czech Republic Opens Market for Filipino Nurses	May 6, 2008
09	Transfer of US Marines in Guam to Create Employment Opportunities for OFWs in Five (5) years	May 6, 2008
10	Canada Expands of Coverage of High Demand Occupations	May 6, 2008
11	UK Court Voids New Skilled Migrant Rules	May 6, 2008
12	Singapore’s Economic Boom Attracts Asian Workers	June 2008
13	UK Modifies the National Shortage Occupational List for Work Permits	July 3, 2008
14	New Labor Migration Policy in Sweden Proposed	July 8, 2008
15	Canada Recognizes Licenses and University Degrees of Immigrants	July 16, 2008
16	Migration Seen as Solution to Europe’s Ageing Population	July 17, 2008
17	New Jobs in Aruba	July 2008
18	Prescribed Wage Rates for Common Construction Occupations in Guam	August 21, 2008
19	Arab States Agree on E-Money Transfer	September 2008
20	Singapore’s Power Project Offers Employment Opportunities to Filipinos	September 2008
21	Kuwait Government Grants 45- Day Amnesty	September 2008

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2007

No.	Title/Subject	Date
01	New Green Card System Eases Entry of Foreign Professionals in Denmark	January 2007
02	New Measures on the Entry of Workers Proposed by the Government of Italy	January 2007
03	Temporary Foreign Program for Provinces of Alberta and British Columbia in Canada	January 2007
04	Oil Sands Mega Project in Northern Alberta, Canada	February 27, 2007
05	Employment Opportunities in Middle East for 2007-2009	February 28, 2007
06	Demand for OFWS in Asia Remains Bright	March 15, 2007
07	Increase in US Minimum Wage	April 17, 2007
08	Ireland’s New Employment Permit Arrangements	April 20, 2007
09	Nursing Shortage in Hawaii Brings Employment Opportunities	April 24, 2007
10	Joint Venture of Carnival and Iberojet Cruceros in Spain	April 24, 2007
11	Belgium Imposes New Regulation on Foreign Companies	April 24, 2007
12	New York Permit Regulations and Other New Regulations for Foreign Workers in Israel	April 27, 2007
13	Australia’s New Visa Policy for Foreign Seafarers	June 2007
14	Microsoft Plans to Open Development Center in Canada	July 13, 2007
15	Potential Employment Opportunities for OFWs in Guam	August 2007
16	Contracts Awarded in the Middle East in May 2007	August 2007
17	Makkah Increases Penalty for Expatriates Harboring Illegal Residents	August 2007
18	New Labor and Immigration Policies of Iceland	August 21, 2007
19	CNMI Implements Minimum Wage Increase	August 22, 2007
20	Australia’s Visa- 457 Scheme Under Scrutiny	August 29, 2007
21	Employment Opportunities in Abu Dhabi, UAE	September 2007
22	Work Injury Benefits Under Israel’s National Insurance Program	November 9, 2007
23	Australia Plans to Hire Foreign Information Technology Workers	November 12, 2007
24	Medical Insurance for Foreign Workers in Singapore	November 10, 2007
25	Awarded Contracts in the Middle East	December 2007
26	Asian Contractors in the UAE	December 2007
27	Northern Marianas Islands House Bill 3079	December 2007
28	CNMI Commonwealth Act of 2007	December 2007

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2006

No.	Title/Subject	Date
01	Taiwan’s Labor Law on Hiring of Caregivers	January 2006
02	Cyprus in Need of Foreign Workers	January 2006
03	South African Governments Deports Illegal Aliens	February 2006
04	New Qatari Labor Law	February 2006
05	GCC States Propose Restriction on Stay of Expatriate Workers	February 2006
06	Gaming and Tourism Industry Boosts Macau Economy	February 2006
07	Spain’s Growing Elderly Population Face Problems	March 2006
08	Payment of Salaries through Bank Account for Domestic Workers in Malaysia	March 2006
09	Kuwait Increases Mandatory Employment Levels for its Nationals	April 2006
10	Italy Allocates Quota for Working Visas for Filipino Workers	May 2, 2006
11	Employment Opportunities in South Africa	May 8, 2006
12	New Procedure in the Employment of Medical and Paramedical Staff in Libya	May 25, 2006
13	Malaysia Adopts Outsourcing System in the Hiring of Foreign Workers	May 15, 2006
14	Employment Growth in Singapore	May 15, 2006
15	Limited Employment Prospects for Foreign Nurses in Austria	May 19, 2006
16	No Labor Policy Shift on the Length of Stay of Migrant Workers in France	May 25, 2006
17	New Immigration and Labor Market Policies in Ireland Announced	May 26, 2006
18	Skills Shortage in Alberta, Canada	June 2006
19	Employment Prospects in Guam	June 26, 2006
20	High Employment Rate Among Immigrants in Norway	July 17, 2006
21	RP-Spain Memorandum of Agreement Allows Filipinos to Work in Spain	July 20, 2006
22	Employment Prospects for Filipino Doctors in Korea	July 27, 2006
23	New Policy of the United Kingdom on the Recruitment of Overseas Nurses	July 31, 2006
24	Prospects for Mega Projects in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia	August 16, 2006
25	More Employment Prospects in Guam	September 6, 2006
26	Singapore Considers Recognition of Philippine Nursing Schools	October 9, 2006
27	DOLE Marketing Mission to Guam and Palau	October 18, 2006
28	Growing Demand for Filipino Workers in Hong Kong	October 18, 2006
29	Macau’s Restrictive Policy on Hiring of Foreign Workers	October 2006
30	UAE Imposes New Regulation on License Renewal	October 2006
31	More Job Opportunities in Kuwait for Foreign Workers	November 23, 2006
32	Employment opportunities in the Northern Territory of Australia	December 7, 2006

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2005

No.	Title/Subject	Date
01	Singapore Creates New Office for Foreign Workers Provides Better Services	Series of 2005
02	Macau’s Crackdown on Erring Foreign Workers to Affect Some Filipinos	Series of 2005
03	US Enforces Visa Retrogression for E3 Skilled Workers Immigrant Visa	Series of 2005
04	New Regulations on Foreign Domestic Workers in Singapore Likely to Favor Filipinos	Series of 2005
05	Foreign Nationals Allowed to Work in Croatia	Series of 2005
06	Libyan Laws and Regulations Require Foreign Companies to Employ Libyan Nationals	Series of 2005
07	The New Japanese Immigration Requirements for Entry of Foreign Overseas Performing Artists	Series of 2005
08	Brunei’s Labor Regulation to Benefit Foreign Workers	Series of 2005
09	Singapore New Labor Regulations to Benefit Filipino Domestic Helpers	Series of 2005
10	CNMI Issues New Rules on Tourist-Visa Sponsorship by Non-Resident Workers	Series of 2005
11	Increase in Tourism and Gaming Industry Job Openings Expected in Macau	Series of 2005
12	Employment Opportunities in Singapore for Filipino Hotel and Casino Workers	Series of 2005
13	Recruitment on Filipino Nurses Under EB-3 Resumes	Series of 2005
14	Employment Prospects for OFWs in United Arab Emirates	Series of 2005
15	Employment Opportunities in Qatar	Series of 2005
16	Automobile Projects in Abu Dhabi to Make UAE the Region’s First Automobile Hub	Series of 2005
17	UAE Workforce Classified Under Five Categories	Series of 2005
18	India’s Shortage of Commercial Pilots and Job Opportunities for Foreigners	Series of 2005
19	Malaysia Relaxes Immigration Rules on Foreign Workers	Series of 2005
20	The United States Allocates 20,000 Jobs for Foreigners with Masteral Degree in the US	Series of 2005
21	New Requirements for Registration of Non-EU Healthcare Applicants in UK Announced	Series of 2005
22	CNMI Introduces New Regulation Increasing the Minimum Wage of Workers	Series of 2005
23	Hiring of Foreign Workers by Malaysian Placement Agencies	Series of 2005
24	Israeli Government Issues New Guidelines in the Recruitment of Foreign Workers	Series of 2005
25	Malaysia Issue New Rules on Hiring of Foreign Workers	Series of 2005
26	Taiwan Mulls Lowering Hiring Standards for English Teachers	Series of 2005
27	Opportunities in Singapore Banking Sector	Series of 2005
28	New Work Visa Requirement for Foreign Workers in Malaysia	Series of 2005
29	Market Prospects for Abu Dhabi	Series of 2005
30	Spain Appears Promising for Employment of More Filipinos	Series of 2005
31	Windows of Opportunity in Singapore for Filipino Hotel and Casino Workers	Series of 2005
32	Highlights of the Irish Employment Permits Bill 2005	Series of 2005
33	Job Openings at Wynn Resorts (Macau)	Series of 2005