US Dept of Homeland Security requests 1,000 soldiers to manage migrant crisis
July 9, 2019 - 1:17pm
The US Department of Homeland Security requested 1,000 additional soldiers to help manage the migrant crisis in Texas, the...
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Migrant rights and case management
By
Cherry Piquero-Ballescas
| April 25, 2019 - 12:00am
As a labor-sending country, is the Philippines protecting its migrants in terms of their rights and welfare? Are there laws and agencies that migrants and their families can turn to for protection? Are our migrants...
Freeman Opinion
German govt plans to relax rules to attract foreign workers
December 19, 2018 - 11:47am
Worker-starved Germany plans to ease immigration rules to attract foreign jobseekers and replenish its fast ageing workforce,...
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US shuts border post as migrants try to cross from Mexico
By
Yemeli Ortega
| November 26, 2018 - 8:20am
US officials closed a border crossing in southern California on Sunday after hundreds of migrants, part of the "caravan" condemned...
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UAE offers 'visa amnesty' for migrant workers
August 1, 2018 - 8:39pm
The United Arab Emirates, a major hub for migrant laborers, began an amnesty for workers who entered the country without a...
Headlines
Poland may take Filipino workers amid labor shortage
July 30, 2018 - 4:03pm
Poland, whose right-wing government opposes taking in migrants, may have to look to Filipino workers to cover a growing labor...
Headlines
For our children
By
Cherry Piquero Ballescas
| February 5, 2016 - 9:00am
"Isa lang naman ang purpose ko kaya ko nag-abroad..un mabuhay ko mga anak ko."
Freeman Opinion
EU increases pressure on Greece to secure border
February 2, 2016 - 5:00pm
The European Union has ratcheted up pressure on Greece to start managing its borders properly or face the prospect of measures being imposed from Brussels.
World
Minister: Poland will veto forced relocation of migrants
January 26, 2016 - 12:19pm
Poland will veto any plan by the European Union that would oblige member states to accept set numbers of migrants, the nation's interior minister said yesterday.
World
Serbia, Croatia place limits on migrants
January 20, 2016 - 2:13pm
Officials from Serbia and Croatia say that only refugees who wish to seek asylum in Austria or Germany will be allowed to enter the two countries and continue their journey toward Western Europe.
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