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The COVID Visa was a great visa solution during the pandemic. However, it's only a temporary visa with an expiry date. There's no pathway to Permanent Residency. If you or your employees and colleagues hold a Covid Visa, I recommend to speak with my team of immigration lawyers and registered migration agents! #immigrationaustralia #visaaustralia #covidvisa

The Zimbabwean Beitbridge border has been modernised with the ICE Borders ICT solution. By replacing outdated paper-based systems with cutting-edge technology, we've slashed freight vehicle waiting times from 72 hours to around 3 hours. This transformation not only works to boost regional GDP but also enhances driver well-being, ensuring compliance and security. A win for all stakeholders. Read the full case study here: https://shorturl.at/siYhK #DigitalTransformation #BorderEfficiency #TechInnovation #ICEBorders

The Ship to Shore Rights South East Asia programme reached peak implementation during 2023, firmly establishing itself as the flagship United Nations initiative addressing safe migration and decent work in the fishing and seafood processing sectors. Major regional policy platforms were supported to advance social dialogue and develop declarations and guidelines on protection of migrant fishers in collaboration with ASEAN. New initiatives to establish and strengthen multi-disciplinary approaches to labour inspection were enabled. An array of operational tools were institutionalized to support identification, referral and protection of human trafficking survivors. In addition, the scope and capacity of migrant worker resource centres managed by governments, trade unions and civil society organizations was scaled up dramatically to expand access to services and empower migrant fishing and seafood processing workers. Large-scale information campaigns were conducted, leveraging the power of social media to reach millions of migrant workers across the South East Asian Region. Nevertheless, significant new contextual challenges also emerged within the region during the last year, which highlight the need for sustained intervention on labour standards and migration governance. In the coming year, the Ship to Shore Rights South East Asia programme will seek to fully capitalize on the progress achieved to date and galvanize its impact on improving working conditions for migrants in the fishing and seafood processing sectors. Read more about our work: 👇

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Maldives government has deported a total of 186 foreigners who were found to have committed crimes, including visa violations and drug offenses, and among them are Sri Lankans. The Maldives government has deported a total of 25 Sri Lankans who were found to have committed crimes, including visa violations and drug offenses. Of the 186 foreign nationals who were deported, 83 were from Bangladesh, followed by 43 Indians, 25 Sri Lankans, and 8 Nepalis. These deportations come as the Maldives government is taking strict measures to shut down businesses that are being operated illegally.

Scam-centers in Cambodia and Myanmar - a billion dollar industry using forced labor and employing more than hundred thousand people There have been a lot of international attention on this recent UN report (UHCHR and UNODC): https://lnkd.in/dNQN6RMi. Extremely painful reading, where the tragedies of scammed people in our part of the world is mirrored by even worse tragedies at the other end: Exploitation, forced labor and even torture. Still not so much attention in Sweden, but reported by BBC, Al Jazeera, Washington Post, the Diplomat etc. What can Sida do? Well we did finance the report and Sweden has its logo on the report. We now hope for a strong international reaction to put pressure on those responsible. In war-torn and illegal Myanmar this kind of mess is maybe less surprising. But Cambodia? A country able to efficiently prohibit its major opposition parties, time after time, should be able to close these centers that operate semi-openly.

Public servants must be willing to rethink government policies and the ways in which they are implemented, rather than only working to streamline those that already exist, said DPM Heng Swee Keat. Public servants must be willing to reimagine govt policies: DPM Heng https://lnkd.in/gdfU5E3r Happening in Singapore #singaporelaw #singapore