UN agencies call for saving lives, after yet another Mediterranean tragedy

UNITED NATIONS, Aug 11 (APP):Three UN agencies have appealed for greater access to safe and regular pathways for migration and asylum in the European Union after another deadly shipwreck claimed dozens of lives in the Mediterranean. The International Organization for Migration (IOM); the UN refugee […]

Stranded migrants saved, but dozens missing off Italy in rough seas

Rome, Aug 7 (AFP/APP): At least 30 migrants are missing following two shipwrecks off the Italian island of Lampedusa, according to survivor testimony, as rescuers on Sunday winched to safety 34 others stranded on the rocks by rough seas. Around 28 people were reported lost […]

Sri Lanka grants over 100 EV import permits to migrant workers

COLOMBO, June 18 (Xinhua/APP):Sri Lanka’s Labor and Foreign Employment Ministry said on Sunday that it has granted 111 electric vehicle (EV) import permits under a new program designed to facilitate Sri Lankan migrant workers in remitting foreign exchange to the country through official and legal […]

Pakistani workers demand increasing at int’l level: Sajid Turi

ISLAMABAD, Feb 28 (APP):Federal Minister for Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development (OP&HRD) Sajid Hussain Turi said on Tuesday that the demand of Pakistani workers was increasing at the global level. Addressing the ceremony, wherein a memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between Poly Technical […]

Australia looks to foreign workers to help ease labor shortage

SYDNEY, Aug. 17 (Xinhua/APP):Australia’s peak union body, the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU), has joined calls to increase the nation’s cap on overseas workers to help address widespread labor shortages, a problem drawing attention across industry and government. The report came following the Australian […]

Over 8.2 mln Overseas Pakistanis registered with NADRA: Tariq Malik

ISLAMABAD, Mar 13 (APP): Chairman National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA), Muhammad Tariq Malik here on Sunday said that over 8.2 million Overseas Pakistanis registered with NADRA and the government was committed to provide maximum facilities to expatriates. Addressing at the Overseas Pakistanis International Conference […]