MARKET UPDATE

YEAR

TITLE / SUBJECT

DATE

     
2011 Exemption of Vacationing OFWs From Re- Entry Permit

January 10, 2011

  Lifting of the Six-Month Ban on Foreign Workers Bound for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) January 10, 2011
  New Quota to Decree 2010 (Decreto Flussi) to Allow Entry of 100,000 Foreign Workers to Italy January 10, 2011
 

Malaysia’s Plan To Increase Levy on Foreign Workers

January 10, 2011
  Compulsory Medical Insurance of Foreign Workers in Malaysia  
  No Move to Abolish KSA Sponsorship Law  
  Demand for Foreign Workers in Australia Remains Bright April 2011
  Canada Issues New Rules to Strengthen Temporary Worker Program April 2011
  Cyprus Increases Minimum Wage for Household Service Workers April 2011
  Guam Proposes New Wage Rates for the H-2B Temporary Worker Program  
  Draft Rules on the Immigration Law of Spain Announced  
     
     
2010

Bill on Employment  Protection for Foreign Nationals Introduced in Ontario, Canada

January 2010

CNMI Immigration Placed Under U.S. Federalization Law

January 21, 2010

 

Jeddah To Become A World Class City

January 29, 2010

 

U.S. House of Representatives Approves Consolidated Appropriations Act for 2010

February 7, 2010

 

Bahrain Proposes Legislation for Household Service Workers

February 7, 2010

 

Employment and Salary Trends in the Gulf 2009-2010

February 10, 2010

   $50 million contract awarded to support Guam buildup February 17, 2010
   Guam legislature proposes pro-rated H2 workers registration fee February 17, 2010
   Labor market reforms in Bahrain February 26, 2010
   Bechtel opens office in Libya amid construction frenzy February 26, 2010
   Construction of facilities for Guam buildup project to begin soon April 22, 2010
   Issues raised by the impending relocation of US military troops to Guam April 22, 2010
  Taiwan unemployment rates decreases April 22, 2010
  Israel Government Plans to Limit Migrant Workers May 5, 2010
  Recent Changes in Australia’s General Skilled Migration Program May 27, 2010
  Malaysia Unveils Reforms to Reduce Dependence on Unskilled Foreign Workers June 18, 2010
  Qatar Ministry of Labor Gets Strict on Violation of Labor Law July 3, 2010
  Possible Reduction of Hiring of Expatriates  for Oil Exploration in Nigeria July 19, 2010
  Japan Amends Immigration Control Act July 19, 2010
  More Employment Opportunities in Israel July 2010
  Canada Urged to Choose Skilled Migrants to Avoid Labor Shortages July 2010
  Australia's New Skilled Occupation List July 2010
  Container Shipping Sector Starts to Recover  
  Taiwan Labor Council Warns Employers of Foreign Workers Against Withholding of Passports  
  Taiwan to Implement Dispatching System for Foreign Caretakers  
  New Policy Reforms Affecting OFWs in Canada September 28, 2010
  Germany Open to Highly Qualified Migrant Workers September 13, 2010
  European Parliament Adopt New Rules on Social Security Rights of Third-Country Nationals

October 29, 2010

 

New Zealand’s Immigration Act of 2009

December 2, 2010

     
     
   

 

 

  2009

Switzerland Implements the Schengen- Dublin Association Agreements with the European Union

February 3, 2009

 

Ontario to Expand Protection For Migrant Workers

February 24, 2009

 

Jobs in Demand in Ontario

April 24, 2009

 

EMAAR and MODON to Develop More Industrial Cities in Saudi Arabia

April 27, 2009

 

Saudi Cabinet Simplifies Regulation on Iqama Transfer

May 13, 2009

 

Possible Slowdown in Caregiver Deployment in Israel

May 27, 2009

 

Macau To Reduce Intake of Foreign Workers

June 2, 2009

 

New Health Projects Launched in KSA

June 4, 2009

 

Australia Announces Measures To Improve Visa 457 Schemes

June 8, 2009

 

U.S. Military Construction Projects For Guam Awarded

July 3, 2009

 

First Japan Funding For Guam Build-Up Projects

August 12, 2009

 

Major Gulf Projects in the Middle East in 2009

September 2009

 

UK Issues  New National Shortage Occupation List For Work Permits

September 14, 2009

 

Military Contracts For Guam Build-Up Projects

October 2009

 

Guam Rules on Hiring and Employment  of Alien Workers Revised

November 26, 2009

 

RP-Korea Cooperative Partnership on Labor-Management Education

November 26, 2009

 

Hong Kong’s Proposed Statutory Minimum Wage Bill

December 4, 2009

   

 

 

  2008

Huge Demands for Pilots in Next 20 Years

January 2008

 

Shortage of Doctors in Australia

February 2008

 

Israel Adopts New Biometrics Identification Cards

March 2008

 

Demand for Filipino Workers in Trinidad and Tobago Rises

March 2008

 

Korea Needs English Language Teachers and Skilled Workers

March 2008

 

EU Simplifies Admission Procedures for Third –Country Workers

April 1, 2008

 

Proposed Amendments to the Immigration Law of Canada

May 5, 2008

 

Czech Republic Opens Market for Filipino Nurses

May 6, 2008

 

Transfer of US Marines in Guam to Create Employment Opportunities for OFWs in Five (5) years

May 6, 2008

 

Canada Expands of Coverage of High Demand Occupations

May 6, 2008

 

UK Court Voids New Skilled Migrant Rules

May 6, 2008

 

Singapore’s Economic Boom Attracts Asian Workers

June 2008

 

UK Modifies the National Shortage Occupational List for Work Permits

July 3, 2008

 

New Labor Migration Policy in Sweden Proposed

July 8, 2008

 

Canada Recognizes Licenses and University Degrees of Immigrants

July 16, 2008

 

Migration Seen as Solution to Europe’s Ageing Population

July 17, 2008

 

New Jobs in Aruba

July 2008

 

Prescribed Wage Rates for Common Construction Occupations in Guam

August 21, 2008

 

Arab States Agree on E-Money Transfer

September 2008

 

Singapore’s Power Project Offers Employment Opportunities to Filipinos

September 2008

 

Kuwait Government Grants 45- Day Amnesty

September 2008

   

 

 

  2007

New Green Card System Eases Entry of Foreign Professionals in Denmark

January 2007

 

New Measures on the Entry of Workers Proposed by the Government of Italy

January 2007

 

Temporary Foreign Program for Provinces of Alberta and British Columbia in Canada

January 2007

 

Oil Sands Mega Project in Northern Alberta, Canada

February 27, 2007

 

Employment Opportunities in Middle East for 2007-2009

February 28, 2007

 

Demand for OFWS in Asia Remains Bright

March 15, 2007

 

Increase in US Minimum Wage

April 17, 2007

 

Ireland’s New Employment Permit Arrangements

April 20, 2007

 

Nursing Shortage in Hawaii Brings Employment Opportunities

April 24, 2007

 

Joint Venture of Carnival and Iberojet Cruceros in Spain

April 24, 2007

 

Belgium Imposes New Regulation on Foreign Companies

April 24, 2007

 

New York Permit Regulations and Other New Regulations for Foreign Workers in Israel

April 27, 2007

 

Australia’s New Visa Policy for Foreign Seafarers

June 2007

 

Microsoft Plans to Open Development Center in Canada

July 13, 2007

 

Potential Employment Opportunities for OFWs in Guam

August 2007

 

Contracts Awarded in the Middle East in May 2007

August 2007

 

Makkah Increases Penalty for Expatriates Harboring Illegal Residents

August 2007

 

New Labor and Immigration Policies of Iceland

August 21, 2007

 

CNMI Implements Minimum Wage Increase

August 22, 2007

 

Australia’s Visa- 457 Scheme Under Scrutiny

August 29, 2007

 

Employment Opportunities in Abu Dhabi, UAE

September 2007

 

Work Injury Benefits Under Israel’s National Insurance Program

November 9, 2007

 

Australia Plans to Hire Foreign Information Technology Workers

November 12, 2007

 

Medical Insurance for Foreign Workers in Singapore

November 10, 2007

 

Awarded Contracts in the Middle East

December 2007

 

Asian Contractors in the UAE

December 2007

 

Northern Marianas Islands House Bill 3079

December 2007

 

CNMI Commonwealth Act of 2007

December 2007

       
  2006

Taiwan’s Labor Law on Hiring of Caregivers

January 2006

 

Cyprus in Need of Foreign Workers

January 2006

 

South African Governments Deports Illegal Aliens

February 2006

 

New Qatari Labor Law

February 2006

 

GCC States Propose Restriction on Stay of Expatriate Workers

February 2006

 

Gaming and Tourism Industry Boosts Macau Economy

February 2006

 

Spain’s Growing Elderly Population Face Problems

March 2006

 

Payment of Salaries through Bank Account for Domestic Workers in Malaysia

March 2006

 

Kuwait Increases Mandatory Employment Levels for its Nationals

April 2006

 

Italy Allocates Quota for Working Visas for Filipino Workers

May 2, 2006

 

Employment Opportunities in South Africa

May 8, 2006

 

New Procedure in the Employment of Medical and Paramedical Staff in Libya

May 25, 2006

 

Malaysia Adopts Outsourcing System in the Hiring of Foreign Workers

May 15, 2006

 

Employment Growth in Singapore

May 15, 2006

 

Limited Employment Prospects for Foreign Nurses in Austria

May 19, 2006

 

No Labor Policy Shift on the Length of Stay of Migrant Workers in France

May 25, 2006

 

New Immigration and Labor Market Policies in Ireland Announced

May 26, 2006

 

Skills Shortage in Alberta, Canada

June 2006

 

Employment Prospects in Guam

June 26, 2006

 

High Employment Rate Among Immigrants in Norway

July 17, 2006

 

RP-Spain Memorandum of Agreement Allows Filipinos to Work in Spain

July 20, 2006

 

Employment Prospects for Filipino Doctors in Korea

July 27, 2006

 

New Policy of the United Kingdom on the Recruitment of Overseas Nurses

July 31, 2006

 

Prospects for Mega Projects in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

August 16, 2006

 

More Employment Prospects in Guam

September 6, 2006

 

Singapore Considers Recognition of Philippine Nursing Schools

October 9, 2006

 

DOLE Marketing Mission to Guam and Palau

October 18, 2006

 

Growing Demand for Filipino Workers in Hong Kong

October 18, 2006

 

Macau’s Restrictive Policy on Hiring of Foreign Workers

October 2006

 

UAE Imposes New Regulation on License Renewal

October 2006

 

More Job Opportunities in Kuwait for Foreign Workers

November 23, 2006

 

Employment opportunities in the Northern Territory of Australia

December 7, 2006

 

  2005

Singapore Creates New Office for Foreign Workers Provides Better Services

 
 

Macau’s Crackdown on Erring Foreign Workers to Affect Some Filipinos

 
 

US Enforces Visa Retrogression for E3 Skilled Workers Immigrant Visa

 
 

New Regulations on Foreign Domestic Workers in Singapore Likely to Favor Filipinos

 
 

Foreign Nationals Allowed to Work in Croatia

 
 

Libyan Laws and Regulations Require Foreign Companies to Employ Libyan Nationals

 
 

The New Japanese Immigration Requirements for Entry of Foreign Overseas Performing Artists

 
 

Brunei’s Labor Regulation to Benefit Foreign Workers

 
 

Singapore New Labor Regulations to Benefit Filipino Domestic Helpers

 
 

CNMI Issues New Rules on Tourist-Visa Sponsorship by Non-Resident Workers

 
 

Increase in Tourism and Gaming Industry Job Openings Expected in Macau

 
 

Employment Opportunities in Singapore for Filipino Hotel and Casino Workers

 
 

Recruitment on Filipino Nurses Under EB-3 Resumes

 
 

Employment Prospects for OFWs in United Arab Emirates

 
 

Employment Opportunities in Qatar

 
 

Automobile Projects in Abu Dhabi to Make UAE the Region’s First Automobile Hub  

 
 

UAE Workforce Classified Under Five Categories

 
 

India’s Shortage of Commercial Pilots and Job Opportunities for Foreigners

 
 

Malaysia Relaxes Immigration Rules on Foreign Workers

 
 

The United States Allocates 20,000 Jobs for Foreigners with Masteral Degree in the US

 
 

New Requirements for Registration of Non-EU Healthcare Applicants in UK Announced

 
 

CNMI Introduces New Regulation Increasing the Minimum Wage of Workers

 
 

Hiring of Foreign Workers by Malaysian Placement Agencies

 
 

Israeli Government Issues New Guidelines in the Recruitment of Foreign Workers

 
 

Malaysia Issue New Rules on Hiring of Foreign Workers

 
 

Taiwan Mulls Lowering Hiring Standards for English Teachers

 
 

Opportunities in Singapore Banking Sector

 
 

New Work Visa Requirement for Foreign Workers in Malaysia

 
 

Market Prospects for Abu Dhabi

 
 

Spain Appears Promising for Employment of More Filipinos

 
 

Windows of Opportunity in Singapore for Filipino Hotel and Casino Workers

 
 

Highlights of the Irish Employment Permits Bill 2005

 
 

Job Openings at Wynn Resorts (Macau)