Op-Ed Columns

HRW: Pakistan’s hypocrisy on press freedom
Prime Minister Imran Khan asserted last week there is no media crackdown in Pakistan, and…

COVID-19: Key Issues during and beyond pandemic to protect the rights of the migrant workers and their families
During the current COVID-19 pandemic ASEAN Member States faces the challenge for the health and…

COVID-19: Looming risks amongst Nepali migrant workers
By Anurag Devkota (First published in Routed Magazine, June 20, 2020) Every day an average of 1,500…

Why Filipinos in Italy strongly oppose the Philippines’ Universal Healthcare Law
Failure of the Duterte administration to consult the migrant workers before implementing the Universal Healthcare…

Filipinos in Italy appeal for assistance as COVID-19 spreads rapidly in community
Many overseas workers and their families have placed themselves in self-quarantine in Rome. By Rhoderick…

Revisiting Marawi Women
At the evacuation centres, everyone was at a loss but most especially mothers who were…

Breaking the chain
Human trafficking under the guise of labour migration has become one of the most severe…

Developing migration diplomacy
Nepal should develop a migration diplomacy to safeguard rights and welfare of migrant workers, while…

Migrant workers and their misery
How can we protect them? Bangladesh, like many other developing countries, is dependent on the…

The perils of housecleaning abroad
The Kuwaiti beauty blogger Sondos Alqattan recently unleashed a storm of criticism after saying that…