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Tomoko Nishimoto
Tomoko Nishimoto

OpinionMigration in Asia should be an opportunity for workers, not traffickers

Two female migrant workers eat lunch on the outskirts of Beijing. Photo: Reuters

Almost 25 million people are trapped in forced labour worldwide and 64 per cent of them are in Asia and the Pacific.

Asia’s unacceptable record on modern slavery and child labour

Rohingya refugee children collect bricks at the Balukhali Refugee Camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, on November 13. The UN’s International Organisation for Migration has warned that, with more than 600,000 Rohingya having fled Myanmar to Bangladesh since August, the refugees are at the mercy of human traffickers in the area. Photo: Reuters
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Asean must protect its ‘invisible workforce’ of domestic helpers

Indonesian women shout slogans during a rally in Jakarta demanding the Indonesian government protect overseas maids and migrant workers from abuse. Photo: AFP
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Let’s work together to make good green jobs for everyone

A worker waters plants at the Bailuzhou Park in Xiamen, Fujian province on Saturday, ahead of the 9th BRICS Summit. Photo: Xinhua
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Inequality threatens to derail the Asian growth miracle

Economic uncertainty and growing income inequality trends are like spectres at the feast celebrating Asia's economic progress. Photo: AFP
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