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Asia Album: Migrant workers wait to board buses during COVID-19 lockdown in Bangalore, India

Migrant workers from different Indian states gather and wait to board buses for their destinations during the coronavirus lockdown in Bangalore, India, May 23, 2020. (Str/Xinhua)NEW DELHI, May 25 (Xin

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At least 6 Myanmar migrant workers killed in road accident in Thailand

Atleastsixpeople,allMyanmarmigrantworkers,werekilledandseveralothersinjuredafteradouble-deckerbussliddownintoaroadsideravineinnorthernThailandlateMonday,Thailan

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At least 20 Myanmar migrant workers killed in bus blaze in NW Thailand

Atleast20MyanmarmigrantworkerswerekilledandthreeotherswoundedinablazeonboardabusinthenorthwesternThaiprovinceofTakintheweehoursonFriday,Thailand'sDepartmentofDi

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2022 World Cup migrant workers ‘systematically’ exploited, Amnesty says

MigrantworkersconstructingstadiumsfortheQatar2022WorldCupcontinuetobetrappedinaviciouscycleofdebtandexploitation,accordingtonewresearchbyAmnestyInternational.Fi

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China's employment in the most populous nation

China'seconomyhasdevelopedquicklyinthepastdecades,butprovidingjobsfortheworld'slargestpopulationremainsatremendouschallenge.Lastyear,about7.65millionstudentsgra

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African Union looking to ensure welfare of migrants

TheAfricanUnionsaidithasbeenworkingwithcountriesthatarepopularmigrantdestinationstomakesurethesenewarrivalsaretreatedwell.Thegroupsaiditwantedtoavoidtheunnecess

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Education gap narrows for migrant workers’ children

HuangXiaoruishappy.ShewonapaintingawardinacompetitionandwenttoseveraleventsorganizedbyherprimaryschoolpriortoInternationalChildren'sDayonJune1.The8-year-oldandh

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Italian police bust mafia ring allegedly profiting from migrants

Italian police on Monday arrested 68 people in a major operation targeting mafia suspects, who allegedly infiltrated one of Europe's largest migrant centers, authorities here said.

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Italian police bust mafia ring allegedly profiting from migrants

ItalianpoliceonMondayarrested68peopleinamajoroperationtargetingmafiasuspects,whoallegedlyinfiltratedoneofEurope'slargestmigrantcenters,authoritiesheresaid.Thepr

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Child migrants seen on deadly journey from North Africa to Europe, UN agency warns

Refugee and migrant children and women are routinely suffering sexual violence, exploitation, abuse and detention along the Central Mediterranean migration route from North Africa to Italy, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) warned in a new report on Tuesday.

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Nearly 180 missing after Mediterranean ship capsize: UN

Four people died and nearly 180 are missing after Saturday's migrant ship capsize in the Mediterranean, the UN refugee agency and the International Organization for Migration said.

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UN General Assembly to adopt agreement on refugees, migrants in September

The UN General Assembly (UNGA) is expected to adopt an agreement on globally resolving issues on refugees and migrants at a high-level meeting to be held on Sept. 19, UNGA President Mogens Lykketoft said on Tuesday.

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Guangdong pilots opening up gaokao to migrant students

Until very recently, the children of migrant workers had no right to sit the "gaokao," China'a annual college entrance exam, in their adopted cities, even if they had studied there for most of their academic life.

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Spring Festival brings China's rural property mini-boom

​For many Chinese rural migrant workers, the Spring Festival holiday is a chance to buy their own home where they can eventually settle down in small counties.

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5 migrant workers fall to death in jade digging in Myanmar's northernmost state

Five migrant workers have been killed after falling off the edge of a mountain while digging jade stones in Phakant, Myanmar's northernmost Kachin state, an official report said Thursday.

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Grass-roots worker elected to top trade union leadership

​Ju Xiaolin, a technical migrant worker, was voted in as vice chair of China's trade union federation on Sunday.

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Organized crime makes migrant crisis even harder to handle for Italy

​One of Italy's oldest problems, organized crime, is making its newest major international challenge -- the growing migrant crisis -- harder to handle, experts say.