Fingerprint scheme for workers from SE Asia to begin March 1
Taipei (The China Post/ANN) - Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) is set to enforce the new rule requiring migrant workers from four Southeast Asian countries to submit fingerprint records when applying for work visas to enter Taiwan beginning on March 1.
Taiwan to implement fingerprinting scheme for SE Asian migrant workers from Mar 1
Laborers interested in working in Taiwan will be required to have their fingerprints taken at Taiwan's liaison offices. -China Post/ANN
13 more nations to get visas on arrival
Countries that could be offered VoA include Malaysia, Thailand, Brunei, Spain, France, Germany, Sweden, Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Brazil and South Africa.
Tip-off leads to trio of young Thai women who were 'held as sex slaves'
A tip-off to the Salvation Army uncovered their ''abhorrent situation''. Three young women, allegedly lured to Australia from Thailand on the promise of student visas, had been allegedly held against their will to work as sex slaves in a Sydney brothel.
Thai girls 'forced into sex slavery' in Australia
Sydney, Feb 2, 2012 (AFP) - - A man accused of luring three Thai girls to Australia on student visas and then forcing them to work at his Sydney brothel was charged with trafficking and sex slavery offences on Thursday.
Asean touted as single destination for tourist travel
Indonesia formally introduced Asean as a single tourist destination during the region’s tourism forum in Manado, North Sulawesi, on Wednesday. Tourism and Creative Economy Minister Mari Elka Pangestu said that campaign was launched in Indonesia and would be fully implemented after problems involving issuing a common visas to non- Asean residents and issuing free visas to Asean residents were ...
Young trio rescued from 'sex slave' hell
A tip-off to the Salvation Army uncovers teen girls' 'abhorrent situation' inside brothel.
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