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Migrants/Migration (legal)

China to expand public service access for migrant workers

People asking for jobs on a street where labourers and migrant workers usually gather for odd jobs, near the border with Hebei province in Beijing in April 2022.
People asking for jobs on a street where labourers and migrant workers usually gather for odd jobs, near the border with Hebei province in Beijing in April 2022.

Spain to introduce job-matching plan for migrants granted legal status

Moroccan migrant Abdelmoujoud Erra, 27, queues to buy a bus ticket to Valladolid, to obtain a vulnerability certificate to regularise migration status, in Almeria Spain, April 22, 2026. REUTERS/Nacho Doce
Moroccan migrant Abdelmoujoud Erra, 27, queues to buy a bus ticket to Valladolid, to obtain a vulnerability certificate to regularise migration status, in Almeria Spain, April 22, 2026. REUTERS/Nacho Doce

In Spain's greenhouses, migrant amnesty brings hope of better conditions

Moroccan migrant Abdelmoujoud Erra, 27, sits on a bed at a shack friend’s near the site where the place they lived burned in a fire in Nijar, province of Almeria Spain, April 21, 2026. Erra says \"Documents needed for a migration amnesty were saved because they were stored at a Red Cross facility\". REUTERS/Nacho Doce
Moroccan migrant Abdelmoujoud Erra, 27, sits on a bed at a shack friend’s near the site where the place they lived burned in a fire in Nijar, province of Almeria Spain, April 21, 2026. Erra says \"Documents needed for a migration amnesty were saved because they were stored at a Red Cross facility\". REUTERS/Nacho Doce

Sierra Leone receives first group of West African deportees from US

Where expat escapees from Dubai end up

Uncertainties triggered by the Iran war have seen a rise in inquiries among its  expats looking to relocate to safer destinations.
Uncertainties triggered by the Iran war have seen a rise in inquiries among its  expats looking to relocate to safer destinations.

Site supervisor dies after bricks, canopy collapse on him at house near Upper Paya Lebar

Police officers and investigators at Jalan Usaha after bricks fell onto a worker at a construction site.
Police officers and investigators at Jalan Usaha after bricks fell onto a worker at a construction site.

Tens of thousands march in London in separate immigration, pro‑Palestinian protests

Supporters of British far-right activist Tommy Robinson watch the speeches on screens after taking part in a march organised by Unite The Kingdom, in central London on May 16.
Supporters of British far-right activist Tommy Robinson watch the speeches on screens after taking part in a march organised by Unite The Kingdom, in central London on May 16.

Sierra Leone to take in hundreds of West Africans deported by US, minister says

Japan restaurants hit by visa pause for high-demand foreign workers

The number of foreign workers with Type I status in the food service industry reached roughly 46,000 by the end of February.
The number of foreign workers with Type I status in the food service industry reached roughly 46,000 by the end of February.

Deaths of six migrants in Texas railcar investigated as human smuggling

A freight train coming from Mexico crosses the border after six bodies were found on Sunday in a train boxcar, in Laredo, Texas, U.S. May 11, 2026.  REUTERS/Gabriel V. Cardenas
A freight train coming from Mexico crosses the border after six bodies were found on Sunday in a train boxcar, in Laredo, Texas, U.S. May 11, 2026.  REUTERS/Gabriel V. Cardenas

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.