Migrant worker

Why You May Still Get COVID After Being Jabbed

COVID-19 vaccines protect people from the symptoms and more severe forms of the disease but are not designed to fully prevent them from being infected, experts said on Monday (12 April), following the case of a migrant worker who tested positive despite having both doses.Inoculation is vital because although those who have had the jabs may still catch the virus, they are much less likely to get seriously ill than those who are unvaccinated.The migrant worker, who was reported on Sund

13 April 2021
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ASEAN’s Migrant Workers Live In Fear

In debt, in a foreign country, and probably feeling like they are just in over their heads – many migrant workers in ASEAN will have more important things to think about today while the rest of the world celebrates International Labour Day.Often low-skilled and undocumented, and nearly always overworked and underpaid, ASEAN’s migrant workers are nevertheless the unsung heroes of the region.While they play crucial roles in society in everything from building the infrastructure that Southeast A

1 May 2019
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