foreign workers

Foreign workers are individuals employed in a country other than their own. They are a critical labor source for various industries, particularly in developed nations facing domestic labor shortages.

Why it’s in the news: They are in the news due to a global focus on labor policies, including crackdowns on illegal exploitation, debates over expanding work rights, and the economic dependence on their labor.

Latest on foreign workers

• Microsoft barred from sponsoring foreign workers for US residency
• US bans Microsoft from sponsoring foreign workers for US residency
• US bars Microsoft, Adobe, and major IT firms from green card program for skilled foreign workers
• Philippines arrests 244 foreign workers in online scam crackdown
• Over 60% of Japanese firms with foreign workers would struggle without overseas hiring: survey
• Japan considers accepting foreign workers into security sector
• when you're building models that require specialized talent you can't find domestically, and the visa process was designed for a different era of hiring
• India calls Vance’s ‘indentured servants’ remark deeply offensive

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