One year on: The Essex lorry tragedy

ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL REPORT

Police arrest Vietnamese people trafficking ‘king pin’ A Vietnamese man thought to be a major people trafficker has been arrested in the United Kingdom.

Man admits immigration offence in Essex lorry case A man in the UK has pleaded guilty to an immigration offence in connection with the Essex lorry case from last year which saw 39 Vietnamese migrants die.

Before the Blast Behind the tragedy of the deadly Beirut explosion in August and the COVID-19 pandemic is the pervasive problem of maritime abandonment that gravely affects hundreds of thousands of seafarers. This is their story.

ASEAN members discuss supportive measures for vulnerable families in COVID-19 pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic has caused great impacts on vulnerable families such as ethnic minority households, families with informal labourers and migrants, leading to temporary poverty due to low incomes, experts have said.

Who should benefit from government COVID relief packages?

Nearly eight months since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic, more than 950,000 people have died from the disease. An estimated 400 million people, and disproportionately women, have lost their jobs.

113 illegal Chinese migrants returned via Lao Cai int’l border gate The Immigration Management Department of the HCM City’s police detected the 113 illegal Chinese immigrants during various inspections from July 21 to August 5.

Boat carrying nearly 370 migrants reaches Italy's Lampedusa A fishing boat carrying nearly 370 migrants landed overnight on the Italian island of Lampedusa, where the main holding centre is already overcrowded, prompting the local mayor to call for a general strike to push the government take action.

PM asks for vigilance against COVID-191

Migrant workers struggle to survive amid second COVID-19 outbreak

Migrant workers in HCM City are seeking part-time work to compensate for reduced hours after the second COVID-19 outbreak.