The move reflects growing alarm within the government about a disruption to supplies that has prompted panic buying and, in some cases, caused fuel to run out at gas stations.
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Migrant Workers in South Asia Are Stranded as They Wait for Vaccines
Thousands across the region have been left in limbo because of sluggish immunization campaigns, red tape and closed borders.
After Coronavirus Pandemic and Brexit, UK Begins to See Worker Gaps
As the country’s economy restarts after months of closures, staffing shortages have emerged in some industries. The impact of leaving the European Union could be part of the problem.
British Restaurants Are Battling a Staff Crisis, Worsened by Brexit
A shortage of workers is forcing restaurants to turn away eager customers and confront a bigger problem: how to make hospitality an industry where people want to work.
Philippines Pauses Sending Workers to Israel as Conflict Persists
The announcement came a day after a rocket attack by Hamas militants killed two Thai agricultural workers and wounded at least seven others.
For Hong Kong’s Domestic Workers During Covid, Discrimination Is Its Own Epidemic
The government has repeatedly singled out the city’s poor migrant workers as “high risk” for the coronavirus, though actual infection rates are low.
They Live in the U.S., but They’re Not Allowed to Come Home
Thousands of immigrants who live in the United States on temporary visas and traveled to India in recent weeks have been stranded there under the Biden administration’s travel ban.
As India’s Covid Crisis Rages, Nearby Countries Brace for the Worst
Vaccine shortages, porous borders and fleeing migrant workers have nearby countries fearing that they will share India’s fate.
Afghans Fleeing Home Are Filling the Lowliest Jobs in Istanbul
After years working on American bases in Afghanistan and fearful of the Taliban, Afghans are heading to Turkey and Europe.
Domestic Workers in the Gulf Open Up About Labor Conditions on Tiktok
Foreign employees in wealthy households — most of them women — have been using the video-sharing app to bring abuses to light.