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Welcome! Please provide sources of accurate information that can be of value to teachers who are new to teaching abroad or who are having difficulties. We welcome information that shows employment rights, relevant rules and regulations in specific countries, success stories and strategies for redress with reference to specific laws or regulations that have worked (i.e. What did the teacher do to get justice? How did he get his airfare? Did he use or threaten to use a lawyer/embassy), scanned contracts that show the conditions that you do not like, etc. We encourage the use of direct quotes or website links to provide access to primary sources or links to competent organisations that could give advice.

Resources: Evaluating a Chinese Employment Contract  and  Why Raoul Duke Wants You To Avoid Recruiters by Raoul Duke.   Identify Illegitimate Chinese Recruiters,   Questions to Ask Before Accepting a Job Offer at a Chinese School  and  the China EFL Pre-Employment Checklist  by Gregory Mavrides, PhD.   US Embassy in Beijing's Teaching English in China.

China to redefine native-speaker teachers -- Uncaring -- 14 March 2019
Chinese to redefine native speaker teachers? EL Gazette | Jan-Feb 2019 http://www.elgazette.com China is set to redefine native-speaker teachers to include citizens of former colonies where English ...

Re: Re Juren (or Giant) School, Beijing -- Reilly -- 10 December 2018
Isn't this guy (in the article) a Dutchman? How did he get a visa to teach as a native English speaker?

English-speaking lawyers in Korea -- oldrok -- 17 June 2018
The following is a regional list of Korean lawyers that can speak English and have counseled foreign clients. Taeshin Law Firm 18, Seocho-daero 50-gil, Seocho-gu, Seoul, Korea. Yuseong Bldg. 4th and ...

Re: Arriving at your school with a homeland medical -- Simon -- 20 March 2017
You can choose to evade the book of rules. Good luck, bro! An appropriate song for you, featuring Ziggy Marley and the Heptones - enjoy! Book Of Rules - The Heptones ...
Re: Arriving at your school with a homeland medical -- Alias Taffy -- 3 April 2017
You can choose to evade the book of rules. Good luck, bro! An appropriate song for you, featuring Ziggy Marley and the Heptones - enjoy! This was all about providing your own medical before you ...
Re: Arriving at your school with a homeland medical -- expat hubby -- 5 April 2017
Ziggy is Bob Marley's son. Ziggy sings that song very well imo. He's a very good singer and the song is a very good song.

Re: Arriving at your school with a homeland medical -- Former FT in China -- 22 October 2016
Having said that if one was to get a school registered under the wife's name, one could just organise(not teach) Western-run schools in China are better at persuading FT's to moonlight for ...
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