As much as our governments and society at large try to deny it, millions of housemaids are living in deplorable conditions within the Gulf area. People are becoming increasingly aware of their horrid situation, yet locally, many remain silent. For the past few years, cases having to do with migrant/…
Archive for July, 2008
Construction companies violate midday break rule
July 24th, 2008
Abusive employers UAE Workers Working conditions
Every summer in the UAE (where temperatures can reach a staggering 50 degrees Celsius), doctors brace themselves to receiving hundreds of patients suffering from heat exhaustion. Many of the workers, originating from countries where the climate is not as harsh, lose their lives. Although the Minist...
Workers made to live in boxes
July 24th, 2008
Abusive employers UAE Working conditions
In what could be the one of the worst cases of poor accommodation ever reported in the UAE, over 200 labourers in the Emirati city of Dubai were discovered to be living in cardboard boxes for over three months. Their plight was only discovered after the worker’s refusal to work last weekend, i...
Caritas Migrants Center – Helping migrants in Lebanon
July 21st, 2008
There is hope for female migrant workers in Lebanon: Why maids are a priority for Lebanese NGOs: As a middle-income country populated by enterprising people, Lebanon is bursting with NGOs working on every issue imaginable, from the reconstruction of Nahr al Bared refugee camp to the promotion of eco...
Maids Not Aware Of Their Rights And Contract In Bahrain
July 13th, 2008
Sandeep Singh Grewal – AHN Middle East Correspondent Manama, Bahrain (AHN) – Being a maid here equals money troubles and misery. That sums up what many domestic workers go through after they leave their countries to earn a better living for their families, according to a union official. ...
Over 3000 migrant workers arrested in the UAE
July 10th, 2008
Abusive employers UAE Workers Working conditions
Last Friday, over 3,000 migran workers at a factory in the Emirati city of Ras Al Khaimah were detained for rioting. The workers, incited by the poor quality of food they were provided with, wreaked havoc in the factory and burnt nearby vehicles, before riot police were brought in from the nearby Em...
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