A former Malaysian flight attendant who repeatedly scalded her Indonesian maid has been jailed by a court in the capital Kuala Lumpur for 18 years.
The court convicted Yim Pek Ha, 40, of three attacks on Nirmala Bonat using boiling water and a hot iron.
Ms Bonat, who was 19 at the time, testified th…
Archive for November, 2008
Malaysian jailed for maid attacks
November 29th, 2008
Interview with Kaswara Al-Khatib about the first ever ad campaign for migrant rights in the Middle East
November 25th, 2008
I recently wrote about how impressed I was with the “Rahma” campaign, aired on Arab television and in support of migrant workers within the region who are often mistreated. Seeing as we have been running a website for Migrant Rights in the Middle East, which is also the first regional we...
Rahma advertisements urge mercy for workers
November 18th, 2008
Abusive employers Workers Working conditions
A recent great article in Arab News highlights a great ad campaign for migrant workers: JEDDAH: The abuse of workers in the Kingdom, as reported by several human rights groups, has prompted a Saudi advertisement agency boss to launch a series of TV advertisements to encourage people to show mercy. ...
Bahrain: Workers need Laws, not “Understandings”
November 17th, 2008
Migration and Domestic Helpers is a great source for information and analysis of issues concerning migrant rights and domestic workers. The latest post is a great follow up to our previous one: Image from Middle East Report, No. 211 “Keeping Migrant Workers in Check: The Kafala System in the ...
Hope for domestic workers in Bahrain? Time will tell
November 16th, 2008
Arab News gives us a reason to be optimistic in their most recent coverage of domestic worker rights in the country: MANAMA: The General Federation of Bahrain Trade Unions (GFBTU) has formed a special committee to work on the rights of domestic workers, including a compulsory weekly day off and heal...
Statistics of Sri Lankan workers in the Middle East
November 14th, 2008
There is a vast number of Sri Lankan female workers coming into the Middle East, as the graphs will indicate below. Despite Sri Lanka’s efforts to limit the number of workers particularly in the Gulf due to increasing records of abuse, there is no suggestion that the data below has drastically...
Indian workers and housemaids to get protection in Bahrain
November 13th, 2008
A joint agreement between Bahrain and India gives us hope about the status of Indian workers and housemaids in the country. According to Gulf Daily News, the leading English daily in Bahrain: A COMPREHENSIVE labour agreement that aims to protect the welfare of Indian workers and housemaids is to be...
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