The life of a Nepali maid on death row in Kuwait has been spared after a court ruling on December 23rd commuted her sentence. Dolma Sherpa was handed the death penalty in Kuwait last year for allegedly murdering her Filipinna room-mate while their employer was away on the Haj pilgrimage. (You can re…
Archive for December, 2008
Forgotten Populations: a lack of diplomatic representation adds to Gulf migrants’ woes
December 24th, 2008
Many labour-sending countries do not maintain embassies in a number of Gulf states, leaving migrant workers even more vulnerable in cases of abuse by their employers. The example of Nepal, now a major sending country, illustrates the problems that migrants face when they don’t have sufficient ...
Downturn Hits UAE Workers: FT Photostory
December 21st, 2008
This photo story in the Financial Times tells of the impact of the global financial crisis on migrant labourers working in Dubai, who have been employed in their thousands to work on construction sites during the boom years of the Emirate’s real estate sector. The global recession and recent drop...
UN International Migrants Day 2008: Round-up
December 18th, 2008
December 18th is UN International Migrants’ Day, which this year coincides with the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Migrant Rights brings you a brief digest of news, comment and events marking the day. A theme that is bound to dominate this year is the impact of th...
‘Gulf Arabs value profit over people’: Migrant worker abuse discussed at Doha Debates
December 12th, 2008
Abuses of migrant labourers and domestic staff were discussed openly at the last round of the Doha Debates on November 17th, where the audience voted 75% in favour of a motion that ‘Gulf Arabs value profit over people’. Ex-BBC correspondent and former Hard Talk host Tim Sebastian chaired a fran...
Lebanon: Interview on Migrant Workers
December 6th, 2008
Tadamon, “a Montreal-based collective of social-justice organizers & media activists” conducts an interview with Nadim Houry of Human Rights Watch: In Lebanon, between 150,000 to 300,000 women work as migrant domestic workers, with approximately 100,000 having legal status in the co...
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