Over 100 labourers have been stranded without pay in a camp in Abu Dhabi for over six months after their employer went bust, according to this report in The National. Local charity organisations have stepped in to provide food for the stranded workers, who have no valid papers and no means to return…
Archive for July, 2009
Cities of Exclusion in the Gulf: Evidence in a UAE Mall’s Ban on Laborers
July 12th, 2009
Last week, I read a blog post with a link to an article in the Maktoob Business on one Dubai mall’s recent decision to ban low-skilled laborers from entering on evenings and weekends. While this is an example of pretty blatant discrimination, the Al Bawadi Mall’s spokesperson, Mr. Khalid Shraim ...
Kuwait’s Human Rights Society Focuses on Pressing Ministries on Summer Heat Labor Conditions
July 6th, 2009
In Kuwait, workers are not permitted to work in weather that exceeds 50 degree Celcius. In addition, in June the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor issued a decree banning laborers from working outdoors between 12-4 pm effective of June 1 until August 31, 2009. Nonetheless, many violations conti...
24 Nepalis die in ‘unnatural’ circumstances in Qatar
July 4th, 2009
The past month has seen an unprecedented number of deaths among Qatar’s population of Nepali workers, according to the Nepali embassy in Qatar. 24 Nepali men died between May 1st and June 5th this year as a result of health problems, suicides and work accidents. According to a report by Nepal...
Indonesia Pulls Migrant Workers out of Jordan
July 4th, 2009
The Indonesian government has decided to repatriate all of its migrant workers currently in Jordan due to repeated claims of abuse and non-payment. The first batch of 24 workers out of a total of 385 were brought home on a Thai Airways flight last week. The Indonesian government plans to step up re...
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