The Lebanese National News Agency reported today that, in Jal El Dib (Christian suburb of Beirut), Sri Lankan maid, Ambagla Mudian Silage (born 1980) jumped from the window of Al Rabih employment office located at the fourth floor of Hafiz Abu Jaoude building. She died instantly after her head was c…
Archive for March, 2010
Himal Southasian Runs Story on Migrant Suicide Epidemic
March 16th, 2010
Abusive employers Housemaids Lebanon Suicide Videos Women
Himal Southasian, a regional journal, has carried a story on suicides of migrant women in its online edition, written by Sophia, our Nepal-based editor. You can read the full story here, and also see some clips from Kesang Tseten’s work-in-progress Saving Dolma. We are eagerly awaiting this fi...
Saudi’s “Arab Times” Portrays Maids as Abusive Sneaky Witches
March 14th, 2010
Housemaids Racism Saudi Arabia
The Saudi English daily Arab News published a report today about the apparent growing trend of maids who attack their employers as a response to mistreatment. The report, titled “Maids turn up the heat on sponsors” portrays the maids as the abusers, while barely mentioning the abuse maid...
Disturbing Article in Qatar’s “The Peninsula” Describes Maids as Lazy Liars
March 11th, 2010
The Peninsula, self-proclaimed as “Qatar’s leading English daily” published a report today about domestic workers in the emirate. The article, titled “Finding housemaids not an easy job” refers to foreign maids as expensive commodities and describes them as lazy liars. ...
Israeli Activists and Celebrities Urge the PM to Avoid Deporting Migrant Worker’s Children
March 10th, 2010
A decision on the fate of the 1,200 children of migrant workers in Israel is expected soon. By the end of this month an inter-governmental committee will present its recommendations on the subject to the Minister of Interior. In an unusual move, the committee officials invited members of Israeli mig...
Jordan: Foreign housemaids suffer harassment and abuse
March 10th, 2010
Abusive employers Housemaids Jordan Suicide Working conditions
Below is the translation from Arabic of an article that appeared in the Jordanian daily Al-Dustur last month. Foreign housemaids suffer harassment and abuse Amman – Al-Dustur Newspaper – Fares Al-Habashneh 13 February, 2010 Foreign housemaids in Jordan are slowly but surely beginning to raise t...
Israel NGO Encourages Employers to Force their Non-Jewish Workers to Sign Loyalty Pledges to the Jewish People
March 7th, 2010
Recently an Israeli NGO distributed leaflets in at least two cities calling on Israelis to force their non-Jewish workers to sign documents that pledge loyalty to the Jewish people. Over the last month the Lobby for Jewish Values, an anti-gentile NGO, distributed leaflets in Safad and Ashdod calling...
Saudi Media Acknowledges that Sponsor Abuse Drives Maids to Suicide
March 7th, 2010
Abusive employers Housemaids Saudi Arabia Suicide
The Arab Times, Saudi’s leading English-language paper recently published a report about the prevalence of suicide by housemaids as a result of abuse and maltreatment. Most recently, a 30-year-old maid committed suicide in Saudi on February 26. Below is the article by Arab Times. This article ...
Modern-Day Slavery in the UAE: Unpaid Filipino Maid Beaten and Starved for Years
March 2nd, 2010
Abusive employers Housemaids Slavery UAE
A Filipina housemaid was starved, abused, kept locked inside and not given salaries for three years by her employers in the UAE, Khaleej Times reported last month. The woman, Baina Mokalam (27) came to work for a Egyptian family in the UAE as a maid three years ago. Baina said that whenever she aske...
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