Finally, some thoughtful and intelligent reporting on migrant women in the Middle East. JPost’s Mya Guarnieri listens to the stories of migrant women in Israel and discovers that migrant life can be both exploitative and liberating.
Migrant women are subject to abuse and overwork by their emp…
Archive for May, 2010
‘Making the Best of a Bad Situation’: Israel’s Migrant Women Speak Up
May 29th, 2010
Nightmare Continues for Family of Saudi Death Row OFW
May 29th, 2010
Legal cases News Saudi Arabia Workers
The family of Joselito Zapanta, a Filipino migrant worker on death row in Saudi Arabia, are trying to raise ‘blood money’ to save their son’s life, since they are not satisfied with the legal aid that the government is providing (see full story here and here) “I have spoken wit...
Pope Praises the UAE for ‘Openness’ to Migrants
May 27th, 2010
The Pope commended the UAE for its ‘openness’ towards foreign workers, many of whom are Catholic Filippinos, on the occasion of receiving the UAE’s first ambassador to the Vatican (full story here). It seems a shame that this occasion has not triggered more discussion about the abu...
Dubai Arrests 100 Vietnamese Protestors
May 27th, 2010
Police in Dubai arrested around 100 Vietnamese construction workers for going on strike over unpaid wages earlier this month (full article here) The workers formed part of a group of 200 workers of various nationalities who marched to the Ministry of Labour to demand their rights. Those who were tak...
500 Migrant Workers on Strike in Mecca
May 23rd, 2010
Around 500 migrant workers, mainly from Turkey, Syria and Egypt, went on strike at a construction project recently in Mecca protesting against unpaid wages. The workers claimed that they had not been paid for two months. The Saudi government is investing heavily in developing infrastructure, apartm...
OFW Severely Beaten on Death Row in Saudi Arabia
May 23rd, 2010
Migrante-Middle East, a rights group representing Overseas Filippino Workers (OFWs) has called for an investigation following reports that a Philippine national was severely beaten on death row in a jail in Riyadh. According to this article in The Enquirer: Migrante-Middle East (ME) said the famil...
94 Nepalis working as ‘Bonded Labourers’ for Libyan Construction Company
May 13th, 2010
Ninety-four Nepali construction workers in Libya have appealed to the Nepali government to rescue them immediately, saying that they are being forced to work in inhumane conditions, according to this article, which appeared on the front page of yesterday’s Republica (English language daily in ...
April 2010: Another Bloody Month for Migrant Workers in Kuwait
May 8th, 2010
Migrant workers continue to commit suicide at an alarming rate in Kuwait, as a close examination of Kuwaiti papers for the month of April 2010 shows. During this time period, there have 12 reported cases of suicide and suicide attempt by migrant workers in the emirate. Previously, during 35 surveyed...
Saudi Sponsors Punish Their Workers by Declaring Them as “Runaways”
May 6th, 2010
Abusive employers Saudi Arabia Sponsorship Working conditions
Below is a letter we received from the president of the Federation of Kerala Associations in Saudi Arabia (FOKASA). FOKASA is a social organization of Indians working in Saudi Arabia that regularly provides assistance to Indians deprived of their human rights. The letter brings to attention an issue...
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