“My Sri Lankan is Lebanese”, a video produced by the Anti-Racism Movement and Ethiopian Suicides on a cellphone as part of an interactive workshop run by the producers of Shankaboot, a popular online serial drama. For more information: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/babylonbeyond/2010/11/migrant-worker-human-rights-lebanon-video-satire.html
Posted in Housemaids, Lebanon, Racism | 1 CommentAs-Safir newspaper reported today the “suicide” of two migrant domestic workers. In the first case, a Nepalese, Nebedki Sherba (born in 1983) two days ago at her employer’s house (A. D. born in 1944) in Naccache (North of Beirut) hanging …
Posted in Death, Housemaids, Lebanon, Suicide | Leave a comment(Updated) Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia – As the Saudi government intensifies its crackdown campaign against overstaying and undocumented migrant workers, an alliance of Filipino migrants right group in the Middle East today said there are already 32 undocumented overseas Filipino workers …
Posted in Documentation, General, Saudi Arabia | Tagged Migrants rights | 1 Commentby Salim Essaid 36 year old Kikim Komalasari’s murder has lead to an investigation by the Indonesian government to look into the details of this migrant worker who was found in a dumpster in the town of Abha, Saudi Arabia. …
Posted in Abusive employers, Gulf, Housemaids, Recruitment Agencies, Saudi Arabia, Slavery, Sponsorship, Suicide, UAE, Workers, Working conditions | Tagged GCC, housemaid, indonesia, Kafala, Middle East, Migrant rights, Migrant Workers, Suicide, UAE, Workers | 5 CommentsPerhaps the most shameful examples of degradation of human beings as disposable items occur in Arabian Gulf countries. Saudi Arabia has labor laws, and perhaps penalties for non-compliance are also stated, but its clear failure or inability to implement them …
Posted in Recruitment Agencies, Saudi Arabia, Sponsorship | Leave a commentRiyadh, Saudi Arabia – Citing that many distress Overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who have cases in various courts in Saudi Arabia and in other Mid-east countries are not properly represented during case hearings, an alliance of Filipino migrant rights group …
Posted in General | Leave a commentLebanese newspaper Al-Akhbar reported today the death, last Wednesday, during the Ad’ha holiday, of a Bengali domestic worker, Kazol Idris, aged 24. The worker fell from the window of her employer’s house, Hassan Sh., on the third floor of a …
Posted in Housemaids, Lebanon | Leave a commentReference: Ms. Eni Lestari, Chairperson International Migrants Alliance (IMA) Cellphone no. +852-9608-1475 Justice for all victims of crimes and rights violations against migrants! The Indonesian government must ensure protection of the rights and wellbeing of their people abroad! The International …
Posted in Abusive employers, General | Tagged IMA, Migrant rights | Leave a commentLast week, the Shankaboot team who produces a Lebanese web drama of the name Shankaboot, produced a short satirical teaser depicting a Lebanese woman talking about her maid, and advising Lebanese women on the subject of domestic workers. Madam Najem …
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