Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – Raising serious concern on the volatile situation in Egypt, home to about 20,000 OFWs, an alliance of Filipino migrant group in the Middle East today urges the Aquino administration to bare its contingency plan to assist …
Posted in Egypt, Gulf, News | Tagged Migrant rights | Leave a commentIn one of the more bizarre stories we’ve seen recently relating to migrant labourers, the Philippine government has busted a group of Lebanon-bound migrant workers disguised as nuns in a bid to circumvent laws banning them from entering the country …
Posted in Housemaids, Lebanon, Women | Leave a commentAnti-Slavery are launching a campaign to raise awareness of forced labour of Nepalis in the Gulf, and to push for the fundamental rights for migrant workers accross the region. An estimated 700,000 Nepalis work in the Gulf, mainly as construction …
Posted in Abusive employers, Gulf, Slavery, Sponsorship, Workers | 3 CommentsThis clip from the BBC’s World Affairs Editor John Simpson shines a light on the harsh conditions faced by migrant workers in Dubai. Behind Dubai’s dazzling facade lies a story of human misery that the government is anxious to keep …
Posted in Slavery, UAE, Workers | 3 CommentsAn abused Filipino worker who filed a case against her employers for mistreatment has been hit with a lifetime ban on working in the UAE this week on charges of ‘absconding’. Under the sponsorship system migrant workers are unable to …
Posted in Abusive employers, Deportation, Housemaids, Legal cases, UAE | 4 CommentsOver 800 Nepali nationals died in 2010 while working in the Middle East and Malayasia, according to data compiled by Nepali embassies. Accidents in the workplace and suicide appear to have been the most common causes of death. In Saudi …
Posted in Death, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Suicide, UAE | 3 CommentsBy John Leonard Monterona, regional co-ordinator, Migrante Middle East Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – A Filipino migrant rights group based in the Middle East today said it is looking forward to meet Vice President Jejomar Binay before the end of this …
Posted in Abusive employers, General, Housemaids, Rape, Working conditions | Leave a commentAn Ethiopian domestic worker committed suicide in the offices of a recruitment agency in Lebanon on January 1st 2010, according to the National News Agency. The public prosecution charged security forces with the investigation. Originally posted here.
Posted in Lebanon, Recruitment Agencies, Suicide | Leave a comment