A horrific story was uncovered today when an Ethiopian woman, a former “servant” of the Qaddafi family, was found in the Qaddafi compound, totally brutalized and burned. Shweyga Mullah was working for Hannibal, Qaddafi’s son, and his wife, Aline. Aline …
Posted in Abusive employers, Libya, Women | 2 CommentsThe Philippines’ Embassy in Manama repatriated 22 of Filipino nationals on 27 August, most of whom were undocumented workers. This is the second major repatriation project undertaken by the Philippines in 2011, the first being in January. The workers were …
Posted in Bahrain, Workers, Working conditions | Leave a commentOn the 20th of June, Ahmed Zidan, Editor-in-Chief of Mideast Youth recieved a Best of the Blogs Award for migrant-rights.org. In this inteview, Ahmed talks to Hivos about the prize, the website and the situation of migrant workers in the …
Posted in General | Leave a commentThis week, a BCC News article by Hannah McNeish was published and shared all over blogs and portals in the MiddleEast. It was highly disseminated and created a huge buzz in the region. It spoke of an issue tackled more …
Posted in Abusive employers, General, Lebanon, Slavery, Sponsorship, Working conditions | Leave a commentBelow is an interview conducted by Nepalese journalist Sanjeev Ghimire of Rajdhani Daily with the envoy of Saudi Arabia to Nepal (and Bangladesh)shortly after his meeting with Prime Minister Khanal. Ghimire interviewed the Saudi envoy in Kathmandu Dr. Saudi Arabia’s …
Posted in Interviews, Saudi Arabia, Spotlight | Leave a commentAt the very first day of Ramadan (August the first) a horrific crime took place in three different areas in Kuwait (Saad alabdullah, Kabd, and the desert part of Jahra) when a Kuwaiti officer used his shotgun to kill four …
Posted in Death, Kuwait | Leave a commentHere, is a tough article by Lebanese newspaper, Al-Akhbar, on the House Keepers’ Training Academy. The article is very well written because it depicts the whole mentality behind the “owners” of this business by just stating facts and statements that …
Posted in Lebanon, Racism, Recruitment Agencies, Slavery | Leave a commentA touching poem by an Ethiopian migrant domestic worker living in Beirut for the past 8 years. It mirrors a lot. Linked from here. On refuge, I thought that there was really going to be a change in my life. …
Posted in Lebanon, Working conditions | Leave a commentThe situaiton in Kuwait the past two weeks has been chaotic and ugly. The Arab Times reports here on a 39-year old Indian worker who has died. Her body was found in her sponsor’s house after -it is presumed- that …
Posted in Death, Kuwait, Slavery, Suicide | 1 Comment