Thousands of Ethiopian migrants face inhabitable conditions in the Northern Yemeni city of Hadra. Living in open spaces, the migrants have no access to food, water, or sanitation facilities. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has successfully repatriated over 6,000 …
Posted in Gulf | 3 CommentsA Filipino migrants’ rights group today scored the Philippine government for what it says a ‘snail-paced repatriation of OFWs’ since the conflict escalated in Syria early this year. Migrante-Middle East regional coordinator and Kapatiran sa Gitnang Silangan (KGS – Brotherhood …
Posted in General, Gulf | Tagged M-ME, MENA, Migrant rights | Leave a commentLebanese National News Agency reported today that in the region of Haddath (South-East of Beirut), 20-year old Ethiopian domestic worker, Hana Ashalohaili, “fell” from the 3rd floor balcony of her employer’s house, Sarkis Antonios Ibrahim Boutros. She died and her …
Posted in Death, Housemaids, Lebanon | Leave a commentTuti Tursilawati, 27, is an Indonesian migrant on death row. Her story is like many others: left to wander the parameters of Saudi Arabia’s discriminatory judicial system with sporadic aid from her own government, she agonizingly awaits to hear her …
Posted in Abusive employers, Prisoners, Saudi Arabia | 2 CommentsVictims of GAMCA (Gulf Medical Association) practices refuse to be silenced. Migrant Rights recently featured the struggles of Yanita and Mark, once hopeful migrant workers whose debilitating experiences with GAMCA’s discriminatory Tuberculosis (TB) policies prompted them to share their stories. …
Posted in Gulf | 1 CommentThe Indonesian Manpower and Transmigration minister confirmed on Sunday that that the government will not be lifting a moratorium on the dispatch of migrant workers to the Middle East due to poor work conditions. Speaking with residents of Indramayu, West …
Posted in Workers, Working conditions | Tagged "Indonesia" "Moratorium" | Leave a commentRecently, Gulf newspapers have exploded with headlines decrying the dangers of maids. Every few days, a new headline surfaces reprimanding maids for their sexual exploits, their untrustworthiness, and their violent tendencies. The cumulative effect inflames an already disparaging image of …
Posted in Gulf, Housemaids | 3 CommentsA new study conducted by the Community Medicine Department of the United Arab Emirates University reveals that at least 25.1% of migrant workers are clinically depressed. The study was conducted on 318 labor camp workers using translated questionnaires. The abstract …
Posted in Suicide, UAE, Workers | 1 CommentLast week, we profiled Israel’s unfair treatment of African migrants and the illegal steps the government has implemented to deal with asylum seekers. This week, Israel took further steps to disfranchise refugees and illegal immigrants; the Knesset approved a 2% …
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