A group representing Overseas Filipino Workers has called for emergency shelters for male workers in Saudi Arabia, citing the rising number of distressed men fleeing from their employers.
“It is quite alarming that the number of male distressed OFWs is growing unprecedentedly compared to previous…
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Migrante Calls for Shelter for Male OFWs in Saudi
September 1st, 2010
Abusive employers Saudi Arabia
Sri Lankan maid tortured by Saudi sponsors
August 25th, 2010
Abusive employers Housemaids Saudi Arabia
The Arab Times reported today about a horrific case of abuse of a Sri Lankan maid by her sponsors in Saudi Arabia. The maid, who returned to Sri Lanka and was hospitalized had 23 nails removed from her body as a testament to the severe abuse she suffered. The 50-year-old maid, Ariyawathie, reported ...
Two Maids Attempt Suicide in Saudi Arabia in One Week
August 2nd, 2010
Housemaids Saudi Arabia Suicide
Earlier this week, in two separate incidents, two Asian domestic workers attempted suicide in Saudi Arabia. This kind of desperate acts are often the results of abuse, poor living and working conditions and non-payment of salaries. The Kingdom does not include domestic workers under the scope of pro...
Filipino Workers Rule Saudi Arabia
June 28th, 2010
Interviews Saudi Arabia Workers
Philippine is the 12th largest population with total of 92 million people scattered in 7107 islands in Western Pacific Ocean. The skills, commitment and hard work of its citizens are highly respected as overseas migrant workers around the world. OFW is Overseas Filipino Worker; this term was first i...
Nepali Women in Danger in Saudi
June 12th, 2010
Kuwait Saudi Arabia Trafficking Women
Human Rights Watch has called on Saudi Arabia and Kuwait to investigate the trafficking of Nepali women between the two countries. Nepali women who have agreed to work in Kuwait are reportedly being sent to Saudi Arabia, where they often find themselves stranded without work or papers. Kuwaiti em...
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...
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...
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...
Modern-Day Slavery in Saudi Arabia: Abused and Unpaid Maids “Rented” for Profit
May 5th, 2010
Abusive employers Housemaids Saudi Arabia Slavery
A severely abused Indian maid managed to procure a cellphone and contact the Saudi paper “Arab Times”, sharing her harrowing tale. The maid, “Amina” (not her real name) began working for a family living in Ahsa in the Saudi Eastern Province almost a year ago. Soon after the m...
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