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…
Archive for the ‘Gulf’ Category
Migrante Calls for Shelter for Male OFWs in Saudi
September 1st, 2010
Abusive employers Saudi Arabia
Saudi Maid Verdict ‘Outrageous’: HRW
August 28th, 2010
Abusive employers Housemaids Legal cases Saudi Arabia
Human Rights Watch has called on a Saudi court to reverse a decision to drop charges against a couple who severely beat their Indonesian maid. The judge awarded a mere $670 compensation to Nour Miyati, who was tied up by her employers and left in a cellar for a month in 2005. The 25 year old woman ...
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 ...
Short story about migrant workers in the Gulf
August 11th, 2010
Below is a beautiful short story first published by EGO Magazine and re-posted here with permission from the author.
On the Globe & Mail’s Optimistic Report about Migrant Rights in the Gulf
August 10th, 2010
Bahrain Gulf Housemaids Kuwait Legislation Sponsorship
The Globe and Mail published a report today about migrant rights in the Gulf region. While we welcome the attention the issue of migrant workers’ rights received by such a widely-read publication, it is important to challenge the narrative of the story that attempts to show how attitudes towar...
The Media Line covers our report on suicides of migrants in Kuwait
August 5th, 2010
The Media Line (TML), a non-for-profit media organization reporting on the Middle East, reported today about our recent report on suicides of migrant workers in Kuwait over the months of June and July. TML approached experts from the International Labor Organization (ILO) and Kuwait University to co...
Suicides among migrants in Kuwait persist at an alarming rate in June and July
August 5th, 2010
Documentation Housemaids Kuwait Suicide
Over the past two months, there have been 23 reported cases of suicide or attempted suicide by migrant workers in Kuwait, meaning that about every 2.5 days a migrant worker commits or attempts suicide in Kuwait. Migrant workers are often driven to suicide by harsh living and working conditions and a...
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...
UAE: Thousands of Laborers Left to Fend for Themselves
July 23rd, 2010
As the global financial crisis hit UAE derailing its real-estate boom, several construction companies that employ foreign workers went bankrupt. As a result, many times the workers are deserted in their over-populated labor camps that are cut off from basic utilities, without any money and the abili...
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