Reports on Asian maids getting raped and attempting suicide continue to appear on Kuwaiti newspapers. On the 7th of April, Al-Qabas Arabic daily newspaper has reported an incident of a Philippine maid that ran away from the house she works in. Her sponsor, the Kafeel, has reported her absence to the…
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Kuwait: Two Maids Fail to Commit Suicide as another Gets Raped
April 15th, 2011
Govt. responsibility to protect overseas Filipino workers can’t be waived –migrant group
April 15th, 2011
Press Release 15 April 2011 “A government that relinquishes its primary responsibility of protecting its own working people abroad is an irresponsible government,” said John Leonard Monterona, Migrante-Middle East regional coordinator. Migrante’s Monterona is reacting to the PH embassy...
Nepali Slaves in the Gulf: Short Film by Anti Slavery
April 13th, 2011
Anti-Slavery has just released this short film on Nepali labourers in the UAE, as part of a campaign against bonded labour in the Gulf States. We commend Anti Slavery and ITUC (the video’s funding partner) for making such a clear and hard-hitting film about this much under-reported issue. E...
UAE: Maid arrested after escaping abuse, set to be deported
April 12th, 2011
Abusive employers Housemaids Prisoners Slavery Sponsorship UAE
A Filipino maid whose employers refused to let her resign after overworking and mentally abusing her for three years, has been taken to the Al Wasl immigration holding prison in Dubai and is set to be deported, the Emirati 7 Days paper reported today. The maid, a mother of-one, has attempted to resi...
Saudi “Justice”: Maid Torturer Acquitted
April 5th, 2011
Abusive employers Housemaids Legal cases Saudi Arabia
The horrific case of abuse of 23-year-old Sumiati Binti Salan Mustapa by her Saudi sponsor once again illustrates the injustice inherent in Saudi Arabia’s justice system. In January, Sumiati’s woman employer was sentenced to three years in prison for stabbing, beating and burning Sumiati...
New Film Highlights Sexual Harassment of OFWs in the Gulf
April 4th, 2011
A short film by Filipino director Kamil Roxas aims to shed light on the issue of sexual harassment faced by Filipinas in the Gulf. Women on Top is a 30-minute film produced in association with Illustrado, a Philipino lifestyle magazine based in Dubai. A recent poll of Filipine women working in the G...
Indonesian Domestic Worker Beaten to Death in Saudi
April 1st, 2011
Abusive employers Death Housemaids Saudi Arabia
Two Saudi women have been accused of beating their Indonesian housemaid to death, according to reports from Indonesian consular staff. An autopsy showed that 37-year old Darwasih Udin had sustained severe injuries to her head and other parts of her body. Two of her employers are currently being held...
Burj al Khalifa: the human story behind the world’s tallest building
March 29th, 2011
Crowds gathered around the Burj al Khalifa tower earlier today to watch French ‘spiderman’ Alain Robert scale the world’s tallest building. The free-climber, notorious for climbing Petronas Towers and the Empire State building with no ropes, wore a harness on this occasion to compl...
Is Saudi Arabia Punishing the Philippines for Attempting to Protect its Migrant Workers?
March 29th, 2011
Saudi Arabia has informed the Philippine government that it will stop hiring domestic workers from that country. The move by Saudi Arabia follows the passing of a new law in the Philippines that requires the Philippine government to ensure that all countries Filipinos are deployed to protect migran...
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