The family of an overseas Filipino worker who was found dead at the top of her rented apartment in Doha, Qatar on September 4, 2011 is suspecting that there was foul play involved based on the initial observation on her remains, according to a Filipino migrants rights group Migrante-Middle East.
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Kin suspects foul play in death of Qatar OFW
October 5th, 2011
Ramadan, holy month, for some
August 10th, 2011
Even in Ramadan, a month idolized by most Muslims, disrimination remains rampant and pretty obvious between different groups living in the same country. This article shows how this is happenning in Qatar. Janitorial workers employed by a number of cleaning services companies are required to work 12...
The Gulf States Become a Graveyard for Nepali Workers
January 13th, 2011
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Over 800 Nepali nationals died in 2010 while working in the Middle East and Malayasia, according to data compiled by Nepali embassies. Accidents in the workplace and suicide appear to have been the most common causes of death. In Saudi Arabia alone, 323 Nepalis lost their lives, while 192 and 84 die...
Qatar considers sponsorship system
October 29th, 2010
Bahrain and Kuwait have already announced that they will alter their kefala sponsorship systems. While neither are wholly getting rid of such draconian systems, the fact that conversations on reform are at least being heard is a good start. Qatar too is beginning to have its own debate. The governme...
Nepali workers deported from Qatar for daring to strike
September 23rd, 2010
About 90 laborers working for a construction company were arrested by Qatari police and deported for striking against a company that violated an agreement with them, Nepal News reported today. According to that report, the deported workers boycotted work after their company, Albadar, refused to incr...
Filipino who dumped her baby claims she was raped by Qatari employer
September 19th, 2010
This week, reports around the world provided few details about a peculiar and sensationalist story about a newborn baby being dumped in the trash of a Gulf Air flight coming from Bahrain to the Philippines. The initial reports mentioned that the baby who was rescued by Gulf Air cleaners as he was tu...
Interview with Kesang Tseten, maker of ‘In Search of the Riyal’
April 26th, 2010
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Kesang Tseten is a film maker based in Kathmandu who has worked on a number of projects documenting the lives of Nepali workers in the Gulf. He is currently working on Saving Dolma, a documentary about migrant workers in Kuwait. Kesang met with Migrant Rights editor Sophia Furber in Kathmandu to dis...
Disturbing Article in Qatar’s “The Peninsula” Describes Maids as Lazy Liars
March 11th, 2010
The Peninsula, self-proclaimed as “Qatar’s leading English daily” published a report today about domestic workers in the emirate. The article, titled “Finding housemaids not an easy job” refers to foreign maids as expensive commodities and describes them as lazy liars. ...
The Invisible Majority – Female Migrant Workers
February 3rd, 2010
Abusive employers Housemaids Qatar Rape Suicide
by Khara J Jabola-Carolus for Migrant-Rights.org One of the last (two) countries where divorce is illegal and where the ruling Catholic elite maintains a staunch anti-reproductive rights stance, the island nation of the Philippines boasts a staggering population of 90 million people and (exponential...
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