This week, two cases of severe abuse of Indonesian maids by their Saudi sponsors have surfaced, one of them ending in death and the other in serious injuries.
The first case, of 23-year-old Sumiati BT Salan Mustapa was first reported by the Saudi Gazette. This initial report mentioned that Mustapa …
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Indonesian maid tortured in Saudi Arabia, another beaten to death
November 19th, 2010
Abusive employers Housemaids Saudi Arabia
Sri-Lankan Maids in Kuwait and Jordan Tortured with Nails
November 15th, 2010
Abusive employers Housemaids Jordan Kuwait Saudi Arabia
In the last couple of days two reports have come out from Amman and Kuwait about Sri-Lankan maids who were tortured using nails. A similar case we reported in August involved Ariyawathie, a Sri-Lankan maid who had over 20 nails inserted into her by her Saudi employers. In the Kuwaiti case, V. R. Let...
Saudi-based Filipino workers decry threat by employer for filing a case
November 1st, 2010
Abusive employers General Saudi Arabia Workers
Dammam, Saudi Arabia – After they filed a case against their employer at the Saudi labor court last month, two OFW engineers in Dammam, Eastern region of Saudi Arabia, have sought assistance as their erring employer threatened that they could not go home and will be sent to jail instead. Marci...
Al-Jazeera highlights lack of protection of Filipino migrant workers in the Middle East
October 20th, 2010
Abusive employers Gulf Housemaids Interviews Jordan News Saudi Arabia Videos Working conditions
This week, Al-Jazeera English filed two reports from the Philippines about Filipino migrant workers in the Middle East and the lack of protection offered to them. The first report includes interviews with families of deceased Filipino domestic workers. It includes an interview with family members of...
No Philippine Ambassador to Saudi Arabia at present
October 18th, 2010
Since the recall of Ambassador Antonio Villamor, a political appointee of former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, no Philippine ambassador has been assigned to Saudi Arabia. We would prefer to see President Benigno Aquino III appoint a career diplomat. The 1.2 million OFWs in Saudi Arabia deserve ...
5 distressed Filipino workers in Saudi arrested for filing labor complaints against erring employer
October 17th, 2010
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia -The Kapatiran sa Gitnang Silangan (KGS), an affiliate organization of migrant rights group Migrante-Middle East in Saudi Arabia, today said it received request for assistance from fellow co-workers of the 5 distress OFWs who were detained in Riyadh jail yesterday by their errin...
Migrant rights group, OFW victims engage Philippine labor officials to a case dialog
October 16th, 2010
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia -The Kapatiran sa Gitnang Silangan (KGS), a member-organization of the OFW alliance Migrante-Middle East, along with OFW victims yesterday trooped inside the Philippine labor offices in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia to a case dialog. The case dialog was initiated by KGS-Migrante officers...
Philippine President asked to ensure justice for slain Filipina in Saudi Arabia
October 15th, 2010
Read this article from Philippine Daily Inquirer, a follow article in quest for justice for slain Filipina domestic worker in Saudi By Jerry E. Esplanada Philippine Daily Inquirer First Posted 10/13/2010 MANILA, Philippines—Middle East-based Filipino migrant workers’ groups have asked President ...
2 Saudi-based migrants sentenced for illegal drug possession; families deplore Philippine embassy
October 15th, 2010
A Filipino migrant rights group in the Middle East today said there are two Overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Saudi Arabia who have been accused of illegal drug possession and are now detained in Saudi jail after a Saudi court meted out a verdict of 3 years imprisonment plus 600 lashes. The family...
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