Below is a great video interview of The Real News Network with Dr. Adam Hanieh about the historical changes that occurred within the working class of the Gulf region since the 1950s. The program also discusses the recent popular uprising in Bahrain, the tensions created by the al-Khalifa regime̵…
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Migrant Workers in the Gulf: A Historical Perspective (video)
May 16th, 2011
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Report: 4 overseas Filipino workers held ‘hostage’ by employer
May 15th, 2011
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15 May 2011 Group alerted the PH consulate to secure their safety A chapter of an alliance of Filipino migrants’ rights group providing assistance to distress overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) said yesterday it received report of alleged abduction of four OFW-domes...
UAE: Maid jailed for being raped, another is repeatedly raped by a policeman
April 30th, 2011
This week, two terrible stories have surfaced in the UAE, once again demonstrating the injustices migrant workers suffer at the hands of those who are in charge of upholding the law. In the first case, an Ethiopian maid who was raped by her Emirati sponsor’s 15-year-old son was kept locked up ...
UAE: Maid arrested after escaping abuse, set to be deported
April 12th, 2011
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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...
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...
UAE: Three Migrant Workers Commit Suicide in One Week
March 11th, 2011
News reports coming from the UAE indicate that within six days, two migrant workers took their own lives while another worker attempted to kill herself. In the first case, a 23-year-old Indonesian maid attempted to end her life by overdosing on pills in the home of her Emirati employers in the Ras a...
BBC Highlights Harsh Conditions Faced by Dubai Migrants
January 22nd, 2011
This clip from the BBC’s World Affairs Editor John Simpson shines a light on the harsh conditions faced by migrant workers in Dubai. Behind Dubai’s dazzling facade lies a story of human misery that the government is anxious to keep away from the eyes of the public. Thousands of undocumen...
UAE Slaps Lifetime Work Ban on Abused Filipino Worker
January 21st, 2011
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An abused Filipino worker who filed a case against her employers for mistreatment has been hit with a lifetime ban on working in the UAE this week on charges of ‘absconding’. Under the sponsorship system migrant workers are unable to walk away from contracts- even if their employer is ...
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...
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