20 May 2011
Migrant rights group appeals to Bahrain govt. to grant amnesty for undocumented migrants
Barely a week until the lifting of the State of National Safety that was announced by the Bahrain government, fifty-four (54) undocumented migrants have been arrested by Bahrain authorities according…
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Bahrain crackdown arrested 54 undocumented migrants
May 20th, 2011
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 ...
Overstaying OFWs urged to avail Saudi amnesty; migrant group calls on PH embassy to provide assistance
April 28th, 2011
28 April 2011 A Filipino migrant rights group in Saudi Arabia, Migrante-Saudi Arabia, today urges all overstaying overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to avail the Saudi government amnesty for all overstaying non-nationals in the oil-rich Kingdom. Mario Ben, chairperson of Migrante in Saudi Arabia, said...
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...
Kuwaiti Authorities Torture Migrant Workers to Death
March 12th, 2011
Death Housemaids Kuwait Legal cases Rape
Two separate instances of Kuwaiti policemen and Ministry of Defense officials torturing migrant workers to death have surfaced in recent days. The first report from March 10th describes how three Kuwait sponsors and two policemen tortured to death an unidentified Asian man. The Kuwait sponsors capt...
UAE Slaps Lifetime Work Ban on Abused Filipino Worker
January 21st, 2011
Abusive employers Deportation Housemaids Legal cases UAE
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 ...
OFWs ‘Overstaying’ Jail Terms in Saudi
December 17th, 2010
Deportation Gulf Prison Prisoners
By John Leonard Monterona, (Migrante-Middle East regional coordinator) We have been receiving complaints from jailed Overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Saudi Arabia who claimed they have already completed their jail term. Thus, we would like to get the attention of Department of Foreign Affairs an...
No legal assistance provided to jailed Filipina worker ‘Clarissa’
December 12th, 2010
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia -An alliance of Filipino migrant rights group in the Middle East that directly provided assistance to OFW “Clarissa” who has been raped and was jailed due to ‘adultery’ case, today said she was convicted of ‘adultery’ charged against her because there is no legal ass...
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