UPDATE: UNHCR has accepted to take Yousra to her own shelters after she refused, according to her lawyer, to go back to Caritas shelters, pending a permanent solution. Caritas is held a conference on Tuesday and issued a press release …
Posted in Lebanon, Prison | Leave a commentThe Jordan Times reported on Thursday about a Sri Lankan domestic helper in Amman who spent 12 days in prison after her employer sued her for theft and child abuse. According to reporter Hani Hazaimeh, Ishara Hemanthi was jailed soon …
Posted in Jordan, Legal cases, Women, Workers | Tagged Jordan, Sri Lanka | 1 CommentAfter spending another year documenting abuses of migrant workers in the Middle East, it’s time that we look back at the most significant, influential and important stories that we’ve covered. 1. Death of Domestic Migrant Workers in Lebanon This story …
Posted in Bahrain, Housemaids, Kuwait, Lebanon, Legislation, MR Site, Sponsorship, Suicide, UAE, Working conditions | 7 CommentsThe Gulf News reported earlier this week that the Iraqi couple that forced two women and one girl into prostitution in the UAE, was sentenced to three years in prison each. As we’ve previously mentioned, the couple held a 17-year-old …
Posted in Legal cases, Trafficking, UAE | 1 CommentThe following is a translation on an article that appeared in the pan-Arab daily Asharq al-Awsat last week. The dreams of foreign maids in Lebanon turn into nightmares The rise of suicide rates to one case a week due to …
Posted in Abusive employers, Housemaids, Lebanon, Legal cases, Slavery, Suicide | 4 CommentsA Filipino maid who was abused by her employer will testify before a court in Ajman, UAE in two weeks, the National Newspaper reported today. According to the report, the 25-year-old maid, Marilyn Vinluan, was repeatedly slapped, kicked and beaten …
Posted in Abusive employers, Housemaids, Legal cases, Slavery, UAE | 2 CommentsHuman Rights Watch (HRW) published last week a summary of the reports and research they’ve conducted over the last year on migrant rights. The end-year report highlighted the lack of protection of migrant workers in many Middle Eastern countries. In …
Posted in Egypt, Housemaids, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Legislation, Saudi Arabia, Sponsorship, Suicide, UAE | 2 CommentsThe following is a listing solutions and measures meant to secure the fundamental rights of female migrant domestic workers in Lebanon. These proposals have been collected in reports, studies and press releases from Human Right Watch, the International Labour Organization …
Posted in Housemaids, Lebanon, Legislation, Sponsorship | 3 CommentsOn 9 December 2009, a criminal court judge (single judge) in Batroun sentenced a Lebanese woman who beat the Filipino maid who was working at her home to 15 days of prison, to a fine of fifty thousand Lebanese Pounds, …
Posted in Abusive employers, Housemaids, Lebanon, Legal cases, Working conditions | 9 Comments