Migrante-Middle East, an alliance of Filipino migrants rights providing assistance to distress, run away, stranded and jailed overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) today said it lauded the plan by the Saudi government in crafting alternative punishments for crime offenders. Citing local …
Posted in Legal cases, Prison, Prisoners, Saudi Arabia | Tagged Migrant rights | Leave a commentA 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 …
Posted in Abusive employers, Housemaids, Prisoners, Slavery, Sponsorship, UAE | 3 CommentsBy 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 …
Posted in Deportation, Gulf, Prison, Prisoners | Tagged Migrant rights | Leave a commentProtesters rally to close ‘disgraceful’ retention center / The Daily Star Lebanon must immediately close a “disgraceful” retention center where refugees and migrants are held arbitrarily in appalling conditions, activists demanded Sunday. Braving heavy rain, around 60 people demonstrated outside …
Posted in Lebanon, Prison, Prisoners, Videos | Leave a commentThere are 1800 Filipinos in jail in Saudi Arabia, many of whom have been imprisoned for petty crimes such as drinking alcohol or attending ‘mixed gatherings’, which the government prohibits (See full story here) The King of Saudi Arabia gave …
Posted in Gulf, Prisoners, Saudi Arabia | 1 CommentGMA News TV (Philippines) reported today about an alarming development in the case of a Filipino worker who was raped in Saudi-Arabia this August and jailed for it. After miscarrying the fetus, the woman now faces lashing before being released. …
Posted in Prisoners, Rape, Saudi Arabia, Women | 16 CommentsWe have received alarming news about a Filipino man who is currently jailed in Saudi Arabia after suffering months of abuse from his employer while working without pay. The man’s employer is not making any attempts to help his worker, …
Posted in Abusive employers, News, Prisoners, Saudi Arabia | 3 CommentsKuwait times – Wednesday November 7, 2007 The family of an Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) sentenced to death by a Kuwaiti Court is calling on President Macapagal Arroyo for more help. Rosario Ranario, father of Marilou Ranario said more government …
Posted in Housemaids, Kuwait, Legal cases, Prisoners | Leave a commentGulf Daily News reports about a suicide attempt by 2 men, one Sri Lankan and the other Indian, who have spent approximately 2 years in Bahrain’s deportation centre. Excerpt of the article: Around 10 hours before the apparent attempted suicides, …
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