The Indonesian government has decided to repatriate all of its migrant workers currently in Jordan due to repeated claims of abuse and non-payment.
The first batch of 24 workers out of a total of 385 were brought home on a Thai Airways flight last week. The Indonesian government plans to step up re…
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Indonesia Pulls Migrant Workers out of Jordan
July 4th, 2009
Jordan: Local companies sending foreign workers to Iraq against their will
January 27th, 2009
This is not the first time we become aware of foreign workers in Jordan who are being illegally sent to Iraq regardless of their contracts and what they initially signed up for. Last September, we published an article by IRIN News stating the following: Companies in Jordan are accused of using the c...
Condition of foreign workers in Jordan
September 11th, 2008
Abusive employers Jordan News Slavery Working conditions
A disturbing article from IRIN News: AMMAN, 10 September 2008 (IRIN) – A lawsuit in a US court over the alleged involvement of a Jordanian company in human trafficking has forced the Jordanian government to act against the practice. The Ministry of Interior has formed committees to draft legis...
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