Several reports coming out of Libya indicate that African migrant workers and asylum-seekers are being targeted and even murdered by anti-Qaddafi forces, suspecting them to be mercenaries hired by Qaddafi to massacre the Libyan protesters. Since the third day of …
Posted in Death, Libya, Racism | 8 CommentsA group of Nepali migrant workers stranded in Libya have been repatriated after a 22-month long ordeal involving unpaid wages, cramped and unhygenic living conditions and unscrupulous manpower agents. A total of 108 workers were forced to camp out in …
Posted in Libya, Workers | Leave a commentNinety-four Nepali construction workers in Libya have appealed to the Nepali government to rescue them immediately, saying that they are being forced to work in inhumane conditions, according to this article, which appeared on the front page of yesterday’s Republica …
Posted in Libya, Workers | 1 CommentThe Babgladeshi Daily Star reported today about a group of Bangladeshi workers in Libya who have been living without work, salaries and facilities for months. The group of at least 46 workers arrived in Libya in April 2009 to work …
Posted in Libya, Working conditions | 5 Comments