We have created this PSA animation to note that for far too long, migrant workers have been an invisible majority in the Middle East. They are rarely discussed in the media and receive little protection from the governments of host countries, many of whom have no clear policies for safeguarding the…
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Animation: Protect the human rights of migrant workers in the Middle East
April 9th, 2010
Abusive employers Gulf MR Site Slavery Videos
The Gulf Daily News Publishes our Ad!
February 16th, 2010
We are pleased to share with you the news that our ad for Migrant-Rights.org was featured in today’s Gulf Daily News. This is the most circulated English paper in Bahrain and widely read in several other Gulf countries. We would like to express our deep gratitude to the Gulf Daily News for pub...
Kuwait Times Reports about the Wave of Suicides by Maids in the Country
January 5th, 2010
Housemaids Kuwait MR Site Suicide Working conditions
The Kuwait Times is the first newspaper to report about the wave of suicide and suicide attempts in Kuwait that occurred in November. Apparently they did so after reading some of our reports here on Migrant-Rights. In the first paragraph, the paper states that we’ve reported 13 cases of suicid...
Top 5 Migrants’ Rights Stories in the Middle East for 2009
January 2nd, 2010
Bahrain Housemaids Kuwait Lebanon Legislation MR Site Sponsorship Suicide UAE Working conditions
After 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 is significant not just because of t...
18th December – International Migrant’s Day
December 18th, 2007
Migrant Rights in the Middle East 18th December – International Migrant’s Day Global Campaign for the Protection of the Rights of Migrant Workers and their Families What is the International convention on Rights of Migrant workers and members of their families? The UN and other Key Organizati...
Why this website exists
March 19th, 2007
This website will serve as a source for information when it comes to migrant rights in the Middle East. For many Arab countries, particularly those in the Gulf, South Asian migrant workers are crucial to the economy. So crucial, in fact, that without them, the economy would suffer greatly. Construct...
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