Lebanense Newspaper Al-Akhbar reported today that the body of Anget R. (20 years old, from Madagascar) was found hanging from a rope at the bedroom door of her employers in one of the Maten villages (Mount Lebanon). Al-Akhbar added that initial information indicates that she hung herself.
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Al-Akhbar newspaper reports the suicide of a Madagascari maid in Lebanon
November 12th, 2009
Israel: Employer sentenced to 8 years in prison for raping a Filipino worker
November 11th, 2009
Abusive employers Israel Legal cases Rape
An Israeli employer was sentenced to eight years in prison and a 25,000 NIS ($6,700) fine for raping and sexually harassing his Filipino worker, the Israeli news portal Walla reported earlier this week. The man, Moshe Ben Yehuda (58) from the small town of Olesh, sexually assaulted the Filipino woma...
Thoughts on Media Coverage of Migrant Workers Deaths in Lebanon
November 11th, 2009
Housemaids Lebanon News Suicide
After reading so many articles in English about the death of migrant domestic workers in Lebanon, I started wondering who are we raising awareness of? The international community or the Lebanese population? Do housewives or General Security officers read The Daily Star and the Guardian and the LA Ti...
The Daily Star highlights the plight of domestic workers in Lebanon
November 9th, 2009
The following report appeared today in The Daily Star: Alarming trend of domestic worker deaths persists By Josie Ensor BEIRUT: At least six domestic migrant workers are believed to have committed suicide in the past month in Lebanon. But rather than being anomalies, their deaths are the most recen...
15 Abused Nepali Women Stranded in Saudi
November 8th, 2009
Fifteen Nepali women are stranded in a half-way house run by a charity in Saudi Arabia after fleeing from abusive employers, according to this story in the Himalayan Times. The women are illegal migrants and according to Nepal’s Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Hamid Ansari, were travelling without...
Growing number of migrant workers in Iraq
November 8th, 2009
The National Newspaper (UAE) carried a story today about Asian migrant workers who are coming to Iraq and taking jobs from the locals. The number of migrant workers in the country has increased in the past months, the report suggests. The focus of the article is on the Iraqis who are loosing their j...
Saudi Arabia: Hundreds of migrant workers live under a bridge hoping to get deported
November 6th, 2009
AFP reported today about over 1,000 migrant workers in Saudi Arabia are living under the King Fahd Road bridge in Jeddah, hoping to get deported. Some of those workers fled their abusive sponsors, were abandoned by them, gone unpaid, or they are illegal workers. They all lack the necessary documenta...
Indonesia Slaps Ban on Nationals Working in Kuwait, Saudi
November 4th, 2009
The Indonesian government has imposed a ban on its nationals working in Kuwait and Saudi due to rampant abuse of migrant workers by their employers, according to this story in Arabian Business. Indonesia is to repatriate 1750 nationals working in the two Gulf countries next week ‘for their own...
Lebanon: Four Ethiopian Maids Commit Suicide in 12 Days
November 2nd, 2009
In just 12 days during October, there have four reported cases of Ethiopian maids who ended their lives in Lebanon: Tezeta Yalmiya (26) jumped from a third-floor balcony in Abra on October 28; 30-year-old Saneet Miriam fell to her death from a balcony in Mestita on October 24; Matente Kebede Zeditu ...
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