Reference: Ms. Eni Lestari, Chairperson
International Migrants Alliance (IMA)
Cellphone no. +852-9608-1475
Justice for all victims of crimes and rights violations against migrants! The Indonesian government must ensure protection of the rights and wellbeing of their people abroad!
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Intl. Migrants Alliance calls on Indonesian govt. to ensure its workers’ safety, well-being
November 22nd, 2010
Video: A Lebanese woman’s advice on the subject of domestic workers
November 21st, 2010
Last week, the Shankaboot team who produces a Lebanese web drama of the name Shankaboot, produced a short satirical teaser depicting a Lebanese woman talking about her maid, and advising Lebanese women on the subject of domestic workers. Madam Najem was the star of a recent Shankaboot episode entitl...
Migrant group urges PHL govt. to question US State department baseless report
November 18th, 2010
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – AN alliance of Overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in the Middle East today urges Malacanang to question the report issued by the US Department of State linking OFWs as source of funds, among other sources, for the extremist Abu Sayaf Group (ASG). Citing news reports, the U...
Sri-Lankan Maids in Kuwait and Jordan Tortured with Nails
November 15th, 2010
Abusive employers Housemaids Jordan Kuwait Saudi Arabia
In the last couple of days two reports have come out from Amman and Kuwait about Sri-Lankan maids who were tortured using nails. A similar case we reported in August involved Ariyawathie, a Sri-Lankan maid who had over 20 nails inserted into her by her Saudi employers. In the Kuwaiti case, V. R. Let...
Racism toward African asylum seekers on the rise in Israel
November 14th, 2010
Racism toward African asylum seekers, fueled by politicians and Jewish religious leaders, is reaching new levels in Israel. In several cities Rabbis are urging Jews not to rent apartments to Africans, and African refugees are presented as a national security threat by Israeli politicians. The propos...
3 Overseas Filipino workers die in Dubai fire
November 10th, 2010
General UAE Working conditions
by Angel L. Tesorero, Migrante-UAE chapter Dubai, UAE – Three overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) died and one remains in critical condition when a fire razed a makeshift room built on the rooftop of a 3-storey building in Al Satwa, Dubai early Saturday morning (UAE time), according to a report by M...
Lebanon: Ethiopian domestic worker dies while attempting to escape
November 6th, 2010
Housemaids Lebanon Working conditions
Lebanon’s National News Agency reported today that an Ethiopian domestic worker tried to escape from the house of her employers in Bshamoun, tying bed sheets together and using them as a rope, and climbing down from the 6th floor balcony. The “rope” sheets cut and the Ethiopian gir...
OFW* trailer driver killed on a vehicular accident, migrant group calls for assistance
November 6th, 2010
A chapter of Migrante-Middle East in Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia today reported that an OFW* trailer truck driver had figured out a vehicular accident on November 1. “Because his family is yet to be informed about the sad news of the accident that curtailed his life, we are not yet disclosing the iden...
Lebanon: Ethiopian domestic worker “attempts suicide”
November 1st, 2010
Lebanese newspaper Al-Akhbar reported today the fall of Ethiopian domestic worker, Shioai A. from the 3rd floor of her employer’s house in Tripoli (Northern Lebanon). She sustained severe injuries in the head and in the stomach and was transferred to hospital. Her health situation is unstable....
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