This week, a BCC News article by Hannah McNeish was published and shared all over blogs and portals in the MiddleEast. It was highly disseminated and created a huge buzz in the region. It spoke of an issue tackled more and more with time, but almost unexceptionally on the surface only: “maid slave…
Archive for the ‘News’ Category
What Does Slavery Look Like in Lebanon?
August 24th, 2011
Abusive employers General Lebanon Slavery Sponsorship Working conditions
Interview with the Saudi Ambassador to Nepal
August 23rd, 2011
Interviews Saudi Arabia Spotlight
Below is an interview conducted by Nepalese journalist Sanjeev Ghimire of Rajdhani Daily with the envoy of Saudi Arabia to Nepal (and Bangladesh)shortly after his meeting with Prime Minister Khanal. Ghimire interviewed the Saudi envoy in Kathmandu Dr. Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to Nepal Dr Abdu...
How do you build servitude?
August 22nd, 2011
Lebanon Racism Recruitment Agencies Slavery
Here, is a tough article by Lebanese newspaper, Al-Akhbar, on the House Keepers’ Training Academy. The article is very well written because it depicts the whole mentality behind the “owners” of this business by just stating facts and statements that they said. Read the full article...
Poem
August 21st, 2011
A touching poem by an Ethiopian migrant domestic worker living in Beirut for the past 8 years. It mirrors a lot. Linked from here. On refuge, I thought that there was really going to be a change in my life. I didn’t know it’s grave like you die. I was thinking also about dollars. To grat...
Jordan: Bureacracy Preventing Domestic Workers from Going Home
August 11th, 2011
Even when they want to leave, go home, never come back again, migrant workers are given unnecessary and outrageous obstacles.
Commentary: Women Filipino Inmates with Children in Dubai Prison
August 9th, 2011
9 August 2011 Commentary: Women Filipino inmates with children in Dubai prison by John Leonard Monterona, Migrante-Middle East regional coordinator Last week, Migrante-Middle East (M-ME), care of this writer, received reports about the more or less fifteen (15) women OFW inmates with children...
Migrant House in Beirut
August 5th, 2011
The Anti Racism Movement is opening up a space soon to serve as a house for migrants and domestic workers to come meet, organise, discuss, plan events, work on cases, etc… Check the poster, blog, or fb page to see how you can help and/or what you can contribute with.
Lebanon’s Invisible Workers
August 5th, 2011
Housemaids Lebanon Racism Women
Following up on the HouseKeeper’s Training Academy proposed two weeks ago, here is a short coverage on the issue.
Migrant Domestic Workers in ADs
August 5th, 2011
Housemaids Lebanon Racism Videos
This is a new advertisement from Money Gram, intended at being funny. In one of the videos, it shows a Filipino man speaking with a Lebanese man and in the other video the Lebanese woman is speaking to a Srilankan. Reality is in both videos, it is a voice over by a Lebanese man making fun of the 2 a...
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