A horrifying article in this week’s International Herald Tribune:
As waves of Iraqis flee their conflicted country, other desperate civilians are going in.
Migrant workers from some of the world’s poorest countries are being lured by the prospect of inflated salaries in construction or security companies. Some enter despite explicit bans in their own governments; others think [...]
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Migrant Workers in Bahrain and the problems they face
April 6th, 2007 | Abusive employers, Bahrain, Gulf, Slavery, Sponsorship | Discuss (0)The Migrant Workers Protection Society in Bahrain has prepared an important report entitled “Migrant Workers in Bahrain & the Policies of Emigration Countries.” Some important sections are highlighted below, but the entire report can be downloaded by clicking here.
The report neatly outlines the following as some of the biggest difficulties faced by these workers in [...]
The sad plight of migrant domestic workers in Lebanon
March 29th, 2007 | Abusive employers, Housemaids, Lebanon, Racism, Slavery, Sponsorship, Women, Workers, Working conditions | Discuss (5)by Yaman Salahi
Sushar Rosky, born 1987, hangs from the balcony of the apartment in which she worked as a maid for only 20 days in Sidon, Lebanon. She hung herself with bits of clothe carefully tied together in 2005. No investigation was conducted into the circumstances leading up to her death.
Almost ten years ago, Lina [...]
Maid Murdered - Sponsorship or Slavery?
March 22nd, 2007 | Abusive employers, Gulf, News, Saudi Arabia, Slavery, Sponsorship | Discuss (0)Somewhere in Jizan, located in the southern region of Saudi Arabia, a maid died in a hospital after being brought there by her sponsor, whose wife had assaulted her.
One thing pops into my mind: slavery.
Not generalizing, I would have to say that a great percentage of Saudis think it’s their God-given right to treat others [...]