Lebanese newspaper Al-Akhbar reported today that the body of Sri Lankan domestic worker, Manaka Brinjani, was found in Baabdat two days ago. The death was caused by the fall from from a high rise building. The security bulletin said that she was attempting to escape from the employment office when s…
Archive for the ‘Housemaids’ Category
One Sri Lankan, one Bengali, found dead in Lebanon
March 18th, 2011
Death Housemaids Lebanon Recruitment Agencies Suicide
Kuwaiti Authorities Torture Migrant Workers to Death
March 12th, 2011
Death Housemaids Kuwait Legal cases Rape
Two separate instances of Kuwaiti policemen and Ministry of Defense officials torturing migrant workers to death have surfaced in recent days. The first report from March 10th describes how three Kuwait sponsors and two policemen tortured to death an unidentified Asian man. The Kuwait sponsors capt...
Testimonies from Migrant Domestic Workers in Lebanon
March 7th, 2011
Abusive employers Housemaids Lebanon Recruitment Agencies Slavery Working conditions
Below are excerpts from testimonies of runaway migrant workers gathered by the staff of a great Lebanese NGO, KAFA – Enough Violence and Exploitation. These testimonies appeared in their recent newsletter and shed some light on what migrant workers in Lebanon go through. Their stories illustra...
Filipina Maid Describes Her Torture in the Household of a Syrian Actor
March 2nd, 2011
Abusive employers Housemaids Slavery Syria Videos
Below is an extremely disturbing video that has recently surfaced online. In it, a Filipina maid shares the story of the torture she underwent in the household of her employer, who happens to be a famous Syrian actor, Samer Al-Masri. On top of being abused in the most severe manner, the maid was not...
Presumed suicide of a Filipino north of Beirut
February 2nd, 2011
Lebanese newspaper As-Safir reported today the presumed suicide of Lorana Bedrioan (born in 1987), on Tuesday February 1st, by “throwing” herself from the forth floor balcony of a building in Fanar, north of Beirut. She died immediately and the police is investigating. No additional info...
Philippines Busts Lebanon-Bound Migrants Disguised as Nuns
January 29th, 2011
In one of the more bizarre stories we’ve seen recently relating to migrant labourers, the Philippine government has busted a group of Lebanon-bound migrant workers disguised as nuns in a bid to circumvent laws banning them from entering the country to domestic workers (full story here). R...
UAE Slaps Lifetime Work Ban on Abused Filipino Worker
January 21st, 2011
Abusive employers Deportation Housemaids Legal cases UAE
An abused Filipino worker who filed a case against her employers for mistreatment has been hit with a lifetime ban on working in the UAE this week on charges of ‘absconding’. Under the sponsorship system migrant workers are unable to walk away from contracts- even if their employer is ...
Migrante Prepares To Meet With Filipine Vice President To Discuss OFW Woes
January 10th, 2011
Abusive employers General Housemaids Rape Working conditions
By John Leonard Monterona, regional co-ordinator, Migrante Middle East Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – A Filipino migrant rights group based in the Middle East today said it is looking forward to meet Vice President Jejomar Binay before the end of this month to discuss OFWs woes and other concerns. Jo...
The Plight of Maids in Saudi Arabia
December 15th, 2010
Abusive employers Housemaids Rape Saudi Arabia Slavery Working conditions
Daughters and wives from poor Asian farming communities eager to become breadwinners for their families gamble by accepting a housemaid’s job. In desperation young girls barely in their teens falsify their age to meet the minimum age requirement. Recruitment agencies become willful collaborato...
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