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.
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Archive for the ‘Housemaids’ Category
Migrante Prepares To Meet With Filipine Vice President To Discuss OFW Woes
January 10th, 2011
Abusive employers General Housemaids Rape Working conditions
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...
Lebanon: Satirical video highlights racism toward African, Asian workers
November 26th, 2010
“My Sri Lankan is Lebanese”, a video produced by the Anti-Racism Movement and Ethiopian Suicides on a cellphone as part of an interactive workshop run by the producers of Shankaboot, a popular online serial drama. For more information: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/babylonbeyond/2010/...
Lebanon: Two deaths of domestic workers reported in today’s news
November 26th, 2010
Death Housemaids Lebanon Suicide
As-Safir newspaper reported today the “suicide” of two migrant domestic workers. In the first case, a Nepalese, Nebedki Sherba (born in 1983) two days ago at her employer’s house (A. D. born in 1944) in Naccache (North of Beirut) hanging from a piece of cloth from the balcony. The ...
Migrant Workers under the “Kafala” System in the GCC
November 23rd, 2010
Abusive employers Gulf Housemaids Recruitment Agencies Saudi Arabia Slavery Sponsorship Suicide UAE Workers Working conditions
by Salim Essaid 36 year old Kikim Komalasari’s murder has lead to an investigation by the Indonesian government to look into the details of this migrant worker who was found in a dumpster in the town of Abha, Saudi Arabia. Kikim was a housemaid allegedly slashed across the neck by her employers in...
Lebanon: Bengali domestic worker falls from a window, and dies
November 22nd, 2010
Lebanese newspaper Al-Akhbar reported today the death, last Wednesday, during the Ad’ha holiday, of a Bengali domestic worker, Kazol Idris, aged 24. The worker fell from the window of her employer’s house, Hassan Sh., on the third floor of a building located in the American neighborhood ...
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...
Indonesian maid tortured in Saudi Arabia, another beaten to death
November 19th, 2010
Abusive employers Housemaids Saudi Arabia
This week, two cases of severe abuse of Indonesian maids by their Saudi sponsors have surfaced, one of them ending in death and the other in serious injuries. The first case, of 23-year-old Sumiati BT Salan Mustapa was first reported by the Saudi Gazette. This initial report mentioned that Mustapa ...
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...
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