Ernawati, an Indonesian worker died in Saudi Arabia. She was presumed to have commited suicide. Her family dares to disagree. They urged local authorities to perform a second autopsy on her body. They believe her death might be a direct cause of abuse and beating by her employer.
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Family of Maid Doubts Saudi Suicide Finding
August 11th, 2011
Abusive employers Saudi Arabia Suicide
ILO criticizes the status of domestic workers in Kuwait
July 18th, 2011
Abusive employers Housemaids Kuwait Rape Suicide Women
The Kuwaiti newspaper Al-Qabas tried on the 18th of July to sum up in five lines the results of the International Labor organization meeting with Kuwaiti representatives discussing the status of workers in Kuwait. The ILO representatives said that Kuwait needs to work on protecting domestic workers ...
Satirical Tourism Ads Highlight the Mistreatment of Migrant Domestic Workers in Lebanon
July 1st, 2011
Abusive employers Housemaids Lebanon Working conditions
Below is an interview we conducted with Alex Shams, a coordinator with the Migrant Workers Task Force in Lebanon. The organization recently produced three excellent spoof tourism ads for Lebanon, describing the different abuses domestic workers suffer in Lebanon. M-R: Could you describe the work of ...
Domestic Workers Raped, Murdered and Commit Suicide in Kuwait
June 11th, 2011
Abusive employers Death Housemaids Kuwait Rape Suicide
Since the 24th of May, no updates have appeared on the case of an Ethiopian maid who has accused her sponsor of raping her. This maid, as reported by the Kuwaiti Al-Watan daily, was able to escape her sponsor’s house after he had raped her, and went to her embassy which sent her to the police ...
Kuwait: Law Preventing Working Outdoors during the Summer
June 11th, 2011
Abusive employers Kuwait Legislation Working conditions
Walking for minutes outside in the summer of Kuwait is an unpleasant experience, people often complain. Kuwaitis keep grumbling about the high temperature that reaches 60 °C in the summer, even though they drive air conditioned cars. On the other hand, migrant workers, especially those in the const...
Elementary School Students in Lebanon Tackle Abuse of Domestic Workers
May 29th, 2011
Abusive employers Housemaids Interviews Lebanon Racism
Below is an interview we conducted with a group of elementary school students from Lebanon who chose to focus on human rights of domestic workers in their class project. For their research, the children interviewed maids about the abuse they suffer and sought to understand the causes of this abuse. ...
Report: 4 overseas Filipino workers held ‘hostage’ by employer
May 15th, 2011
Abusive employers General Housemaids UAE Women
15 May 2011 Group alerted the PH consulate to secure their safety A chapter of an alliance of Filipino migrants’ rights group providing assistance to distress overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) said yesterday it received report of alleged abduction of four OFW-domes...
UAE: Maid arrested after escaping abuse, set to be deported
April 12th, 2011
Abusive employers Housemaids Prisoners Slavery Sponsorship UAE
A Filipino maid whose employers refused to let her resign after overworking and mentally abusing her for three years, has been taken to the Al Wasl immigration holding prison in Dubai and is set to be deported, the Emirati 7 Days paper reported today. The maid, a mother of-one, has attempted to resi...
Saudi “Justice”: Maid Torturer Acquitted
April 5th, 2011
Abusive employers Housemaids Legal cases Saudi Arabia
The horrific case of abuse of 23-year-old Sumiati Binti Salan Mustapa by her Saudi sponsor once again illustrates the injustice inherent in Saudi Arabia’s justice system. In January, Sumiati’s woman employer was sentenced to three years in prison for stabbing, beating and burning Sumiati...
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