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 …
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Indonesian maid tortured in Saudi Arabia, another beaten to death
November 19th, 2010
Abusive employers Housemaids Saudi Arabia
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...
Migrant group urges PHL Vice-President to take the lead attending OFWs cases
November 2nd, 2010
Abusive employers Gulf Suicide Workers Working conditions
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – After criticizing the Philippine posts in Saudi Arabia and in the Middle East for not even acknowledging several cases that have been endorsed by its rights and welfare officers, Migrante-Middle East appealed to Vice President Jejomar Binay to take the lead by directing ...
Saudi-based Filipino workers decry threat by employer for filing a case
November 1st, 2010
Abusive employers General Saudi Arabia Workers
Dammam, Saudi Arabia – After they filed a case against their employer at the Saudi labor court last month, two OFW engineers in Dammam, Eastern region of Saudi Arabia, have sought assistance as their erring employer threatened that they could not go home and will be sent to jail instead. Marci...
Filipina domestic helper in Kuwait seeks help via SMS
October 26th, 2010
Abusive employers Housemaids Kuwait
“Sir john please help me naka-kulong ako d2 sa rooftop ng bahay ng amo ko; ayaw nila ako i-return sa agency, wala ako kain dito please kunin nyo ako dito (Sir john please help me; I am locked up at the roof top of my employer’s house. They don’t want me to return to my agency; I haven’t eat ...
Al-Jazeera highlights lack of protection of Filipino migrant workers in the Middle East
October 20th, 2010
Abusive employers Gulf Housemaids Interviews Jordan News Saudi Arabia Videos Working conditions
This week, Al-Jazeera English filed two reports from the Philippines about Filipino migrant workers in the Middle East and the lack of protection offered to them. The first report includes interviews with families of deceased Filipino domestic workers. It includes an interview with family members of...
Our Video is up for Viral Video Awards – Help Us by Voting!
October 19th, 2010
Abusive employers Gulf Slavery Videos
Our video, Protect the human rights of workers in the Middle East, is one of the 21 videos from all over the world nominated for the 2010 Viral Video Awards. Please check out our video and vote for us.
Human Rights Watch Report on Abuse of Migrant Domestic Workers Through Kuwait’s Sponsorship System
October 13th, 2010
Abusive employers Housemaids Kuwait
This certainly makes for an interesting read: “This 97-page report describes how workers become trapped in exploitative or abusive employment then face criminal penalties for leaving a job without the employer’s permission. Government authorities arrest workers reported as “absconding” a...
Saudi Sponsors Suspected of Brutally Murdering Two Asian Maids
September 16th, 2010
Abusive employers Housemaids Legal cases Saudi Arabia
Last week, two murder cases of Asian domestic workers were reported in Saudi Arabia. In the first case, a Saudi employer confessed in a Medina court to murdering her Indonesian maid, after medical reports showed that she was beaten to death. In the second case, a Filipino maid was brutally murdered ...
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