Manama- The General Federation of Bahrain Trade Unions (GFBTU) has formed a special committee to work on the rights of domestic worker which includes compulsory day off, medical insurance among other privileges.
Suad Mubarak, Assistant general secretary of women and child affairs at the GFBTU said &…
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No Law To Protect Domestic Workers
February 2nd, 2009
Abusive employers Bahrain Gulf Housemaids Legislation Women Workers
Interview with Nick McGeehan from Mafiwasta
January 18th, 2009
Abusive employers General Slavery UAE
Migrant Rights talks to Nick McGeehan, founding member of human rights group Mafiwasta, set up in 2005 to bring to attention abuses of migrant workers in the Gulf. Mafiwasta currently focuses on the UAE, but hopes to expand its work to other countries in the region in future. Mafi is Arabic for ‘...
Malaysian jailed for maid attacks
November 29th, 2008
A former Malaysian flight attendant who repeatedly scalded her Indonesian maid has been jailed by a court in the capital Kuala Lumpur for 18 years. The court convicted Yim Pek Ha, 40, of three attacks on Nirmala Bonat using boiling water and a hot iron. Ms Bonat, who was 19 at the time, testified th...
Rahma advertisements urge mercy for workers
November 18th, 2008
Abusive employers Workers Working conditions
A recent great article in Arab News highlights a great ad campaign for migrant workers: JEDDAH: The abuse of workers in the Kingdom, as reported by several human rights groups, has prompted a Saudi advertisement agency boss to launch a series of TV advertisements to encourage people to show mercy. ...
Condition of foreign workers in Jordan
September 11th, 2008
Abusive employers Jordan News Slavery Working conditions
A disturbing article from IRIN News: AMMAN, 10 September 2008 (IRIN) – A lawsuit in a US court over the alleged involvement of a Jordanian company in human trafficking has forced the Jordanian government to act against the practice. The Ministry of Interior has formed committees to draft legis...
Two years on, blaze victims await justice.
August 7th, 2008
Abusive employers Bahrain Legal cases Working conditions
In July 2006, a blaze at a labour camp in Gudaibiya left 16 Indian workers dead. The workers were made to live in a squalid, overcrowded camp, with outrageously poor facilities. Not only were appropriate safety measures ignored, but the windows were sealed shut, limiting the workers’ means of ...
Workers in Kuwait end violent strike; Government increases minimum wage
August 1st, 2008
Abusive employers Kuwait Sponsorship
After days of violent protests that left tens injured and hundreds arrested and facing an imminent threat of deportation, workers in Kuwait ended a violent strike that was sparked by their poor living conditions. he workers, mostly of Bangladeshi origin, destroyed equipment and assaulted workers dem...
Construction companies violate midday break rule
July 24th, 2008
Abusive employers UAE Workers Working conditions
Every summer in the UAE (where temperatures can reach a staggering 50 degrees Celsius), doctors brace themselves to receiving hundreds of patients suffering from heat exhaustion. Many of the workers, originating from countries where the climate is not as harsh, lose their lives. Although the Minist...
Workers made to live in boxes
July 24th, 2008
Abusive employers UAE Working conditions
In what could be the one of the worst cases of poor accommodation ever reported in the UAE, over 200 labourers in the Emirati city of Dubai were discovered to be living in cardboard boxes for over three months. Their plight was only discovered after the worker’s refusal to work last weekend, i...
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