Lebanese National News Agency reported today that in the region of Haddath (South-East of Beirut), 20-year old Ethiopian domestic worker, Hana Ashalohaili, “fell” from the 3rd floor balcony of her employer’s house, Sarkis Antonios Ibrahim Boutros. She died and her body was immediat…
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Lebanon: 20-year old Ethiopian domestic worker “falls” from 3rd floor, dies
December 27th, 2011
Indonesia attempts to secure reprieve for Tuti Tursilawati
December 26th, 2011
Abusive employers Prisoners Saudi Arabia
Tuti Tursilawati, 27, is an Indonesian migrant on death row. Her story is like many others: left to wander the parameters of Saudi Arabia’s discriminatory judicial system with sporadic aid from her own government, she agonizingly awaits to hear her fate: last-minute amnesty or execution via d...
Indonesia Maintains Ban on Dispatch of Migrant Workers to Middle East
December 21st, 2011
The Indonesian Manpower and Transmigration minister confirmed on Sunday that that the government will not be lifting a moratorium on the dispatch of migrant workers to the Middle East due to poor work conditions. Speaking with residents of Indramayu, West Java, the minister, Muhaimin Iskandar stated...
25% of migrant workers in the Emirates are clinically depressed
December 15th, 2011
A new study conducted by the Community Medicine Department of the United Arab Emirates University reveals that at least 25.1% of migrant workers are clinically depressed. The study was conducted on 318 labor camp workers using translated questionnaires. The abstract is available online, and the stud...
StopGAMCA.org
December 8th, 2011
The acronym GAMCA stands for GCC Approved Medical Centers Association and earns ire from many migrants and migrant hopefuls. GAMCA clinics operate by standardized guidelines set by the Gulf countries, and are the only medical facilities authorized to test and clear migrants for employment in the Gul...
Nepal to raise salaries for its citizens in the Gulf
December 4th, 2011
When a nation makes public commitments to improve the condition of its migrant population, there is often a large disparity between the language used and the action taken. But Nepal’s recent pledge to increase the salaries of citizens working in the Gulf may carry more credibility than most: Last...
UN passes resolution on violence against female migrant workers
December 2nd, 2011
Last week, the UN passed a resolution initiated by Indonesia and the Philippines which aims to improve the status of female migrant workers. The resolution primarily encourages multilateral cooperation to address and prevent the mistreatment of female migrant workers, who are particularly vulnerable...
Group urges Philippine govt. to work hard saving doomed OFW in China
November 30th, 2011
A Filipino migrants’ rights group today called on the Aquino administration and the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to work hard and intensify its efforts to save a Filipino convicted of drug trafficking in China. In a statement issued on November 30, the DFA confirmed that a Filipino whom it ...
Murder of a Kuwaiti woman may have lasting effects on migrants
November 24th, 2011
The murder of a Kuwaiti bride by her Ethiopian maid may have reverberating consequences for the nation’s migrants. The Ministry of Health intends to introduce a set of psychological evaluations that prospective foreigner workers must pass before their work visas are approved, adding to the al...
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