In a recent interview to ABC’s “This Week” former US President Bill Clinton claimed that the UAE passed laws to give “imported workers… a better deal”. This statement is wrong on many levels, moral and factual.
Here is the full quote (emphasis ours):
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Bill Clinton Claims the UAE Passed Legislation Giving Migrants “a Better Deal”
April 24th, 2010
Housemaids Sponsorship UAE Working conditions
Kuwaiti police stands idly by as a sponsor beats his worker
April 24th, 2010
Abusive employers Kuwait Legal cases
A Kuwaiti sponsor was seen beating his Asian worker with an iron rod near the Indian Embassy in Kuwait City as the police did nothing to stop him, the Arab Times reported this week. The worker went to the embassy to seek protection from his abusive sponsor, but did not reach his destination when his...
Unpaid Pakistani Workers Stranded in Saudi Arabia for Years
April 21st, 2010
Four Pakistani workers have been stranded in Saudi Arabia without pay and accommodations for years as their health begins to deteriorate, the Arab Times reported today. The workers, Muhammad Aslam, Waris Hussain, Abdul Aziz Shakir and Khaled Parvez worked at a factory of a Saudi company in Jeddah. 1...
UN High Commisioner Highlights Gulf’s Poor Record on Migrant Rights
April 19th, 2010
Gulf News Saudi Arabia Workers
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillai spoke out against the GCC’s poor record on upholding the rights of migrant workers during a keynote speech at King Abdullah University for Science and Technology in Jeddah today. According to a press release from the UN she highlighted a number...
24/7 Campaign in Lebanon: She too is entitled to a day off!
April 19th, 2010
General Housemaids Lebanon Working conditions
In Lebanon, a coalition of Non-Governmental Organizations and independent activists launched a campaign aimed at celebrating and honoring migrant domestic workers in Lebanon on the occasion of International Workers’ Day on May 1, 2010, Saturday. “24/7” means 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, show...
Op-Ed Calls on Saudis to Respect Maids According to the Principles on Islam
April 14th, 2010
Abusive employers Housemaids Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia’s “Arab News” published an excellent opinion article about rights of domestic workers in the kingdom. The writer, Turki Al-Dakheel details the various forms of abuse maids are exposed to including sexual harassment, passport confiscation and physical abuse, and states ...
Saudi Arabia: Five Suicides by Migrant Workers Since the Beginning of April
April 13th, 2010
Housemaids Saudi Arabia Sponsorship Suicide
Following a bloody month in March in Saudi Arabia when four migrants ended their lives or attempted to do so, April is setting a new low record with five suicides or suicide attempts in just 11 days. This month, four workers committed suicide in Saudi Arabia and another was saved by paramedics after...
Animation: Protect the human rights of migrant workers in the Middle East
April 9th, 2010
Abusive employers Gulf MR Site Slavery Videos
We have created this PSA animation to note that for far too long, migrant workers have been an invisible majority in the Middle East. They are rarely discussed in the media and receive little protection from the governments of host countries, many of whom have no clear policies for safeguarding the...
The Gilded Cage: Syed Ali on the UAE and Migrant Labour
April 4th, 2010
Leading UK daily The Times recently ran this article Dubai: Gilded Cage, reviewing sociologist Syed Ali’s new book of the same name on the paradoxes of life in Dubai. Ali digs beneath the surface of ‘brand Dubai’ to examine the lives of the people who make up the Emirate’s p...
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