Below are excerpts from testimonies of runaway migrant workers gathered by the staff of a great Lebanese NGO, KAFA – Enough Violence and Exploitation. These testimonies appeared in their recent newsletter and shed some light on what migrant workers in …
Posted in Abusive employers, Housemaids, Lebanon, Recruitment Agencies, Slavery, Working conditions | 5 CommentsAn Ethiopian domestic worker committed suicide in the offices of a recruitment agency in Lebanon on January 1st 2010, according to the National News Agency. The public prosecution charged security forces with the investigation. Originally posted here.
Posted in Lebanon, Recruitment Agencies, Suicide | Leave a commentby Salim Essaid 36 year old Kikim Komalasari’s murder has lead to an investigation by the Indonesian government to look into the details of this migrant worker who was found in a dumpster in the town of Abha, Saudi Arabia. …
Posted in Abusive employers, Gulf, Housemaids, Recruitment Agencies, Saudi Arabia, Slavery, Sponsorship, Suicide, UAE, Workers, Working conditions | Tagged GCC, housemaid, indonesia, Kafala, Middle East, Migrant rights, Migrant Workers, Suicide, UAE, Workers | 5 CommentsPerhaps the most shameful examples of degradation of human beings as disposable items occur in Arabian Gulf countries. Saudi Arabia has labor laws, and perhaps penalties for non-compliance are also stated, but its clear failure or inability to implement them …
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