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Jordan: Foreign housemaids suffer harassment and abuse

March 10th, 2010

Abusive employers Housemaids Jordan Suicide Working conditions

Below is the translation from Arabic of an article that appeared in the Jordanian daily Al-Dustur last month.
Foreign housemaids suffer harassment and abuse
Amman – Al-Dustur Newspaper – Fares Al-Habashneh
13 February, 2010
Foreign housemaids in Jordan are slowly but surely beginning to raise t…

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Saudi Media Acknowledges that Sponsor Abuse Drives Maids to Suicide

March 7th, 2010

Abusive employers Housemaids Saudi Arabia Suicide

The Arab Times, Saudi’s leading English-language paper recently published a report about the prevalence of suicide by housemaids as a result of abuse and maltreatment. Most recently, a 30-year-old maid committed suicide in Saudi on February 26. Below is the article by Arab Times. This article ...

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Lebanon: “The rights of 90% of maids are violated”

February 24th, 2010

Abusive employers Housemaids Lebanon Suicide Working conditions

Lebanese television NBN aired a 22-minute interview, on the evening of Monday 22 February 2010, with Dr. Ahmad Ayash, head of a psycho-social studies center, and Mr. John Cassabli, owner of a business which bring maids to Lebanon. The latter acknowledged the detrimental role of many businesses in th...

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Maids Portrayed as Criminals in a UAE Paper

February 23rd, 2010

Abusive employers Housemaids Racism Suicide UAE

Migrant workers are often portrayed in regional media as criminals, unclean and dangerous, despite the fact that they are the weakest group in society and require protection and deserve gratitude for their hard work. The Khaleej Times recently published a rather skewed article about housemaids commi...

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Rights Groups Issue a Statement on Suicides of Migrant Workers in Bahrain

February 21st, 2010

Bahrain Suicide

Below is a statement by the Bahraini Center for Human Rights and CARAM Asia about the wave of suicides by migrant workers in Bahrain. The suffering of migrant workers must be addressed before they reach the point of suicide CARAM ASIA & Bahrain Center for Human rights February- 2010 The shockin...

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Lebanon: “Falling” Ethiopian dies in Shoueifat

February 17th, 2010

Housemaids Lebanon Suicide

Al-Akhbar newspaper reported today the “fall” of Ethiopian national Ambet Spuka, born in 1987, from the 4th floor of her employer’s house, Hanan S, in Shoueifat, South of Beirut. Ambet died before arriving to hospital. In addition, we note that no follow up coverage whatsoever was...

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Rise in Suicide of Migrant Workers in Bahrain

February 9th, 2010

Bahrain Suicide

The Gulf Daily News reported last week about a growing number of suicides by migrant workers in Bahrain compared to previous years. Only last month, four workers have committed suicide: two Ethiopian maids and two Indian workers (the latter are mentioned in the report). Alfredo D’Souza, found...

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The Invisible Majority – Female Migrant Workers

February 3rd, 2010

Abusive employers Housemaids Qatar Rape Suicide

by Khara J Jabola-Carolus for Migrant-Rights.org One of the last (two) countries where divorce is illegal and where the ruling Catholic elite maintains a staunch anti-reproductive rights stance, the island nation of the Philippines boasts a staggering population of 90 million people and (exponential...

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Lebanon: Update on “falling” Nepalese couple

January 22nd, 2010

Housemaids Lebanon Suicide

As-Safir newspaper added today to Al-Akhbar’s info yesterday that the two Nepalese girls, Santi Maya (1985) and Lama Asmita (1981) fell from the third floor of Salibi tower in Jisr El Basha. The first sustained injuries and the second died. I called today staff of a reputable NGO that has offi...

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