The situaiton in Kuwait the past two weeks has been chaotic and ugly.
The Arab Times reports here on a 39-year old Indian worker who has died. Her body was found in her sponsor’s house after -it is presumed- that she committed suicide. A case was filed- let us hope it is a little more hopeful …
Archive for the ‘Suicide’ Category
Deaths, suicides and more clorox incidents
August 19th, 2011
Family of Maid Doubts Saudi Suicide Finding
August 11th, 2011
Abusive employers Saudi Arabia Suicide
Ernawati, an Indonesian worker died in Saudi Arabia. She was presumed to have commited suicide. Her family dares to disagree. They urged local authorities to perform a second autopsy on her body. They believe her death might be a direct cause of abuse and beating by her employer. These kinds of situ...
أغنية تدق الناقوس: عبودية في لبنان
August 6th, 2011
Arabic Racism Slavery Suicide Working conditions
للمرة الأولى أغنية تعبر عن وضع العاملات الأجنبيات في لبنان: العنصرية، العبودية، حالات الانتحار…أو القتل.
Lebanon: Chaos and Abuse Continue under the Sponsorship System
August 5th, 2011
Abuse towards workers and domestic workers remains rampant. This article, published in the Lebanese Newspaper AlSafeer, describes the situation of migrant/domestic workers in Lebanon with a focus on the weekly deaths toll which is most of the time referred to as “suicide cases” although ...
Lebanon: Attempted suicide of an Ethiopian from a hospital
July 25th, 2011
Lebanese newspaper Al-Akhbar reported today the suicide attempt of an Ethiopian lady, Tseha K., who jumped from the first floor of a hospital in el-`Azounieh – Mdeirej, where she was being treating for a nervous breakdown. She sustained injuries in the head and hip. Information by security for...
ILO criticizes the status of domestic workers in Kuwait
July 18th, 2011
Abusive employers Housemaids Kuwait Rape Suicide Women
The Kuwaiti newspaper Al-Qabas tried on the 18th of July to sum up in five lines the results of the International Labor organization meeting with Kuwaiti representatives discussing the status of workers in Kuwait. The ILO representatives said that Kuwait needs to work on protecting domestic workers ...
UAE: Two Suicides of Ethiopian Women in One Day
June 15th, 2011
The epidemic of suicides of migrant workers in the UAE continues unabated: on June 13, UAE papers reported about two suicides of Ethiopian migrant workers. At 4pm on June 11, police rushed to a house in Ras al-Khaimah where a 29-year-old Ethiopian maid attempted to end her life by overdosing on pill...
Domestic Workers Raped, Murdered and Commit Suicide in Kuwait
June 11th, 2011
Abusive employers Death Housemaids Kuwait Rape Suicide
Since the 24th of May, no updates have appeared on the case of an Ethiopian maid who has accused her sponsor of raping her. This maid, as reported by the Kuwaiti Al-Watan daily, was able to escape her sponsor’s house after he had raped her, and went to her embassy which sent her to the police ...
Kuwait: Asian maid forced into prostitution, others commit suicide
May 21st, 2011
Death Housemaids Kuwait Suicide Trafficking
Maids in Kuwait do not only suffer from rape and abuse that leads to suicide attempts. Recently, an Asian maid has been locked in a house in Jileeb Al-Sheiokh area and forced into prostitution for four months until she was able to escape and went to file a case in the police station as reported by A...
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