News reports coming from the UAE indicate that within six days, two migrant workers took their own lives while another worker attempted to kill herself.
In the first case, a 23-year-old Indonesian maid attempted to end her life by overdosing on pills in the home of her Emirati employers in the Ras a…
Archive for the ‘Suicide’ Category
UAE: Three Migrant Workers Commit Suicide in One Week
March 11th, 2011
Presumed suicide of a Filipino north of Beirut
February 2nd, 2011
Lebanese newspaper As-Safir reported today the presumed suicide of Lorana Bedrioan (born in 1987), on Tuesday February 1st, by “throwing” herself from the forth floor balcony of a building in Fanar, north of Beirut. She died immediately and the police is investigating. No additional info...
The Gulf States Become a Graveyard for Nepali Workers
January 13th, 2011
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Over 800 Nepali nationals died in 2010 while working in the Middle East and Malayasia, according to data compiled by Nepali embassies. Accidents in the workplace and suicide appear to have been the most common causes of death. In Saudi Arabia alone, 323 Nepalis lost their lives, while 192 and 84 die...
Lebanon: Ethiopian Domestic Worker ‘Commits Suicide’ in an Employment Office
January 2nd, 2011
Lebanon Recruitment Agencies Suicide
An 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.
Lebanon: Two deaths of domestic workers reported in today’s news
November 26th, 2010
Death Housemaids Lebanon Suicide
As-Safir newspaper reported today the “suicide” of two migrant domestic workers. In the first case, a Nepalese, Nebedki Sherba (born in 1983) two days ago at her employer’s house (A. D. born in 1944) in Naccache (North of Beirut) hanging from a piece of cloth from the balcony. The ...
Migrant Workers under the “Kafala” System in the GCC
November 23rd, 2010
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by 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. Kikim was a housemaid allegedly slashed across the neck by her employers in...
Migrant group urges PHL Vice-President to take the lead attending OFWs cases
November 2nd, 2010
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Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – After criticizing the Philippine posts in Saudi Arabia and in the Middle East for not even acknowledging several cases that have been endorsed by its rights and welfare officers, Migrante-Middle East appealed to Vice President Jejomar Binay to take the lead by directing ...
Lebanon: Ethiopian domestic worker “attempts suicide”
November 1st, 2010
Lebanese newspaper Al-Akhbar reported today the fall of Ethiopian domestic worker, Shioai A. from the 3rd floor of her employer’s house in Tripoli (Northern Lebanon). She sustained severe injuries in the head and in the stomach and was transferred to hospital. Her health situation is unstable....
Lebanon: Two Falls in Two days, Presumed Suicides
October 16th, 2010
Al-Akhbar newspaper reported today the death, last Thursday night, of Bengali maid, Kana Aktar, after falling from the 5th floor balcony of her employer’s house (Najwa S.) in Hart Hreik (Beirut Southern Suburb). Al-Akhbar noted that “the Internal Security Forces (ISF) report concluded wi...
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