The Bahraini daily Al-Wasat reported on January 14 about two case of suicide and attempted suicide by maids in Bahrain within less than a week. In the first case, an Ethiopian maid locked herself in the bathroom at her employer’s …
Posted in Bahrain, Housemaids, Suicide | 12 CommentsAn Ethiopian maid, Betlehim Sh., died at the house of her employer M. M. who is the head of a municipality in Northern Maten (Mount Lebanon). Security reports indicated that she was taken to hospital last Monday after drinking a …
Posted in Housemaids, Lebanon, Suicide | 2 CommentsThe Kuwait Times is the first newspaper to report about the wave of suicide and suicide attempts in Kuwait that occurred in November. Apparently they did so after reading some of our reports here on Migrant-Rights. In the first paragraph, …
Posted in Housemaids, Kuwait, MR Site, Suicide, Working conditions | 7 CommentsAfter a tip-off from a member of the public, Lebanon’s Daily Star newpaper travelled to the scene where a 28-year old Filipina worker had committed suicide. According to reporter Dalila Mahdawi, Theresa Otera Seda “plunged seven floors to her death …
Posted in Housemaids, Lebanon, Suicide, Women | 2 CommentsAfter spending another year documenting abuses of migrant workers in the Middle East, it’s time that we look back at the most significant, influential and important stories that we’ve covered. 1. Death of Domestic Migrant Workers in Lebanon This story …
Posted in Bahrain, Housemaids, Kuwait, Lebanon, Legislation, MR Site, Sponsorship, Suicide, UAE, Working conditions | 7 CommentsThe Arab Times reported yesterday about a Sri-Lankan maid who attempted to commit suicide by drinking a bottle of cleaning liquid. The maid was taken to the hospital from her sponsor’s house in Qurain on Thursday. As in the all …
Posted in Housemaids, Kuwait, Suicide | 2 CommentsThe following is a translation on an article that appeared in the pan-Arab daily Asharq al-Awsat last week. The dreams of foreign maids in Lebanon turn into nightmares The rise of suicide rates to one case a week due to …
Posted in Abusive employers, Housemaids, Lebanon, Legal cases, Slavery, Suicide | 4 CommentsThe investigation into the death of migrant workers is taking a more “professional” approach. The death yesterday of Melomasen A., Ethiopian domestic worker, in Ashrafieh, was not declared a suicide (yet). Investigations into the circumstances of the death are ongoing. …
Posted in Housemaids, Lebanon, Suicide | 2 CommentsAl-Akhbar newspaper reported today the suicide attempt of S. I., a Bengali national working as maid in the Bekaa, Lebanon. She was rushed into Bekaa hosptial after drinking a quantity of detergent (Flash) at her employers’ house. The following is …
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