And some of you can help by donating clothes. I’m attaching two clippings of our local paper which has the contact information of the founder and a volunteer for an organization which distributes clothes to low-paid workers in need of …
Posted in Bahrain, Workers, Working conditions | Leave a commentThis is a compilation of articles concerning migrant workers in the Middle East. – Slavery of children and women in Persian gulf countries – Most citizens of Kazakhstan who fall victim to human trafficking are sent to the UAE – …
Posted in Documentation, Gulf, Slavery, Trafficking, UAE | Leave a commentBy BARBARA SURK for the Associated Press. DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Foreign housemaids in the oil-rich Gulf sometimes work 21-hour days without medical care, enough food, or the right to go home, and they also face violence and …
Posted in Housemaids, News, Women, Working conditions | 1 CommentNadim Houry writes on the Daily Star Lebanon: Over a month ago, a French documentary, “Liban, Pays des Esclaves,” harshly criticized Lebanese society and the authorities for their treatment of migrant domestic workers. But instead of being outraged by the …
Posted in Lebanon, News, Slavery | Leave a comment“One of the world’s largest construction booms is feeding off of workers in Dubai, but they’re treated as less than human. It’s no surprise that some workers have started rioting in protest. What’s surprising is that the government of the …
Posted in Slavery, UAE, Workers | Leave a commentBusiness Standard features a Q&A session with overseas Indian Affairs Minister Vayalar Ravi, who discusses the recent uprising by Indian workers in Dubai: For the first time after the attack on Kuwait, things are getting worse for Indian workers in …
Posted in Gulf, News, Working conditions | Leave a commentFrom the BBC: Dubai’s economy has boomed in recent years, fuelled largely by a construction industry reliant on low-paid workers, many from South Asia. The labourers were employed by the Wade Adams Group, a contracting company based in the Middle …
Posted in UAE, Workers, Working conditions | Leave a comment1st November 2007- Kuwait Times Nancy Otefia, Kuwait More than 250 Bangladeshi employees working for a local cleaning company near Al Shaab Leisure Park went on strike for not receiving their salaries and being thrown out of their accommodations. Many …
Posted in Gulf, Kuwait, Workers, Working conditions | Leave a commentFrom Oman Community Blog: …it looks like safety measures are disappearing into thin air. Seen below are workers working in Ruwi without protective helmets/headgear.
Posted in Gulf, Oman, Workers, Working conditions | 1 Comment