He greeted me every morning as I opened the backdoor and entered the office. Some time back when I first joined I had asked for a cup of coffee, with cream and no sugar. Ever since, every day at the same time he would come with my morning coffee. He received my “Thank you” with a wide smile, “…
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Migrants fall into hardship in Iraq
May 13th, 2007
A horrifying article in this week’s International Herald Tribune: As waves of Iraqis flee their conflicted country, other desperate civilians are going in. Migrant workers from some of the world’s poorest countries are being lured by the prospect of inflated salaries in construction or s...
Migrant Workers in Bahrain and the problems they face
April 6th, 2007
Abusive employers Bahrain Gulf Slavery Sponsorship
The Migrant Workers Protection Society in Bahrain has prepared an important report entitled “Migrant Workers in Bahrain & the Policies of Emigration Countries.” Some important sections are highlighted below, but the entire report can be downloaded by clicking here. The report neatly...
The sad plight of migrant domestic workers in Lebanon
March 29th, 2007
Abusive employers Housemaids Lebanon Racism Slavery Sponsorship Women Workers Working conditions
by Yaman Salahi Sushar Rosky, born 1987, hangs from the balcony of the apartment in which she worked as a maid for only 20 days in Sidon, Lebanon. She hung herself with bits of clothe carefully tied together in 2005. No investigation was conducted into the circumstances leading up to her death. Almo...
Maid Murdered – Sponsorship or Slavery?
March 22nd, 2007
Abusive employers Gulf News Saudi Arabia Slavery Sponsorship
Somewhere in Jizan, located in the southern region of Saudi Arabia, a maid died in a hospital after being brought there by her sponsor, whose wife had assaulted her. One thing pops into my mind: slavery. Not generalizing, I would have to say that a great percentage of Saudis think it’s their G...
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