Today, the Lebanese National News Agency reported that Nepalese migrant domestic worker, Lanta Hari (born 1990) committed suicide in the house of her employer M. Kh. after hanging herself from a rope, in Baabdat, Maten area.
This comes less than 10 days after another Nepalese presumably hung herself…
Lebanon: Second Nepalese found “dangling from a rope” in less than 10 days
August 10th, 2010
Lack of Empathy Leads to Racism toward African Refugees in Israel
August 6th, 2010
Israel is the the home of approximately 26,000 Africans who have entered Israel illegally through Egypt. Roughly 80% of these migrants are recognized as asylum seekers by the State, and currently cannot be deported to their countries of origin due to dangers they face there. The asylum seekers are u...
The Media Line covers our report on suicides of migrants in Kuwait
August 5th, 2010
The Media Line (TML), a non-for-profit media organization reporting on the Middle East, reported today about our recent report on suicides of migrant workers in Kuwait over the months of June and July. TML approached experts from the International Labor Organization (ILO) and Kuwait University to co...
Suicides among migrants in Kuwait persist at an alarming rate in June and July
August 5th, 2010
Documentation Housemaids Kuwait Suicide
Over the past two months, there have been 23 reported cases of suicide or attempted suicide by migrant workers in Kuwait, meaning that about every 2.5 days a migrant worker commits or attempts suicide in Kuwait. Migrant workers are often driven to suicide by harsh living and working conditions and a...
Two Maids Attempt Suicide in Saudi Arabia in One Week
August 2nd, 2010
Housemaids Saudi Arabia Suicide
Earlier this week, in two separate incidents, two Asian domestic workers attempted suicide in Saudi Arabia. This kind of desperate acts are often the results of abuse, poor living and working conditions and non-payment of salaries. The Kingdom does not include domestic workers under the scope of pro...
Lebanon: Nepalese migrant worker found dead, dangling from a rope
August 2nd, 2010
Lebanese newspaper Al-Akhbar reported today that, last Friday, a Nepalese migrant worker, Leila A. (40 years) was found hanging from her neck and dangling from a rope tied to her windows’ steel defenses in Fanar, North of Beirut. The cause of the incident and its circumstances remain unclear, ...
Lebanon: Ethiopian “jumps” from 8th floor in Beirut
July 27th, 2010
Yesterday, the Lebanese National News Agency reported that an Ethiopian migrant worker “committed suicide by throwing herself from the 8th floor”. Her body and scull were smashed as a result of the more than 30 meter fall. Assafir newspaper reported the news today as is. While Al-AKhbar ...
Two Domestic Workers Commit Suicide in Jordan
July 26th, 2010
In two separate incidents, two Sri-Lankan maids attempted suicide in As-Salt, Jordan, according to local press reports. Another domestic worker “harmed” herself in the Balqa governorate after her employers refused to let her return to her country. Very few details were reported about eit...
UAE: Thousands of Laborers Left to Fend for Themselves
July 23rd, 2010
As the global financial crisis hit UAE derailing its real-estate boom, several construction companies that employ foreign workers went bankrupt. As a result, many times the workers are deserted in their over-populated labor camps that are cut off from basic utilities, without any money and the abili...
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