A Bahraini sponsor is suspected of kidnapping and torturing his runaway worker, the Gulf Daily News reported last week.
The Indian worker, K. T. Najeeb, 44, ran away from his sponsor four years ago because he was not receiving salaries, and since then was doing odd jobs to make ends meet. On January…
Indian Worker Kidnapped, Tortured and Starved by his Bahraini Sponsor
January 21st, 2010
Sri Lanka Demands an Investigation into the Murder of an Abused Maid in Saudi Arabia
January 21st, 2010
Housemaids Legal cases Saudi Arabia
Sri Lanka is demanding a full investigation into the murder of a Balakrishnan Dharshani, a 26-year-old maid whose body was found with burn marks last December in Hofuf, Saudi Arabia. According to an Arab News report from last week, Dharshani’s parents have received letters from her that detail...
Indian worker burns himself alive in the third suicide by migrant workers in Bahrain in a week
January 21st, 2010
An Indian worker set himself on fire at a labor camp in Bahrain, the Gulf Daily News reported this week. The man, Suresh Ravi, 22, locked himself in a room and then poured gasoline on himself and set himself on fire. He was found with burns covering his entire body in a room that was completely dest...
Raped Filipino Worker Faces Lashing after Miscarriage in Saudi Prison
January 20th, 2010
Prisoners Rape Saudi Arabia Women
GMA News TV (Philippines) reported today about an alarming development in the case of a Filipino worker who was raped in Saudi-Arabia this August and jailed for it. After miscarrying the fetus, the woman now faces lashing before being released. As we’ve previously reported, the woman who worke...
Two Nepalese girls “fell” from the balcony of a business “bringing” maids to Lebanon
January 20th, 2010
I was hoping to keep blogging less these days as this would be a positive thing in my case, but I was wrong. Today, Al-Akhbar newspaper reported that two Nepalese girls “fell” from the third floor of a building in Jisr El Basha where is located a business office for bringing migrant dom...
Lebanese General Security maintains arbitrary detention of Iraqi refugee against judge decision and MoI orders
January 18th, 2010
UPDATE: UNHCR has accepted to take Yousra to her own shelters after she refused, according to her lawyer, to go back to Caritas shelters, pending a permanent solution. Caritas is held a conference on Tuesday and issued a press release to voice its view point. The main question on the ‘legal st...
Two Maids Attempt Suicide in Kuwait
January 18th, 2010
The Arab Times reported this week about the averted suicide attempts by two maids in Kuwait. In the first case, an Indonesian maid in her thirties threatened to jump from high at her sponsor’s house in Omariya. The firemen and paramedics managed to talk her out of jumping after an hour. In a s...
Qatar a ‘Death Trap’ for Nepali Migrants
January 16th, 2010
Around 217 Nepali migrant workers lost their lives in Qatar in 2009, according to Nepali Ambassador Surya Nath Mishra. The rapidly-developing Gulf state has long been a favoured destination for Nepali migrant workers, many of whom are employed on construction sites. Cardiac arrest has been named as ...
Two Ethiopian Maids Commit Suicide in Bahrain in Less than a Week
January 16th, 2010
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 home in the village of Aldih. She drank detergent and swallowed ...
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