Earlier this month The Times of India published a story about an Indian worker, Habib Hussein who escaped Saudi Arabia after months of abuse.
Hussein sold his lands in India to pay for the agent who brought him into Saudi Arabia in the hope of earning a better living for his family. At first, he was…
Indian Workers Sold Like Animals in Saudi Arabia
January 14th, 2010
Saudi Arabia Slavery Sponsorship
Lebanon: Ethiopian maid drank detergent last Monday, died
January 14th, 2010
An 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 quantity of “Eau de Javel” detergent and died at 6:30 in th...
Beaten Sri Lankan domestic worker countersued by employer for child abuse
January 14th, 2010
Jordan Legal cases Women Workers
The Jordan Times reported on Thursday about a Sri Lankan domestic helper in Amman who spent 12 days in prison after her employer sued her for theft and child abuse. According to reporter Hani Hazaimeh, Ishara Hemanthi was jailed soon after a beating by her employer resulted in hospitalization. She w...
Indian Migrants Stranded In Afghanistan
January 14th, 2010
Dozens of stranded Indian migrant workers have been forced to shelter in a Sikh temple in Kabul after being duped by recruitment brokers according to this story from Reuters. The Indian nationals have been left without money or passports after they were falsely promised jobs in Afghanistan by the br...
Indonesia Demands more Protection for Migrants from Kuwait
January 10th, 2010
Indonesia plans on lifting the ban on sending migrant workers to Kuwait after a signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Kuwaiti government that is set to guarantee more rights for the workers. The Indonesian government imposed a ban on sending workers to Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Kuw...
Bangladeshi Workers Go Hungry in Libya
January 9th, 2010
The Babgladeshi Daily Star reported today about a group of Bangladeshi workers in Libya who have been living without work, salaries and facilities for months. The group of at least 46 workers arrived in Libya in April 2009 to work in construction. Each spent over $2,900 to get the opportunity to ear...
Sri Lankan Maid in Kuwait Severely Beaten
January 7th, 2010
Abusive employers Housemaids Kuwait Slavery
Al Watan Daily reports that a Sri Lankan maid was severely beaten, held against her will and not paid her salary for seventeen months. More alarming in the story, and adding to a pattern of female-headed abuses, it was the wife of the employer who subjected the domestic worker to repeated sexual, ...
Filipino Maids in Lebanon Recount Abuse
January 6th, 2010
Abusive employers Housemaids Lebanon Rape Working conditions
The Philippine channel GMA TV reported last week about the return of over 100 Filipino workers from Lebanon. The Philippines officially has a ban on sending workers to Lebanon, and those repatriated entered the country illegally. Two such worker described the abuse they and fellow domestic workers e...
Kuwait Times Reports about the Wave of Suicides by Maids in the Country
January 5th, 2010
Housemaids Kuwait MR Site Suicide Working conditions
The 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, the paper states that we’ve reported 13 cases of suicid...
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