News & Reports
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Op Ed
Social protection in the Gulf countries: what rights do migrant workers have?
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Editorial
Three years since sweeping reforms, workers in Qatar face evermore innovative obstacles
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Domestic Workers
Saudi’s new process for transferring domestic workers’ sponsorship is rife with problems
Key issues include high transfer costs and lack of clarity on domestic workers’ consent to the process
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World Cup
Testimonies of Qatar World Cup workers allege labour abuse and lack of justice
Reports by Amnesty and BHRRC document the extreme violations faced by migrant workers connected to FIFA 2022
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UAE
While enrolment deadline looms, uncertainties still surround UAE’s unemployment scheme
The deadline to register for the new unemployment system is June 30.
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Domestic Workers
Hostile Qatar judicial system forces Judith to give up her fight and return home
The Kenyan worker makes an appeal to help rebuild her life
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Stories of Origin
Ill-prepared and uninformed, Ghanaian women risk it all for jobs in the Gulf
Many find themselves trafficked to Kurdistan and Iraq
In Brief
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Bahrain has officially lifted its midday summer work ban. Starting today, workers labouring outdoors are no longer required to stop work during the hottest hours of the day, even as extreme temperatures and high humidity persist.
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In a recent case, an Indian worker in Bahrain was arrested for damaging vehicles of the construction company that employed him, in protest against 10 months of unpaid wages. The worker’s desperate actions highlight the difficulty migrants face accessing justice in Bahrain and the shortcomings of recent reforms aimed at tackling wage theft.
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The UAE’s Ministry of Human Resources & Emiratisation recently announced new Emiratisation targets that require private sector companies with 20 to 49 employees to hire at least one UAE citizen in 2024 and a second citizen in 2025.
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In Brief
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Bahrain has officially lifted its midday summer work ban. Starting today, workers labouring outdoors are no longer required to stop work during the hottest hours of the day, even as extreme temperatures and high humidity persist.
Read more -
In a recent case, an Indian worker in Bahrain was arrested for damaging vehicles of the construction company that employed him, in protest against 10 months of unpaid wages. The worker’s desperate actions highlight the difficulty migrants face accessing justice in Bahrain and the shortcomings of recent reforms aimed at tackling wage theft.
Read more -
The UAE’s Ministry of Human Resources & Emiratisation recently announced new Emiratisation targets that require private sector companies with 20 to 49 employees to hire at least one UAE citizen in 2024 and a second citizen in 2025.
Read more
