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HRW Urges Qatar to protect construction workers from heat risks
In a statement released today, HRW has said that Qatar’s midday summer work bans do not provide adequate protection for construction workers. ...
Read MoreDubai’s labour court announces this week that it will appoint a panel of judges to review cases involving by domestic workers. According to the National, the panel is set to sit for the first time in November.
Read more.Oman has reduced the minimum salary required for expat workers to obtain residence visas for their dependents from OMR600/month (USD 1558.44) to OMR300 (USD779.22)/month.
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On September 26, the UAE announced that Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan approved the country’s first law on domestic workers. The law will come into force once relevant executive regulations and standard job contracts are finalised.
Read More.Bahrain will be the first country in the GCC to allow foreigners to live and work in the kingdom without a sponsor. Undocumented migrants are now able to apply for a flexible permit that allows them to work for more than one employer in a full or part-time nonprofessional job. Workers will receive a “Blue Card” renewable every six months, which they must keep on them at all times, and are able to exit and re-enter the country at will.
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The Kuwait Society for Human Rights (KSHR) has launched a hotline for expatriate workers to submit complaints and understand their legal rights. The hotline 22215150 is available in Arabic, Arabic, English, Filipino, Hindi and Urdu. So far, over 800 inquiries have been made on issues ranging from passport confiscation, transfer of sponsorship, owed wages, and contract violations.
Read more.Migrant-Rights.org and the Global Detention Project have submitted a joint report on the UAE’s implementation of the Convention on Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination to the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD). Our report focuses on the situation of detained foreigners and migrant workers in the UAE.
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News that Saudi Arabia had joined the International Labour Organisation (ILO) governing body shocked many observers last week, drawing many comparisons to the Kingdom’s incongruous re-election to the UN Human Rights Council last year. How could a country that so visibly violates the rights of millions of migrant labourers be elected into a position of authority, in an institution intended to protect workers’ rights?
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