News & Reports
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Saudi Arabia
Expat tax hits small businesses hard in Saudi
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Legislation
Op-Ed: Qatar could lead the way, but implementation is key
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Business & Human Rights
Emirates Group company Transguard abandons its workers, drives them deeper into debt bondage
A large number of Nepali workers, who went to work in the UAE after paying hefty recruitment fees and other costs with the hope of improving their livelihood, are instead returning with large debts.
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Sponsorship
Qatar reforms: Greater job mobility and higher minimum wage
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Covid-19
The truth that Saudi’s statistics hide
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Covid-19
From Nigeria to UAE, via many deceptions
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Qatar
HRW Qatar report highlights ongoing wage theft and lack of protections, despite promises
In Brief
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Bahrain announced today that it will resume issuing work permits for domestic workers starting from 14 September, after several months of interruption due to COVID-19 pandemic.
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New laws providing greater mobility to migrant workers were published in Qatar’s Official Gazette yesterday.
We explain some of the concerns regarding implementation, and inadequacy of housing and food allowances.
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Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development announced on September 4th that the Saudi government has officially appointed the Kingdom’s first-ever labour attaché to the Philippines.
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The Latest Statistics
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92%
of domestic workers are not in possession of their passports, according to the Kuwait Society for Human Rights.
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63.5 hours
weekly average for domestic workers in Saudi, the second highest in the world.
Migrant-Rights.org Campaigns
Migrant Worker Recruitment to the Gulf: Challenges and Solutions
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Bahrain announced today that it will resume issuing work permits for domestic workers starting from 14 September, after several months of interruption due to COVID-19 pandemic.
Read more -
New laws providing greater mobility to migrant workers were published in Qatar’s Official Gazette yesterday.
We explain some of the concerns regarding implementation, and inadequacy of housing and food allowances.
Read more -
Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development announced on September 4th that the Saudi government has officially appointed the Kingdom’s first-ever labour attaché to the Philippines.
Read more
