Migrant Rights - Advancing the rights of migrant workers throughout the Middle East

Job loss and wage theft: The grim reality of Kuwait’s F&B sector

Correct terminology doesn’t erase systemic injustices

Saudi Arabia banning the use of 'servant' does little to improve the lot of domestic workers

The Flexi Permit Experiment: No Kafala, but poor labour practices persist

Strong, inclusive labour codes and implementation mechanisms are needed to protect rights of migrant workers

Shopping for domestic workers in the UAE

Despite Tadbeer, visit visas, unaccountability, high recruitment fees, and the uncertainty of employment leave workers vulnerable.  

Saudi labour reforms to come into force

Qatar Quarantine Ordeals

Quarantines and isolation have become a norm over the last year. We share three separate experiences of migrants in Qatar under differing circumstances and at different points in time. First, accounts from workers isolated in their accommodation after exposure to colleagues who had tested positive; second, a video and short explanation from a domestic worker who returned from a holiday and had to go through mandatory quarantine paid for by her employer. And finally, the experience of a worker who tested positive and was sent to institutional quarantine. Names have been changed to protect their identity.

Qatar Shura Council recommendations threaten to undo reforms