News & Reports
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Saudi Arabia
Muted expectations as migrants await further details on Saudi reforms
Sponsors' control over employees remains for the large part
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Covid-19
Overseas recruitment resumes while migrants affected by the pandemic remain in dire conditions
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Bahrain
Bahrain’s unemployment benefits for migrants sparks backlash, backpedalling from Ministry
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Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia announces labour reforms for private-sector workers
But does not abolish the Kafala system
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Videos
Sexually harassed and deported for ‘running away’
A domestic worker shares her horrendous experience trying to navigate the Qatari justice system
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Wage Protection System
Saudi Arabia to begin the final phase of the Wage Protection System
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Editorial
The Kafala is alive and kicking… migrants where it hurts most
In Brief
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The UAE has issued an order to exempt all migrants whose entry and residency permits expired before 1 March from all fines and administrative restrictions, provided that they leave the UAE before 31 December 2020. The previous deadline was 17 November.
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Kuwait’s Ministry of Interior announced that it will no longer grant visa extensions for expired visit visas and residency permits, adding that all residents and visitors with expired visas must leave Kuwait by 30 November to avoid any legal issues.
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Oman’s Ministry of Labour announced that expat workers and their employers will be exempt from all fees and fines related to work permits if workers leave the Sultanate permanently between 15 November and 31 December.
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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.
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The UAE has issued an order to exempt all migrants whose entry and residency permits expired before 1 March from all fines and administrative restrictions, provided that they leave the UAE before 31 December 2020. The previous deadline was 17 November.
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Kuwait’s Ministry of Interior announced that it will no longer grant visa extensions for expired visit visas and residency permits, adding that all residents and visitors with expired visas must leave Kuwait by 30 November to avoid any legal issues.
Read more -
Oman’s Ministry of Labour announced that expat workers and their employers will be exempt from all fees and fines related to work permits if workers leave the Sultanate permanently between 15 November and 31 December.
Read more
