News & Reports
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Covid-19
Dreams, Reset.
Migrants take a hit as they grapple with job loss and uncertainty
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Oman
Freetown to captivity
Sierra Leonean women trafficked to Oman await rescue
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UAE
Homeless in the UAE
Stranded workers struggle as Sri Lanka delays repatriation.
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Covid-19
Struggling to return
Migrants stranded abroad fear loss of possessions and entitlements in Kuwait
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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
In Brief
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Kuwait announced that it will resume the recruitment of domestic workers from abroad starting from 17 January, after a hiatus of more than 10 months due to Covid-19 pandemic.
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Bahrain’s parliament passed a bill on Tuesday that would require migrants to work for three years with their current sponsor before they can transfer to another sponsor.
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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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Kuwait announced that it will resume the recruitment of domestic workers from abroad starting from 17 January, after a hiatus of more than 10 months due to Covid-19 pandemic.
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Bahrain’s parliament passed a bill on Tuesday that would require migrants to work for three years with their current sponsor before they can transfer to another sponsor.
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