News & Reports
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Sponsorship
Qatar Shura Council recommendations threaten to undo reforms
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Domestic Workers
“Stricter actions against absconding domestic workers”: Proposal in Bahrain’s parliament steeped in falsehoods
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Domestic Workers
Cases on the rise, Ramadan round the corner: Domestic Workers’ plight of urgent concern
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Bahrain
“Do governments see CSOs as partners or as troublemakers?”
An interview with Mehru Vesuvala, a founding member of Bahrain’s Migrant Workers Protection Society
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Covid-19
My father is not a statistic
The son of a migrant worker writes about the fragility of migration and how the pandemic has affected his family
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Covid-19
GCC states must ensure all residents have access to Covid-19 vaccines
As vaccine drives in the Gulf kick-off, it is critical that plans include migrant workers’ access to registration and appointments.
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Legislation
A de facto NOC in Qatar?
Backlash against reforms and demand for signed resignation letters create hurdles to job mobility
In Brief
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After years of delay, Bahrain announces the implementation of the “Wage Protection System” in three phases starting from 1 May 2021. The WPS mandates employers to pay wages via bank transfer.
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Several Saudi ministries have made Covid-19 vaccinations mandatory for workers in certain sectors. Workers not vaccinated before specific dates must provide negative Covid-19 test results every seven days at the expense of the employer to be allowed to continue working.
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Bahrain issued a new decision that allows foreign workers to sponsor their adult children and parents if they earn BD1000 monthly. Previously, migrants could only sponsor their spouses, children under the age of 18 & adult children studying in the country.
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In Brief
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After years of delay, Bahrain announces the implementation of the “Wage Protection System” in three phases starting from 1 May 2021. The WPS mandates employers to pay wages via bank transfer.
Read more -
Several Saudi ministries have made Covid-19 vaccinations mandatory for workers in certain sectors. Workers not vaccinated before specific dates must provide negative Covid-19 test results every seven days at the expense of the employer to be allowed to continue working.
Read more -
Bahrain issued a new decision that allows foreign workers to sponsor their adult children and parents if they earn BD1000 monthly. Previously, migrants could only sponsor their spouses, children under the age of 18 & adult children studying in the country.
Read more
