Posts By Migrant Rights

Statements

As Lebanon and Palestine burn, so do we all.

Letters to MR

Recruitment fraud and forced labour

Private

Bahrain issues IBANs for All Incoming Migrant Workers 

Domestic Workers

Kuwait temporarily allows domestic workers to transfer to the private sector

Op Ed

Visible only at Death: Will Kuwait learn from the Mangaf fire?

Private

Migrant workers in the UAE face an unprecedented dengue outbreak due to government negligence

Domestic Workers

Qatar Shura Council calls for reintroducing exit permits for domestic workers, threatening to undo reforms

Op Ed

Op-ed: Kuwait's backtracking on 'pay-for-amnesty' policy fails to protect rights of migrants

Domestic Workers

More migrants caught in trafficking corridor from the UAE to Oman

GCC

Know Your Rights booklets for migrant workers in the GCC

Domestic Workers

An overview of Saudi’s new Domestic Workers Law

Domestic Workers

Saudi’s new process for transferring domestic workers’ sponsorship is rife with problems

Domestic Workers

Real Life with Missi Episode 6: Linda, Kuwait - Saudi - Jordan

Domestic Workers

Real Life with Missi Episode 5: Ernestina, Saudi Arabia

UAE

While enrolment deadline looms, uncertainties still surround UAE's unemployment scheme

Oman

Oman reduces the minimum salary required for family visas 

Domestic Workers

Real Life with Missi Episode 4: Esther, Kuwait

Trafficking

Sex trafficking in UAE and Oman under spotlight

Detention & Deportation

Thousands of migrants detained and deported across GCC, with no regards to their rights

Domestic Workers

Real Life with Missi Episode 2: Abena, Lebanon

Domestic Workers

Real Life with Missi Episode 1: My Story

Kuwait

Kuwait attempts to arm-twist the Philippines by imposing a total entry ban

Kuwait

Jullebee Ranara's murder is a failure of state and society

Private

Gulf states ramp up arrest and deportation campaigns

Kuwait

Migrants in Kuwait stuck between cars they can’t drive and buses they don’t want to take

UAE

Critical protection gaps remain in UAE’s new domestic worker law

Letters to MR

Unpaid construction workers in Bahrain left in the lurch — again

Bahrain

Bahrain ends its Flexi-Permit programme and announces labour reforms

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia and Indonesia sign bilateral agreement on domestic workers

Oman and Saudi Arabia step up their localization efforts in the private sector 

GCC

Fact-Checking ‘Progress’ Towards the Global Compact on Migration

Domestic Workers

Saudi amends regulations that allow domestic workers to change employers

Private

Saudi Arabia signs agreements to recruit domestic workers from Sierra Leone, Thailand, and Burundi

Qatar: Compulsory health insurance system introduced

Private

UAE cuts Permit Fees for Companies Exceeding Emiratisation Quotas

Oman

Oman waives fines for visa renewal until September 1

UAE

Rare labour protests by Deliveroo and Talabat riders in Dubai shed light on gig exploitation

Saudi Arabia

Huroob cases on the rise as Saudi’s Kafala reforms off to a shaky start

Private

Kuwait reports high number of undocumented domestic workers

Private

Oman cuts visa fees for companies

Qatar

Qatar: Misuse of project visas, workers overworked, and underpaid

Bahrain

Bahrain’s migrants pay into unemployment funds, but rarely access benefits

Domestic Workers

UAE: Optional inclusion of domestic workers in WPS lacks clarity

Detention & Deportation

Gulf states ramping up deportation campaigns despite rising Covid-19 cases

Domestic Workers

Qatar's extended probation period increases domestic workers' vulnerability

Detention & Deportation

Death at a Saudi deportation center

UAE

UAE labour reforms include flexible employment options, but details remain unclear

Bahrain

Companies involved in Bahrain’s BAPCO protests issue weak responses to rights violations

Detention & Deportation

Over 80,000 undocumented migrants in Saudi arrested in recent raids

Covid-19

The emergence of the vaccine passport

Letters to MR

Meinhardt Bim Studio LLC, Qatar

Sponsorship

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

Letters to MR

Alwatany Travels, Bin Twar Center Office No. 24, Doha, Qatar

Covid-19

GCC states must ensure all residents have access to Covid-19 vaccines

Working conditions

Labour Inspections in Bahrain: Inadequate and Inefficient

Saudi Arabia

Muted expectations as migrants await further details on Saudi reforms

Covid-19

Overseas recruitment resumes while migrants affected by the pandemic remain in dire conditions 

Covid-19

From Nigeria to UAE, via many deceptions

Covid-19

Restaurant workers driven to starvation in Saudi

Strike

Nearly 500 AMB-Hertel workers stage strike in UAE

Private

Vani Saraswathi speaks on IHRB podcast

Covid-19

Multilingual SMS campaign to raise awareness amongst domestic workers and their employers

Covid-19

Fund a Futoor for migrant workers in the Gulf

Covid-19

Community groups struggle to meet rising needs among Oman's migrant workers

Covid-19

UAE not “making it happen” for its migrants

Private

Over 800 workers stranded in Dubai

Covid-19

Joint letter urges Qatar to protect worker welfare in COVID-19 response

Private

Kuwait announces amnesty for irregular migrants

Covid-19

Covid-19: GCC states must take careful steps to protect migrant workers 

Domestic Workers

End-of-service Gratuity for Domestic Workers in the GCC

Health and Safety

Comparison of Health Care Coverage for workers in the GCC

Health and Safety

Op-ed: The Precarious Health Situation of Migrant Workers in the Gulf

Domestic Workers

New: Mapping of Rights & Resources for Domestic Workers in the GCC

Women

New Report: Lived Experiences of Migrant Women in Qatar, Bahrain, and Kuwait

Private

Kuwait doubles maternity fees for migrant women

Private

Qatar announces abolishment of the Kafala system (again)

Bahrain

Non-payment of wages: An issue on the rise for low-income migrant workers in Bahrain

Wage Protection System

Factsheet: Wages and Payments in Qatar

Private

Saudi obliges recruitment agencies to receive and shelter newly deployed female domestic workers 

Private

UAE revises family sponsorship requirements

Private

Kuwait begins 'massive' deportation campaign

Research

Faulty Fixes: A Review of Recent Amnesties and Recommendations for Improvement

Wage Protection System

Factsheet: Wages and Payments in the UAE

GCC

Fintech in the Gulf: Reducing Costs for Migrant Remittances

Private

20,000 Ethiopian domestic workers to arrive in Saudi by March

Private

Kuwait lifts ban on domestic workers from several countries

Legal cases

Hindi becomes third language in Abu Dhabi Court System

UAE

UAE amnesty ends in less than two weeks

UAE announces new insurance scheme

Bahrain

Bahrain building collapse kills 4, displaces nearly 200 workers

Domestic Workers

In Kuwait, the discourse on migrant workers is lively and divided

Stories of Origin

New release: Stories of Origin E-book and Paperback

News & Events

UAE announces 3-month Amnesty starting August 1st

Construction Sector

ILO Exploratory Study on Protecting Construction Workers

Domestic Workers

Kuwait and Philippines sign domestic labour agreement; Philippines lifts ban

Domestic Workers

Labour agreement in question as Philippines-Kuwait relationship deteriorates

Domestic Workers

"We want people to have dignity." An interview with Bibi Al Sabah, Founder of the Social Work Society of Kuwait

Bahrain

Bahrain may provide free healthcare for domestic workers

Domestic Workers

Philippines and Kuwait to sign labour agreement before Ramadan

Sponsorship

UAE allows 'high-skilled' workers to work more than one employer

Kuwait

Kuwait: Proposed fees on expatriate remittances and increases in residency fees come closer to fruition

Bahrain

Assessing Bahrain’s new standard contract for domestic workers

Construction Sector

External monitor release report on Qatar's World Cup sites

Detention & Deportation

"A homeland without illegals"

Oman

Oman places new restrictions on remittances

Domestic Workers

Chathaba: The Accusation Against Every Domestic Worker

Detention & Deportation

Kuwait declares amnesty; fails to solve problem of non-payment

Business & Human Rights

Despite ongoing contracts, many Kharafi employees work without pay

Recruitment Agencies

Saudi and Uganda Sign New Labour Agreement

Domestic Workers

Ethiopia and UAE agree to expedite finalization of bilateral agreement

Legislation

UAE to require ‘certificate of good conduct’ for residency and work visas

Bahrain

Bahrain announces minimum 400 BH monthly salary for family visas

Interviews

From Doha to Kuwait: Fashion Fridays builds bridges

Domestic Workers

Dubai to appoint judges panel for domestic workers

Oman

Oman reduces minimum salary required to bring families

GCC

UAE Approves Law on Domestic Workers

Construction Sector

HRW Urges Qatar to protect construction workers from heat risks

Domestic Workers

Sorcery and domestic workers – the abusive narrative persists in Saudi

Editorial

Op-Ed: In Saudi Arabia, racist state policy and social discourse reinforce each other

Business & Human Rights

Ugandan migrants stranded in Abu Dhabi Bakery

Business & Human Rights

Qatar Crisis: Workers hit hard by rising food prices and job insecurity

Bahrain

Bahrain launches "flexi permit" for undocumented workers

Kuwait

Kuwait Society for Human Rights launches hotline & e-platform for expat workers

Detention & Deportation

Submission to the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination: United Arab Emirates

Domestic Workers

Regulations introduced to strengthen Kuwait’s domestic workers' law offer scant support

Saudi, Bangladesh and others elected to ILO Governing body

Domestic Workers

Qatar domestic workers law pending vote by Shura Council; Some resistance to best practices

Domestic Workers

Dangerous stereotypes persist in UAE debate on domestic worker rights

Domestic Workers

Indian women duped by recruiters, trafficked between GCC countries

1 Million migrants expected to leave during Saudi Amnesty

Detention & Deportation

Saudi: 90-day Amnesty for undocumented migrants

ILO defers consideration of Comission of Inquiry into Qatar

Domestic Workers

Employing a household worker: Your Rights and Responsibilities

Over a quarter of exit permit requests rejected: Qatar

Legislation

Qatar's New Law: One Month On

Kuwait deported 29,000 migrants in 2016 - and the parliament wants to deport more

Domestic Workers

Kuwait’s Domestic Labor Law: One Year Later

Bahrain

Migration in the Gulf: 2016 in Review

Saudi Arabia mulls tax on expat remittances

Kuwait

Migrants in Kuwaiti Parliament: Problems, not Workers

Unfiled

“When I got to the house, I realized that it was slavery"

Domestic Workers

Kuwait to exempt employers from paying return airfare for domestic workers reported as absconding

Oman

Trapped by the ‘free visa’, Bangladeshi workers in Oman share their strife

Kuwait

Kuwait’s expat teachers will not be compensated, despite Court order

Kuwait

What’s the real deal behind Kuwait’s segregated health care?

Business & Human Rights

Thousands still stranded in Saudi; apathy prevails

Domestic Workers

KSHR Produces Rights booklet for Domestic Workers in Kuwait

Legal cases

“The System is Down”: Entrapment and the Arbitrary Power of Absconding Reports

Kuwait sets minimum wage for domestic workers

GCC

New ILO report reviews data on death of Nepali migrants

Indonesian authorities deny ban on domestic workers to be lifted

Domestic Workers

Body of Indian maid tortured in Saudi returned home

Documentation

In search of a missing OFW father in Saudi

Detention & Deportation

Detention of Migrant Workers at Kuwait’s Central Prison

Qatar

Qatar Can’t Have it Both Ways

Domestic Workers

Maid in Kuwait sentenced 5 years for baby outside wedlock

Kuwait

Kuwait Plans Visa Exit System for Migrant Workers

Domestic Workers

Another Sri Lankan Domestic Worker faces execution in Saudi

Slavery

Qatar and FIFA default on promised reforms

GCC

A baby outside wedlock lands mother in Kuwait Prison

GCC

Revival of talks on two-year visa ban for migrant workers’ re-entry into Oman renews hopes for stranded and exploited workers

Oman

New app for Indian migrants in Oman set to launch soon

GCC

Film 'Gulf' aims to create awareness for prospective Indian migrants

Business & Human Rights

Oil companies leave migrants stranded in Oman without pay

GCC

'Modiplomacy' slights India's blue-collar migrant workers

Domestic Workers

Another Look at Kuwait's New Laws for Domestic Workers

GCC

TIP report sheds some light on why majority of Indian complaints come from the GCC

Domestic Workers

This Eid, Remember those that make our celebrations possible

Domestic Workers

A Reminder for the last 10 nights of Ramadan...

Business & Human Rights

Kuwait’s Migrants Protest State-Contracted Companies That Don’t Pay on Time

Domestic Workers

Sexual Assault and Physical Abuse at Kuwait's Shelter for Domestic Workers

Business & Human Rights

Rampant Corruption puts Kuwait’s 186,000 Construction Workers at risk

Domestic Workers

Institutional Failures: Why do so many domestic workers return from the Gulf physically and spiritually bruised?

GCC

[MEDIA GUIDELINES] Writing about migrants. Are you part of the problem or the solution?

Kuwait

7 years in Kuwait with no leave: Indian migrant forced to disappear

Domestic Workers

Three Filipina Domestic Workers Flee Abuse and Forced Labor in Kuwait

Interviews

South Asian Diasporas in the Gulf, an interview with Neha Vora

Domestic Workers

Know Your Rights: Facebook group offers UAE migrants advice on labour law

Legislation

Protecting Migrant Rights: A Global Timeline

Oman

Oman Announces Potential Amnesty For Undocumented Workers

Bahrain

In 2014, GCC Promise for domestic work reform falls short once again

Agricultural Workers

Jordanian Justice System, Officials Facilitate Exploitation of Agricultural Migrant Workers

GCC

Step it Up Campaign launches on International Migrants Day

Jordan

Jordan deports workers despite pending legal disputes

Interviews

“Kuwait's Labor Ministry Deports Complaining Migrants,” resigned labor unionist says

Bahrain

Labor Strikes in the GCC: Deportations and Victories in 2014

Migrants in Media

Have Coca-Cola Caps become Currency?

Egypt

Center for Refugee Solidarity Advocates for Solidarity with MENA refugees

Kuwait

Kuwait to summarily deport male expats accused of sexual harassment

GCC

South Asia meets Latin America: The Faces of Migrant Workers

Domestic Workers

Making visible the experiences of migrant domestic workers in Saudi Arabia

Bahrain

Media Decides Domestic Worker is Guilty of Rape Before Trial

Kuwait

Kuwaiti Officials Threaten Migrants for Suing Employer

Midday work bans have ended, but scorching temperatures persist

Lebanon

KAFA Report Exposes Recruitment Racket in Lebanon

Domestic Workers

Nepal Temporarily Bans Domestic Workers To GCC

Egypt

Kuwait’s Health Contractor Fires Striking Workers

Racism

Abu Dhabi needs migrant workers, just not in their neighborhoods

GCC

Kuwait Labor Ministry Official Assaults Migrant

Domestic Workers

Saudi beheads Nepali domestic worker, Yemeni migrant

GCC

Slavery and the Qatar 2022 World Cup: Walk Free's new animation

Interviews

“The Kafala is a System of Slavery,” an interview with the Kuwait Trade Union Federation

Domestic Workers

July 30: First World Day Against Trafficking in Persons

Domestic Workers

Residents not Occupiers, an interview with Kuwait's Equait

Kuwait's detained migrants share experiences of abuse, neglect

GCC

Literature as a Language for Migrants - an interview with Kuwait’s Pluma

Migrants in Media

52 weeks of Gulf Labor

Domestic Workers

Respect Domestic Workers #Ramadan2014

Domestic Workers

Kuwait scapegoats, criminalizes Ethiopian domestic workers

Documentation

State Violence Against Migrants: Photos from the Spanish-Moroccan Border

Racism

UAE Censors Author of Book Criticizing Migrant, Race Issues

Bahrain

Gulf governments abstain from Forced Labour Protocol vote

Documentation

Migrant Workers’ Access to Justice at Home: Nepal

Bahrain

“The kafala system is more than a legal construct” – an interview with Andrew Gardner

Domestic Workers

“GCC Unified Contract is for Guiding Purposes Only,” says Aqeel al-Jassim

Migrants in Media

Crossroads: A video migration project by EngageMedia

Migrants in Media

Qatar and the World Cup: Who gains from the mudslinging? Not migrants.

Documentation

GulfLabor Issues Recommendations for UAE's Saadiyat Islands

GCC

International Worker's Day: A Quick Glance at the Arab Region

Interviews

Photographer Mohammed Ismail Captures Daily Lives of Qatar's Migrant Workers

GCC

Contention Over Migrant's Death in Saudi Detention Center

Legal cases

Bangladeshi Migrant's Woes Continue

GCC

New ILO Animation Explores Forced Labour

Domestic Workers

Over 750,000 Domestic Workers Work in the UAE

Oman

Oman intensifies localization strategies

Kuwait

Kuwaiti Migrants Endure Delayed Wages & Government Apathy

Documentation

India's National Domestic Workers Movement Confronts Violations of Migrants' Rights in the Gulf

UAE

Citizenship and Belonging - Do they go hand in hand?

GCC

December 18: International Migrants Day

Saudi Crackdown: One Month Later

Documentation

Spotlight on Ethiopian & Yemeni Migrants

Documentation

The Economic Consequences of Mass Deportation

Domestic Workers

Our New Video: Know the facts about Migrant Rights in the Gulf

Indian migrants commit suicide every six days in Oman

Oman

Migrants in Oman lodges 2,279 complaints in the first quarter of 2013

Saudi Arabia

25,000 Ethiopian migrants remain stranded at the Saudi Yemen Border

UAE

Emiratis make 20% more than expats in the private sector

At least 60 migrants have committed suicide in Bahrain so far this year

Kuwait

17% of Kuwaiti migrants abused in 2009

Qatar

151 Nepalis have died so far this year in Qatar

276 Nepalis died in Qatar in 2012

30-50 maids arrive daily at the Centre for Housemaids' Affairs in Riyadh

60 hours

Saudi Arabia

Over 635 Nepali domestic workers required rescue in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia

63.7

Domestic Workers

30 Nepali women

Over 13,000 Nepalis were rescued from Saudi Jails in the past two years

Domestic Workers

Nepal's Kuwaiti Embassy deals with 30 cases a week

GCC

2 million Nepalis in the GCC

GCC

2,576 deported by Oman in the first quarter of this year

UAE

90,000 Indonesians currently work in the UAE

UAE

600,000 + Filipinos currently work in the UAE

Saudi Arabia

56,000 Indonesian workers absconded

Domestic Workers

5 to 10 complaints

Saudi Arabia

60% of expats in Saudi earn less than SR1000 ($ 266.65 USD)

Domestic Workers

Since 2010, over 2,247 Nepali housemaids have required rescue from GCC countries

Domestic Workers

Empower - don't punish - Sri Lankan domestic workers

UAE

Dubai's temporary but settled citizens: Researching the second generation "Dubaite-South Asians"

Oman

Migrants in Oman Victims of “Random” Shootings

Documentation

Confronting Domestic Worker Abuse in Lebanon

MR Site

Have you tried to contact us recently?

UAE

42 Migrants Arrested in Sharjah

Bahrain

Bahraini Labor Camp Catches Fire - Again

Research

300 Workers Protest Delayed Payments

Domestic Workers

Trivializing Humanity: On Publishing Images of Deceased Migrant Workers

Documentation

Libya’s Tripoli Zoo Houses a Detention Center for Illegal Immigrants

Documentation

Rape, Fear, Exploitation consequences of Kuwait's "security" campaigns

GCC

Abu Dhabi Judicial Department Ridicules Domestic Workers

Documentation

Dubai Police Arrest Migrant For Uploading Video of Abuse

GCC

ITUC: Gulf Countries Should Revise Domestic Workers Contract

Deportation

Saudi Rejects Requests to Extend Grace Period

Documentation

Saudi Officer Physically And Verbally Abuses Migrants

Domestic Workers

"Who Wants an Indonesian Maid?" Trafficking in Qatar

Jordan

115 Stranded Filipinas in Jordan Plea for Repatriation

Abusive employers

Migrant Abuse: April Roundup

Abusive employers

Migrant Abuse: March Roundup

Legal cases

700 Pakistani Migrants Still Stranded in Saudi

Lebanon

"Fi Shi Ghalat" in Lebanon's Sponsorship System

Abusive employers

More Reports of Abuse in Jordanian Garment Factories

Abusive employers

Migrant Abuse: February Roundup

News & Events

ITUC's Global 12 by 12 Campaign Champions Domestic Worker Rights

Abusive employers

Hearing Regarding Alem Dechasa’s Suicide Postponed

GCC

Avoiding Reform, GCC States Seek Alternative Sources of Labor

GCC

Migrant Rights Urges Revised Draft Law on GCC Domestic Workers

Abusive employers

Migrant Abuse: January Roundup

Deportation

Stranded Migrants in Oman Endure Abominable Conditions

Death

Combating Disinformation In the Wake of Rizana Nafeek’s Execution

Documentation

Migrant Rights in 2012: The Year in Review

Documentation

Manolo Abella Speaks

Bahrain

Bahrain Labor Camp Fire Kills 13 Migrant Workers

Death

Who Failed Rizana Nafeek?

Housemaids

Sri Lanka's President Appeals for Nafeek's Reprieve

Abusive employers

Migrant Abuse: December Roundup

News & Events

Diamond Minds: Interviews with Migrant Workers

News & Events

Calls to Boycott Qatar and the UAE for Labor Violations

Abusive employers

"Domestic Workers in Saudi Arabia and the Emirates: A Socio-Legal Study on Conflict" (Paper)

Research

Saudi Arabia Bans Expat Organizations

Deportation

Saudi Implements Inexpedient 'Wisdom Teeth' Policy

Abusive employers

Migrant Abuse: November Roundup

Lebanon

ILO Produces Guide for Lebanon's Domestic Workers

Legislation

Ethiopia to Lift UAE Ban

Interviews

Dubai Authorities Skew Perceptions of Absconded Workers

Bahrain

Bahraini Government Fails Migrant Community

Documentation

"Don't Forget Me" - Encounters with Migrant Domestic Workers in Jordan

Bahrain

New report on Migrants in Yemen and October Roundup

Housemaids

UAE's Filipino Domestic Workers Still Underpaid

Documentation

Challenging Xenophobia in Gulf Publications

Documentation

Lebanese Army Claims Impunity in Attacks Against Migrants

Kuwait

Sri Lankan President Rajapaksa to Meet With Gulf Heads of State Next Week

Housemaids

Monitoring Filipino Domestic Workers in Saudi Arabia

Domestic Workers

Flash Mob in Solidarity with Lebanon's Domestic Workers

Documentation

New Report Details Mistreatment of UAE's Saadiyat Workers

GCC

Emirates 24/7: Stop Irresponsible Reporting of Migrant Worker Issues

GCC

Conceptualizing the Rights of Domestic Workers

Abusive employers

Is Nepal's New Labor Ban Futile?

Abusive employers

Violence Against Migrants: August Roundup

Interviews

Cheyef 7alak's Powerful Anti-Discrimination PSA

GCC

Lack of privacy endangers domestic workers

Israel

More propaganda from Israel

Abusive employers

Violence Against Migrants: July Roundup

GCC

Reverse Victimization Strikes Again

Abusive employers

Ethiopia Imposes Ban on Workers to UAE

Abusive employers

Nepal's Ambassador to Riyadh Misdirects Blame

Documentation

Kuwait TV Channel Mocks Migrant Worker Abuse

Domestic Workers

Footage of maid's violent arrest emerges

GCC

Media and society's degrading depictions of domestic workers

Abusive employers

Violence against migrants: June roundup

GCC

Victimizing the employer: Gulf media's backward reporting

Deportation

The Sustained, Unabashed Mistreatment of African Migrants in Israel

Legislation

Proposed UAE law would grant essential rights to domestic workers

GCC

Void in coverage of Kuwait's suicides

Abusive employers

Another Gulf Diplomat Accused of Sexual Harassment

Lebanon

MWTF Video in reflection of Alem Dechasa

Bahrain

Poor working conditions cause deaths in Bahrain

GCC

Indonesia bans workers to the Middle East - Again

Abusive employers

Nepalese Domestic Worker Murdered in Desert

GCC

Do promises to end the sponsorship system hold any merit? 

Kuwait

One Suicide and Two Attempts in Kuwait

General

Filipina maids accuse UAE Ambassador to Manilla of sexual harassment

Legislation

Gallup poll reflects conditions that kindle exploitation and that (should) prompt reform

GCC

Abu Dhabi Dialogue II in Manila Concludes

GCC

Indonesia ratifies UN convention on the Protection of Migrant Workers

GCC

The "AIDS Maid" and Other Sad Tales

GCC

Global community fails to respond to displaced migrants

Research

Will Saudi Arabia abolish the sponsorship system?

Housemaids

Springtime Suicide & Abuse

General

The Constrained Capabilities Of Overseas Domestic Workers In Lebanon (Report)

Abusive employers

Global response to Alem's suicide

Housemaids

Employers claim victimization

General

Call for Philippines and other nations to enact commitments to domestic workers

Lebanon

Video depicts shocking public abuse of an Ethiopian maid in Lebanon

Abusive employers

Employer accuses maid of being a thief...and a man

Bahrain

Employer misconduct in the last days of February

Prison

Indonesia's free attorneys should be available in Saudi, too

Housemaids

Dubai authorities admit maid crimes instigated by mistreatment

Abusive employers

Mideast Despots: Begetting, enduring, and committing violence against migrants

Recruitment Agencies

Saudi demands reduction of migrant worker recruitment cost - but not out of compassion

Housemaids

Update on Rizana Nafeek

Housemaids

Profusion of domestic worker suicides - in just one week

Deportation

Israel to deport 7,000 Sudanese migrants

Housemaids

Brighter future ahead for OFW domestic workers in Saudi?

GCC

Reversing the blame in Saudi: another case of irresponsible media

Research

Contention over UAE's "unfriendliest" nation designation

General

More Indonesian migrants escape death penalty in Saudi

Deportation

Israel passes indefinite detention bill

Oman

Spotlight on migrants in Oman

Abusive employers

Recent cases of abuse in Kuwait

Interviews

"My Shame: A Lebanese in Madagascar"

Legal cases

Three Indonesian migrants saved from death penalty

GCC

IOM requests funding to repatriate Ethiopian migrants in Yemen

Abusive employers

Indonesia attempts to secure reprieve for Tuti Tursilawati

GCC

Another GAMCA victim steps forward

GCC

Gulf's domestic workers unfairly represented in media

Research

25% of migrant workers in the Emirates are clinically depressed

Israel

Update on Israel's Migrant Response

General

Religion and Migrant Rights

Israel

Migrants in Israel receive less than a warm welcome

GCC

Nepal to raise salaries for its citizens in the Gulf

Research

UN passes resolution on violence against female migrant workers

Libya

Migrants in Libya face uncertain future

General

Ex-Gaddafi maid healthier, happier in Malta

Abusive employers

Murder of a Kuwaiti woman may have lasting effects on migrants

General

"Workers Emirates"

Abusive employers

Murder in Kuwait

General

All Eyes on Rizana Nafeek

Research

Indonesia reevaluates bans, Saudi Arabia & related policies

Migrants in Media

Trivializing Abuse

General

Perceptions & Rights in Lebanon

GCC

Dated TB Laws Do More Harm Than Good

General

Migrant Rights and The Arab Spring

General

Saudi Limits Remittances

General

Embassy Acts as Sanctuary for Absconding Citizens

General

Suicide of Detained Migrant Prompts Investigation

Lebanon

UN urges Lebanon to Protect Domestic Workers

GCC

Philippines Denies Impending Bans to Gulf

General

Beheaded Bangladeshi Migrants Victims of Saudi Legal System

General

India Promises New Protections for Migrants

Interviews

Meet the Migrant Workers Task Force

General

Nations Consider Banning Workers from Dangerous Areas

Interviews

Interview with Ethiopian Migrant & Filmmaker Rahel Zegeye

Abusive employers

Apathy in Jordan: The Classic Fashion Factory Exposed

GCC

GCC Should Reconsider Kafala System, say Nepali Activists

Interviews

Interview with a photojournalist who helped reveal the conditions of migrants in the UAE

Unfiled

The Gulf Daily News Publishes our Ad!

Lebanon

The Daily Star highlights the plight of domestic workers in Lebanon

Bahrain

Human Rights Group Praises Bahrain's Plans to Scrap Sponsorship

Interviews

Interview with Kaswara Al-Khatib about the first ever ad campaign for migrant rights in the Middle East

GCC

Research Grants: Migrant Labor in the Gulf

Lebanon

Caritas Migrants Center - Helping migrants in Lebanon