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Subscribe to RSS FeedA young girl, no more than 15, clutches her passport and stands in line at the immigration counter. Her boarding pass says Jeddah. As soon as she clears immigration, an older male and female companions snatch the documents away from her. She doesn’t look surprised. Her shoulders stoop under the ...
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The cabin crew make the usual announcements before take-off, repeatedly asking passengers to switch off their phone. Yet dozens of hushed voices could...
Sponsorship
Mohammed Habib has been stuck in Oman for the last two years. He possesses no valid documents, and in the past few months has had no proper ...
Unfiled
Saudi Arabia has lifted a six-year ban on the recruitment of Bangladeshi workers. The move comes even as the Kingdom struggles to deal with tens of ...
Working conditions
There are over two million* female migrant domestic workers in the GCC, most of whom are from the Philippines and Indonesia. [caption ...
UAE
The crackdowns on migrant workers in the GCC do not succeed in silencing migrant dissent. Last year, hundreds of thousands were deported, after being ...
Saudi Arabia
The plight of a Bangladeshi accountant in Saudi Arabia exemplifies the legal and bureaucratic labyrinths that entangle migrants in protracted ...
Workers
The following account has been recounted to Migrant Rights by a close friend of Mr. A.H.M. Zohurl Alam. A.H.M Zohurl Alam is a qualified accountant. ...