News & Reports
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Legislation
Saudi Arabia reduces penalties for employers’ labour law violations
Small businesses to face smaller fines for wage theft, overwork, and passport confiscation
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Legislation
Bahrain proposes a series of discriminatory policies towards migrant workers
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Domestic Workers
Saudi Arabia introduces mandatory contract insurance and other initiatives for domestic worker recruitment
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GCC
Know Your Rights booklets for migrant workers in the GCC
Our updated Know Your Rights leaflets provide an overview of migrant workers' key rights in each of the GCC states.
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Detention & Deportation
Migrant Detainees Endure Systemic Abuse at Bahrain’s Al-Hidd Deportation Centre
Denied healthcare and food for their babies, sharing toothbrushes and struggling for menstrual hygiene products, as employers responsible for their irregular status escape scrutiny
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Qatar
Qatar’s performance reports on labour law reforms raises concern of regressing on commitments
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Domestic Workers
An overview of Saudi’s new Domestic Workers Law
The law, which comes into force a year from now, provides better protections but lacks enforcement mechanisms
In Brief
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Domestic workers in Saudi Arabia who are reported as absconding will soon have a two-month grace period to leave the country before their status becomes irregular. Workers with over two years of service will have the additional option to transfer sponsorship.
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Starting next year, employer-provided health insurance coverage will be mandatory for all private-sector and domestic workers across the UAE, following a nationwide health insurance mandate ratified by the Emirati cabinet.
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Kuwait’s Ministry of Interior recently announced a three-month amnesty period that allows residents with expired visas to adjust their irregular status after paying a fine, or leave the country without paying a fine.
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In Brief
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Domestic workers in Saudi Arabia who are reported as absconding will soon have a two-month grace period to leave the country before their status becomes irregular. Workers with over two years of service will have the additional option to transfer sponsorship.
Read more -
Starting next year, employer-provided health insurance coverage will be mandatory for all private-sector and domestic workers across the UAE, following a nationwide health insurance mandate ratified by the Emirati cabinet.
Read more -
Kuwait’s Ministry of Interior recently announced a three-month amnesty period that allows residents with expired visas to adjust their irregular status after paying a fine, or leave the country without paying a fine.
Read more
