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November 13, 2020 | English
The kafala system, which legalises modern-day slavery, rids migrant workers of their rights the moment the set foot in this country.
November 10, 2020 | English
BEIRUT: In a damp room with a few rotting pieces of furniture and old mattresses on the floor, seven migrant women sit hugging their belongings, a Kenyan flag hanging behind them on the wall.
November 10, 2020 | English
November 9, 2020 | English
“My son was offered a job opportunity, but he ended up losing it for not having an identity document.” Here is the story of Syrians who live on the margins of life as their identity documents remain in the custody of the Lebanese authorities.
November 9, 2020 | English
In light of the constant international criticism of the country’s migrant sponsorship framework, the Lebanese Ministry of Labour recently decided to adopt the Standard Unified Contract, which many believe is a step closer to ending the kafala system in Lebanon.
November 9, 2020 | English
From Southern Italy, where thousands of migrants workers toil for little or no pay, to Lebanon, where African migrants are subjected to gross inhumane treatment, migrants workers have always been the victims of labour exploitation from their 'new found lands.' According to a research by the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights, migrant workers are exploited across Europe.
November 6, 2020 | English
Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development on Thursday announced the conditions under which expatriate workers in the Kingdom can benefit from the new job mobility reforms that aim to improve the kafala sponsorship system.
November 6, 2020 | English
@PatriciPradhan from #thisislebanon961 and @SophieGhaziri discuss the #Kafala system in #Lebanon, the work the NGO has been doing & their goals
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November 5, 2020 | English
Lebanese authorities are falling short of their international legal obligations to protect women and girls from violence and end discrimination against them, Human Rights Watch said today.
November 5, 2020 | English
Saudi Arabia has announced some strategic reforms to help the migrant population. Through these reforms, the Kingdom will be able to abolish some age- old customs that bound migrant workers to a single employer.