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February 2, 2018 | English
Isa Al-Maeda left the Philippines for the promise of a better life as a maid in Jordan, but the 36-year-old wound up working for years without receiving any money.
November 14, 2017 | English
The [employer’s] houses were too big and salary very little. I was working for four houses for 50 rials (US$130) [per month] only. It was not fair.… I told this to the agent [in Oman] and said, “I want to go back home.…” She said, “You cannot go anywhere; your boss has your passport. So, shut up and keep on working.”
November 1, 2017 | English
A lack of legal protection combined with toxic prejudice leaves migrant workers in Lebanon between a rock and a hard place. But the struggle for rights is under way and, as Fiona Broom reports, it’s coming from the ground up.
October 13, 2017 | English
The IDWF represented half a million domestic workers over the world. Many of them are migrant women. At the panel titled "Decent work and labour mobility," Vicky Kanyoka pointed out that African countries have emerged as new countries of origin for migrant domestic workers going to the Middle East in recent years.
September 11, 2017 | English
Even before the FIFA world cup awarding, the kafala sponsorship system associated Qatar with labor abuse. There were reports of low wages that were often delayed or unpaid, deplorable living conditions with workers crammed into tiny rooms, and long hours working in the oven-like heat of the brutal desert sun. The horrid labor conditions were likened to slavery.
August 4, 2017 | English
This article will explore the complex relationship between Islamic law, international human rights laws, and the Saudi adaptation of its sponsorship system regarding migrant workers, known as kafāla in Arabic.
July 16, 2017 | English
A review of Labour Laws for
Migrant Domestic Workers
in Gulf Cooperation Council
Countries
July 8, 2017 | French
L'esclavage moderne touche près de 46 millions de personnes dans le monde et les femmes migrantes en sont les premières victimes. Chaque année, des dizaines de milliers de jeunes africaines en quête d'un travail au Moyen-Orient se retrouvent privées de leurs droits fondamentaux. Un fléau contre lequel tente de lutter le gouvernement éthiopien.
March 4, 2017 | English
Exploring scope for internal labour
market mobility and fair migration
December 15, 2016 | English
KUWAIT CITY: A Kuwaiti rights group Wednesday called on the country to abolish its “kafala” system for expats which has long been criticized as a form of bonded labor or even slavery.