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Lebanon: Presumed suicide of an Ethiopian domestic worker today

Lebanon: Presumed suicide of an Ethiopian domestic worker today February 2nd, 2012 Death Housemaids Lebanon Suicide Several Lebanese media sources re

Uproar against Lebanon’s Murr TV (MTV) comedy show denigrating migrant domestic workers

Uproar against Lebanon’s Murr TV (MTV) comedy show denigrating migrant domestic workers February 1st, 2012 Lebanon Racism Videos It was meant to be

Israel to deport 7,000 Sudanese migrants

Israel to deport 7,000 Sudanese migrants February 3rd, 2012 Deportation Israel Israel announced on Tuesday that it will deport its approximately 7,00

Beirut death of Nepalese migrant worker Lila - video | News | guardian.co.uk

Lila Aacharya left Nepal hoping to make a better life for her two young daughters. Two months later her body was flown home

Housemaid commits suicide in Saudi Arabia - Emirates 24/7

An Ethiopian housemaid waited for her employers to set for dinner, went to the main parlour in the house in Saudi Arabia and hanged herself.Police were told by her Saudi employer that he found her dangling from a large metal pipe with a rope around...

Lebanon: Nepali suicide last Sunday in Ashrafieh

Lebanon: Nepali suicide last Sunday in Ashrafieh January 31st, 2012 Death Housemaids Lebanon Slavery Suicide Videos Lebanese news website Elnashra.co

Nepalese Migrant Domestic Worker, Lila, Murdered in Lebanon

Two days after Lila, a Nepalese migrant domestic worker, complained of sexual abuse she was found murdered in Lebanon.

Lebanon news - NOW Lebanon -Lebanon: Destination Slave Trade

A house maid from the Philippines washes the dishes at her employers' apartment in the Lebanese capital of Beirut on January 12, 2010. (AFP/Joseph Eid

More Indonesian migrants escape death penalty in Saudi

More Indonesian migrants escape death penalty in Saudi January 18th, 2012 General Legal cases Saudi Arabia Women In what appears to be another last-m

GCC to hold talks with Asian labour officials in Dubai - Emirates 24/7

GCC to hold talks with Asian labour officials in Dubai Meeting to focus on problems facing recruitment of maids and other workers By Staff Published

GCC to hold talks in Dubai with Asian labour officials - Emirates 24/7

GCC to hold talks in Dubai with Asian labour officials Meeting to focus on problems facing recruitment of maids and other workers By Staff Published

'Unpaid' maid detained over a year | Breaking News

A Sri Lankan housemaid who was not paid for over 15 years says her constant pleas to send her home from Saudi Arabia has been ignored by the authorities the BBC reported Kusuma Nandani a mother of

Migrant worker contacted family before her death | The Jakarta Post

Cash cow: In this Dec. 19, 2009, file photo, a protester stands by a wooden cow during a rally to mark International Migrants Day in Jakarta. The ...

Recent cases of abuse in Kuwait

Recent cases of abuse in Kuwait January 8th, 2012 Abusive employers Death Kuwait Suicide Several cases of violence against migrants in Kuwait have be

Spotlight on migrants in Oman

Spotlight on migrants in Oman January 10th, 2012 Oman Women Workers MidEastPosts.com has featured a striking piece depicting the marginalization of m

Asian trio commits suicide in various areas of country

KUWAIT CITY, Jan 5: The remains of an unidentified Asian maid who allegedly ended her life by hanging herself inside her room in Salmiya have been re

Filioino Maid killed by sponsor and his wife

SAUDI ARABIA/SRI LANKA: Sri Lankan maid may be spared Saudi beheading — Asian Human Rights Commission

A Sri Lankan teenager who was sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia may escape beheading due to the attention her case attracted. Rizana Nafeek was 17 years old when she was accused by the Saudi family we worked for of killing their baby, which...

Israeli government tells police, prisons to gear up for more migrant workers - Haaretz Daily Newspaper | Israel News

Bill aims to deter migrant workers from crossing into Israel by making it possible to jail those caught staying here for long periods without being tried or expelled.

GAMCA closes facilities in Nepal

GAMCA closes facilities in Nepal January 3rd, 2012 Gulf Workers The closure of GCC Approved Medical Centres Association (GAMCA) facilities in Nepal i

DFA exec: Most of over 4,500 Pinoys in Syria undocumented | GMA News Online | The Go-To Site for Filipinos Everywhere

GMA News Online Pinoy Abroad DFA exec: Most of over 4,500 Pinoys in Syria undocumented ROSE-AN JESSICA DIOQUINO, GMA News January 3, 2012 1:00pm var

“My Shame: A Lebanese in Madagascar”

“My Shame: A Lebanese in Madagascar” January 5th, 2012 Interviews Lebanon Encounters between migrants and citizens are generally presented as tho

MYREPUBLICA.com - News in Nepal: Fast, Full & Factual

Joseph D’Souza who founded System Engineering LLC, a steel fabrication and engineering firm with offices in Sharjah and Dubai, fled after business failure leaving men from Nepal, Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh without food, shelter or...

Three Indonesian migrants saved from death penalty

Three Indonesian housemaids have been granted a stay of execution in Saudi Arabia. The Migrant Worker Task Force, an Indonesian agency empowered to deal with death sentences in Saudi, accompanied one released woman to Jakarta yesterday. The...

Lebanon: 20-year old Ethiopian domestic worker “falls” from 3rd floor, dies

Lebanon: 20-year old Ethiopian domestic worker “falls” from 3rd floor, dies December 27th, 2011 Death Housemaids Lebanon Lebanese National News A

Maids beaten, stabbed by thief caught in the act

Sri Lankan maids honored on Migrants Day - Arab News

Eight abused migrant workers in Dubai sent home | The Jakarta Post

Cash cow: In this Dec. 19, 2008, file photo, a protester stands by a wooden cow during a rally to mark International Migrants Day in Jakarta. The ...

Heroes of Filipino migrant workers honored - Bulatlat

Philippines news, breaking news, special reports, blogs, opinion, multimedia

Indonesia Maintains Ban on Dispatch of Migrant Workers to Middle East

Indonesia Maintains Ban on Dispatch of Migrant Workers to Middle East December 21st, 2011 Workers Working conditions The Indonesian Manpower and Tran

Can Labour Sending Countries Really Trust Remittances?

For many labour sending countries, migrant labour is becoming the main export due to remittances being a reliable source of revenue. But are they really?

Gulf’s domestic workers unfairly represented in media

Gulf’s domestic workers unfairly represented in media December 18th, 2011 Gulf Housemaids Recently, Gulf newspapers have exploded with headlines de

MoI eyes suspending hiring of Ethiopian maids

25% of migrant workers in the Emirates are clinically depressed

25% of migrant workers in the Emirates are clinically depressed December 15th, 2011 Suicide UAE Workers A new study conducted by the Community Medici

We won’t accept racism against migrant workers in the media as the norm | Mideast Youth

15 Dec 2011 No Comments More by this Author We won’t accept racism against migrant workers in the media as the norm by Esra'a (Bahrain) It does not

Kuwaiti citizen âadmitsâ to killing his Ethiopian maid

5 Reasons to Not Beat Your Maid

With domestic worker abuse running rampant in the Middle East, here are 5 of Taste Culture's reasons to not beat your maid.

Nepal to raise salaries for its citizens in the Gulf

Nepal to raise salaries for its citizens in the Gulf December 4th, 2011 Gulf Working conditions When a nation makes public commitments to improve the

Latest news on migrant worker rights in the Middle East | Mideast Youth

03 Dec 2011 No Comments More by this Author Latest news on migrant worker rights in the Middle East by Rima K. Below are the latest reports and updat

Maid reports sponsor & his wife of beating

Protection Of Sri Lankan Maids From Pathetic Slavery In The Middle East | The Sunday Leader

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UN passes resolution on violence against female migrant workers

UN passes resolution on violence against female migrant workers December 2nd, 2011 Women Workers Last week, the UN passed a resolution initiated by I

Anti Racism Movement: Lebanon will not grant new residence permits to Nepali domestic workers (except in case of renewal)

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Photographer captures 'new slaves' of the Gulf - CNN.com

Pirates? Ravers? In fact, they are migrant workers who photographer Philippe Chancel describes as the "new slaves" of the region.

Invisible victims in Lebanon - Opinion - Al Jazeera English

Migrant workers in Lebanon are forced to cope with constrained conditions and little judicial support from the state.

ISRAEL: Eritreans Flee From Dictatorship to Detention - IPS ipsnews.net

Standing across the street from the American embassy in Tel Aviv, more than 200 Eritrean asylum seekers chanted

Indonesian migrant workers in Middle East face abuse and rape | WBEZ

CPS names a record 10 schools for turnaround

Migrants in Libya face uncertain future

Migrants in Libya face uncertain future November 28th, 2011 Libya Prison Prisoners A recent U.N. report estimates that over 7,000 prisoners remain de

Jordanian Migrant Rights NGO Wins Prestigious French Republic Human Rights Prize

Jordanian Migrant Rights NGO Wins Prestigious French Republic Human Rights Prize November 26th, 2011 Jordan Spotlight Migrant-Rights.org have just be

Ex-Gaddafi maid healthier, happier in Malta

Ex-Gaddafi maid healthier, happier in Malta November 26th, 2011 General A new interview shows a much healthier Shewyga Mullah receiving treatment in

Murder of a Kuwaiti woman may have lasting effects on migrants

Murder of a Kuwaiti woman may have lasting effects on migrants November 24th, 2011 Abusive employers Kuwait The murder of a Kuwaiti bride by her Ethi

Gulf Countries Must Improve Dismal Labor Conditions @PolicyMic | Karen Lickteig

Migrant workers in wealthy Gulf states are denied basic rights and must endure awful working conditions.

Missing Worker’s Family at Dead End | The Jakarta Globe

Mataram. Concern is growing over the fate of a Lombok resident who has not been heard from since going to work in Saudi Arabia five years ago.

Karl reMarks: Lebanon’s Multicultural System: No Vacancy!

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Lebanon: Suicide of an Ethiopian Domestic Worker in Tyr

Lebanon: Suicide of an Ethiopian Domestic Worker in Tyr November 16th, 2011 Death Lebanon Suicide According to Lebanon’s National News Agency, an E

Kuwaiti held after Ethiopian maid beaten to death - Emirates 24/7

Kuwaiti held after Ethiopian maid beaten to death By AFP Published Tuesday, November 15, 2011 A Kuwaiti citizen has been arrested for allegedly beati

Indonesia reevaluates bans, Saudi Arabia & related policies

Indonesia reevaluates bans, Saudi Arabia & related policies November 14th, 2011 Saudi Arabia Workers The Philippine’s 41-country ban (and subsequen

Karl reMarks: Migrants' Rights in Lebanon

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Anti Racism Movement: Video of Today's Press Conference

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Trivializing Abuse of Migrant Workers in the Gulf | Mideast Youth

12 Nov 2011 No Comments More by this Author Trivializing Abuse of Migrant Workers in the Gulf by Rima K. Headlines involving domestic workers in the

NGOs slam detention facility plan for illegal families

The facility will house families, children of arrested illegal residents who are waiting for a judge's decision on the appeal of their deportation.