Listing of all contents for voice Migrant Rights in the Middle East on Crowdvoice.org http://crowdvoice.org/migrant-rights-in-the-middle-east.rss <img alt="Thumb_labourghetto_russeau" src="https://crowdvoice-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/post/image/694280/thumb_labourghetto_Russeau.jpg" /> 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? Mon, 14 May 2012 11:01:23 -0500 http://crowdvoice.org/migrant-rights-in-the-middle-east?post=694280 http://crowdvoice.org/migrant-rights-in-the-middle-east?post=694280 <img alt="Thumb_freedomproject" src="https://crowdvoice-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/post/image/694279/thumb_freedomProject.jpg" /> About 1,300 Nepalese citizens leave Nepal every day to work abroad, and every day at least one comes home in a coffin flown in from countries like Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and the UAE. Nearly a quarter of Nepal's GDP comes from migrant workers sending money Mon, 14 May 2012 11:01:19 -0500 http://crowdvoice.org/migrant-rights-in-the-middle-east?post=694279 http://crowdvoice.org/migrant-rights-in-the-middle-east?post=694279 <img alt="Thumb_usman-dubai-migrant" src="https://crowdvoice-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/post/image/694177/thumb_Usman-Dubai-migrant.jpg" /> Dubai's empire is one of the fastest growing in the world but it's largely driven by a construction industry reliant on migrant slaves. Mon, 14 May 2012 10:01:17 -0500 http://crowdvoice.org/migrant-rights-in-the-middle-east?post=694177 http://crowdvoice.org/migrant-rights-in-the-middle-east?post=694177 <img alt="Thumb_mainlogo" src="https://crowdvoice-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/post/image/687568/thumb_mainlogo.jpg" /> FE InsideHome First page Last page Politics & policies Metro/news Trade & market Editorial Letter to editor Country Sports World Reviews & previews S Fri, 11 May 2012 08:01:15 -0500 http://crowdvoice.org/migrant-rights-in-the-middle-east?post=687568 http://crowdvoice.org/migrant-rights-in-the-middle-east?post=687568 <img alt="Thumb_thumb_video" src="https://crowdvoice-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/post/image/685678/thumb_thumb_video.jpg" /> Tweet Tweet +1 Like More Options In recent years, rights organizations and advocates have gradually singled-out the sponsorship (kafala) system for e Thu, 10 May 2012 13:00:58 -0500 http://crowdvoice.org/migrant-rights-in-the-middle-east?post=685678 http://crowdvoice.org/migrant-rights-in-the-middle-east?post=685678 <img alt="Thumb_832780233" src="https://crowdvoice-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/post/image/672979/thumb_832780233.jpg" /> An Ethiopian housemaid admitted to hospital in Saudi Arabia with fractures in the head and other parts of the body following a suicide attempt managed to kill herself a few days after she started to recover.The maid has been in hospital in Riyadh followin Sat, 05 May 2012 08:01:19 -0500 http://crowdvoice.org/migrant-rights-in-the-middle-east?post=672979 http://crowdvoice.org/migrant-rights-in-the-middle-east?post=672979 <img alt="Thumb_2335739284" src="https://crowdvoice-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/post/image/665017/thumb_2335739284.jpg" /> UAE | Employment function initial(){ if($('#article-ad').html().indexOf("NOT VISIBLE CONTENT") == "-1") document.getElementById('article-ad').style.d Wed, 02 May 2012 04:01:36 -0500 http://crowdvoice.org/migrant-rights-in-the-middle-east?post=665017 http://crowdvoice.org/migrant-rights-in-the-middle-east?post=665017 <img alt="Thumb_maid_30042012" src="https://crowdvoice-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/post/image/660364/thumb_maid_30042012.jpg" /> The Dubai Police recently busted a gang that allegedly lured maids into running away from their sponsors and forced them into prostitution. Mon, 30 Apr 2012 09:01:05 -0500 http://crowdvoice.org/migrant-rights-in-the-middle-east?post=660364 http://crowdvoice.org/migrant-rights-in-the-middle-east?post=660364 <img alt="Thumb_thumb_video" src="https://crowdvoice-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/post/image/660363/thumb_thumb_video.jpg" /> Tweet Tweet +1 Like More Options Earlier this week, two long-time domestic workers filed sexual harassment claims against UAE ambassador to Manilla M Mon, 30 Apr 2012 09:01:00 -0500 http://crowdvoice.org/migrant-rights-in-the-middle-east?post=660363 http://crowdvoice.org/migrant-rights-in-the-middle-east?post=660363 <img alt="Thumb_0" src="https://crowdvoice-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/post/image/658606/thumb_0.jpg" /> (no description) Sun, 29 Apr 2012 15:01:07 -0500 http://crowdvoice.org/migrant-rights-in-the-middle-east?post=658606 http://crowdvoice.org/migrant-rights-in-the-middle-east?post=658606 <img alt="Thumb_logo" src="https://crowdvoice-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/post/image/658470/thumb_logo.gif" /> Migrant Worker's Day Parade and Festival - Lebanon Media Summary Hundreds of Migrant Domestic Workers and activists marched during a parade calling t Sun, 29 Apr 2012 14:01:31 -0500 http://crowdvoice.org/migrant-rights-in-the-middle-east?post=658470 http://crowdvoice.org/migrant-rights-in-the-middle-east?post=658470 <img alt="Thumb_569616225" src="https://crowdvoice-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/post/image/657521/thumb_569616225.jpg" /> Crossing the Bourj Hammoud bridge now #migrantrights #Lebanon #srilanka #Ethiopia #Nepal #Philippines Sun, 29 Apr 2012 05:01:55 -0500 http://crowdvoice.org/migrant-rights-in-the-middle-east?post=657521 http://crowdvoice.org/migrant-rights-in-the-middle-east?post=657521 <img alt="Thumb_569613914" src="https://crowdvoice-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/post/image/657520/thumb_569613914.jpg" /> Hundreds from migrant communities marching now for #migrantrights in #Lebanon Sun, 29 Apr 2012 05:01:50 -0500 http://crowdvoice.org/migrant-rights-in-the-middle-east?post=657520 http://crowdvoice.org/migrant-rights-in-the-middle-east?post=657520 <img alt="Thumb_569608919" src="https://crowdvoice-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/post/image/657517/thumb_569608919.jpg" /> Migrant parade in Bourj Hammoud now #Lebanon #migrantrights Sun, 29 Apr 2012 05:01:39 -0500 http://crowdvoice.org/migrant-rights-in-the-middle-east?post=657517 http://crowdvoice.org/migrant-rights-in-the-middle-east?post=657517 <img alt="Thumb_569610169" src="https://crowdvoice-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/post/image/657516/thumb_569610169.jpg" /> Hundreds marching to abolish the kafala sponsorship system in #Lebanon #migrantrights Sun, 29 Apr 2012 05:01:35 -0500 http://crowdvoice.org/migrant-rights-in-the-middle-east?post=657516 http://crowdvoice.org/migrant-rights-in-the-middle-east?post=657516 <img alt="Thumb_568852406" src="https://crowdvoice-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/post/image/655123/thumb_568852406.jpg" /> Anti-Racism Movement's die-in in front of the Lebanese Ministry of Labor Sat, 28 Apr 2012 05:01:08 -0500 http://crowdvoice.org/migrant-rights-in-the-middle-east?post=655123 http://crowdvoice.org/migrant-rights-in-the-middle-east?post=655123 <img alt="Thumb_tourists-cool-off-in-a-po-003" src="https://crowdvoice-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/post/image/653036/thumb_Tourists-cool-off-in-a-po-003.jpg" /> Layla Maghribi: The suicide of an Ethiopian domestic worker in Lebanon highlights the abuse of migrants given no rights or safeguards Fri, 27 Apr 2012 08:01:31 -0500 http://crowdvoice.org/migrant-rights-in-the-middle-east?post=653036 http://crowdvoice.org/migrant-rights-in-the-middle-east?post=653036 <img alt="Thumb_780x90albander" src="https://crowdvoice-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/post/image/637981/thumb_780x90albander.gif" /> (no description) Fri, 20 Apr 2012 21:01:34 -0500 http://crowdvoice.org/migrant-rights-in-the-middle-east?post=637981 http://crowdvoice.org/migrant-rights-in-the-middle-east?post=637981 <img alt="Thumb_ritz-bahrain" src="https://crowdvoice-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/post/image/630588/thumb_ritz-bahrain.jpg" /> 18 Apr 2012 No Comments More by this Author The Gulf’s race to the top on the backs of the bottom by Esra'a (Bahrain) In the Gulf, countries contin Tue, 17 Apr 2012 21:01:08 -0500 http://crowdvoice.org/migrant-rights-in-the-middle-east?post=630588 http://crowdvoice.org/migrant-rights-in-the-middle-east?post=630588 <img alt="Thumb_7787613" src="https://crowdvoice-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/post/image/629149/thumb_7787613.cms" /> The family of a Kumbakonam woman, who went to work in Saudi Arabia as a maid and allegedly died under mysterious circumstances in March, is yet to get her body. Tue, 17 Apr 2012 09:01:06 -0500 http://crowdvoice.org/migrant-rights-in-the-middle-east?post=629149 http://crowdvoice.org/migrant-rights-in-the-middle-east?post=629149 <img alt="Thumb_thumb_video" src="https://crowdvoice-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/post/image/628241/thumb_thumb_video.jpg" /> Tweet Tweet +1 Like More Options Indonesia’s ratification of the UN Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members o Tue, 17 Apr 2012 00:00:53 -0500 http://crowdvoice.org/migrant-rights-in-the-middle-east?post=628241 http://crowdvoice.org/migrant-rights-in-the-middle-east?post=628241 <img alt="Thumb_twitter" src="https://crowdvoice-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/post/image/626111/thumb_twitter.gif" /> (Manila) – Labor ministers from 19 Asian and Middle Eastern countries should endorse protections for migrant workers and increase dialogue with civil society, Migrant Forum Asia and Human Rights Watch said today. Mon, 16 Apr 2012 04:01:08 -0500 http://crowdvoice.org/migrant-rights-in-the-middle-east?post=626111 http://crowdvoice.org/migrant-rights-in-the-middle-east?post=626111 <img alt="Thumb_tbag" src="https://crowdvoice-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/post/image/621932/thumb_tbag.jpg" /> Gulf Daily News - The voice of Bahrain Sat, 14 Apr 2012 05:00:52 -0500 http://crowdvoice.org/migrant-rights-in-the-middle-east?post=621932 http://crowdvoice.org/migrant-rights-in-the-middle-east?post=621932 <img alt="Link-default" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/crowdvoice-production/link-default.png" /> The suicide of an Ethiopian maid days after she was shown on video being roughed-up by her Lebanese handler is shining a harsh light on the region’s multibillion-dollar household labour industry. Alem Dechasa-Desisa, 33, died at her own hands last Thu, 12 Apr 2012 09:13:10 -0500 http://crowdvoice.org/migrant-rights-in-the-middle-east?post=617656 http://crowdvoice.org/migrant-rights-in-the-middle-east?post=617656 <img alt="Thumb_thenational-uae-logo" src="https://crowdvoice-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/post/image/613187/thumb_thenational-uae-logo.jpg" /> Text size: Tue, 10 Apr 2012 10:02:12 -0500 http://crowdvoice.org/migrant-rights-in-the-middle-east?post=613187 http://crowdvoice.org/migrant-rights-in-the-middle-east?post=613187 <img alt="Thumb_780x90albander" src="https://crowdvoice-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/post/image/613080/thumb_780x90albander.gif" /> (no description) Tue, 10 Apr 2012 09:01:25 -0500 http://crowdvoice.org/migrant-rights-in-the-middle-east?post=613080 http://crowdvoice.org/migrant-rights-in-the-middle-east?post=613080 <img alt="Thumb_ethiopian-migrant-tragedy-003" src="https://crowdvoice-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/post/image/612716/thumb_Ethiopian-migrant-tragedy-003.jpg" /> Alem Dechasa, an Ethiopian migrant, was beaten in the streets of Beirut by men who allegedly worked for the company that recruited her in Lebanon. Later she was found dead in hospital, having apparently… Tue, 10 Apr 2012 05:01:02 -0500 http://crowdvoice.org/migrant-rights-in-the-middle-east?post=612716 http://crowdvoice.org/migrant-rights-in-the-middle-east?post=612716 <img alt="Thumb_migrant-rights" src="https://crowdvoice-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/post/image/612515/thumb_migrant-rights.jpg" /> Global community fails to respond to displaced migrants April 10th, 2012 Gulf Refugees Last month, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) Tue, 10 Apr 2012 02:12:58 -0500 http://crowdvoice.org/migrant-rights-in-the-middle-east?post=612515 http://crowdvoice.org/migrant-rights-in-the-middle-east?post=612515 <img alt="Thumb_akhbar-logo2" src="https://crowdvoice-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/post/image/610042/thumb_akhbar-logo2.png" /> Sudanese in Lebanon: A Journey of False Hope Many Sudanese’s dreams of finding a good life in Lebanon turn sour soon after their arrival. (Photo: A Mon, 09 Apr 2012 00:01:43 -0500 http://crowdvoice.org/migrant-rights-in-the-middle-east?post=610042 http://crowdvoice.org/migrant-rights-in-the-middle-east?post=610042 <img alt="Thumb_em_image" src="https://crowdvoice-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/post/image/604875/thumb_em_image" /> Twenty-five Indonesian maids are on death row in Saudi Arabia and 22 others have been pardoned and sent home, local media reported on Friday, adding that Jakarta will send a delegation for talks on the issue. Fri, 06 Apr 2012 09:01:41 -0500 http://crowdvoice.org/migrant-rights-in-the-middle-east?post=604875 http://crowdvoice.org/migrant-rights-in-the-middle-east?post=604875 <img alt="Thumb_poor" src="https://crowdvoice-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/post/image/604364/thumb_poor.jpg" /> Gulf Daily News - The voice of Bahrain Fri, 06 Apr 2012 03:02:30 -0500 http://crowdvoice.org/migrant-rights-in-the-middle-east?post=604364 http://crowdvoice.org/migrant-rights-in-the-middle-east?post=604364 <img alt="Thumb_akhbar-logo2" src="https://crowdvoice-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/post/image/603280/thumb_akhbar-logo2.png" /> IMF: no timetable for Egypt loan talks (AFP) | 18:53 Ancient sect's graves desecrated in north Iraq (AFP) | 17:42 Russia tells Annan to pressure Syri Thu, 05 Apr 2012 14:01:26 -0500 http://crowdvoice.org/migrant-rights-in-the-middle-east?post=603280 http://crowdvoice.org/migrant-rights-in-the-middle-east?post=603280 <img alt="Thumb_migrant-rights" src="https://crowdvoice-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/post/image/599309/thumb_migrant-rights.jpg" /> Will Saudi Arabia abolish the sponsorship system? April 4th, 2012 Saudi Arabia Sponsorship Migrant advocates and human rights organizations have long Tue, 03 Apr 2012 22:01:55 -0500 http://crowdvoice.org/migrant-rights-in-the-middle-east?post=599309 http://crowdvoice.org/migrant-rights-in-the-middle-east?post=599309 <img alt="Thumb_3103832507" src="https://crowdvoice-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/post/image/597029/thumb_3103832507.jpg" /> The UAE apex court has sentenced a woman employer to three years in jail for torturing her housemaid.According to an 'Emarat Al Youm' report, the court upheld the verdict by Appeals Court after studying forensic evidence, which proved that the domestic he Mon, 02 Apr 2012 22:01:37 -0500 http://crowdvoice.org/migrant-rights-in-the-middle-east?post=597029 http://crowdvoice.org/migrant-rights-in-the-middle-east?post=597029 <img alt="Thumb_jg" src="https://crowdvoice-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/post/image/597028/thumb_jg.jpg" /> The remains of Indonesian migrant worker Dede Khodijah, 36, were finally sent home on Monday from Saudi Arabia after her death 10 months ago, the cause of which remains unclear. Mon, 02 Apr 2012 22:01:34 -0500 http://crowdvoice.org/migrant-rights-in-the-middle-east?post=597028 http://crowdvoice.org/migrant-rights-in-the-middle-east?post=597028 <img alt="Thumb_tbag" src="https://crowdvoice-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/post/image/590426/thumb_tbag.jpg" /> Gulf Daily News - The voice of Bahrain Sun, 01 Apr 2012 21:34:34 -0500 http://crowdvoice.org/migrant-rights-in-the-middle-east?post=590426 http://crowdvoice.org/migrant-rights-in-the-middle-east?post=590426 <img alt="Thumb_17321-dell-server_campaign-web-banner-728x90-v03-jc" src="https://crowdvoice-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/post/image/590422/thumb_17321-Dell-server_campaign-web-banner-728x90-V03-JC.gif" /> (no description) Sun, 01 Apr 2012 21:34:29 -0500 http://crowdvoice.org/migrant-rights-in-the-middle-east?post=590422 http://crowdvoice.org/migrant-rights-in-the-middle-east?post=590422 <img alt="Thumb_rasouli_amir20110904071840733" src="https://crowdvoice-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/post/image/589514/thumb_rasouli_amir20110904071840733.jpg" /> Pages Wed, 28 Mar 2012 15:02:22 -0500 http://crowdvoice.org/migrant-rights-in-the-middle-east?post=589514 http://crowdvoice.org/migrant-rights-in-the-middle-east?post=589514 <img alt="Thumb_join" src="https://crowdvoice-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/post/image/588648/thumb_join.jpg" /> Donations Needed for New Migrant Day Care Center Nadine Moawad | March 28, 2012 | Comments (0) Dear friends, In September 2011, the Migrant Center op Wed, 28 Mar 2012 06:01:56 -0500 http://crowdvoice.org/migrant-rights-in-the-middle-east?post=588648 http://crowdvoice.org/migrant-rights-in-the-middle-east?post=588648 <img alt="Thumb_1862060304" src="https://crowdvoice-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/post/image/587685/thumb_1862060304.jpg" /> A Sri Lankan housemaid in Saudi Arabia had thought she would return home with a fortune when she told her employer to pay her only when she decides to leave the Gulf Kingdom. When it was time for the return after 15 years, she realized her grave mistake a Tue, 27 Mar 2012 19:01:48 -0500 http://crowdvoice.org/migrant-rights-in-the-middle-east?post=587685 http://crowdvoice.org/migrant-rights-in-the-middle-east?post=587685 <img alt="Thumb_migrant-rights" src="https://crowdvoice-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/post/image/587596/thumb_migrant-rights.jpg" /> The Constrained Capabilities Of Overseas Domestic Workers In Lebanon (Report) March 27th, 2012 General Kate Denman is a British born researcher who h Tue, 27 Mar 2012 18:02:09 -0500 http://crowdvoice.org/migrant-rights-in-the-middle-east?post=587596 http://crowdvoice.org/migrant-rights-in-the-middle-east?post=587596 <img alt="Thumb_thenational-uae-logo" src="https://crowdvoice-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/post/image/583083/thumb_thenational-uae-logo.jpg" /> Text size: Sun, 25 Mar 2012 12:01:15 -0500 http://crowdvoice.org/migrant-rights-in-the-middle-east?post=583083 http://crowdvoice.org/migrant-rights-in-the-middle-east?post=583083 <img alt="Thumb_thenational-uae-logo" src="https://crowdvoice-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/post/image/581357/thumb_thenational-uae-logo.jpg" /> Text size: Sat, 24 Mar 2012 13:01:19 -0500 http://crowdvoice.org/migrant-rights-in-the-middle-east?post=581357 http://crowdvoice.org/migrant-rights-in-the-middle-east?post=581357 <img alt="Thumb_780x90albander" src="https://crowdvoice-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/post/image/580754/thumb_780x90albander.gif" /> (no description) Sat, 24 Mar 2012 06:01:11 -0500 http://crowdvoice.org/migrant-rights-in-the-middle-east?post=580754 http://crowdvoice.org/migrant-rights-in-the-middle-east?post=580754 <img alt="Thumb_akhbar-logo2" src="https://crowdvoice-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/post/image/578566/thumb_akhbar-logo2.png" /> Pakistan PM "will meet Obama" at Seoul summit (AFP) | 10:29 South Sudan militia weapons came from army, rebels (AFP) | 10:28 Iraq's judiciary denies Fri, 23 Mar 2012 04:01:14 -0500 http://crowdvoice.org/migrant-rights-in-the-middle-east?post=578566 http://crowdvoice.org/migrant-rights-in-the-middle-east?post=578566 <img alt="Thumb_migrant-rights" src="https://crowdvoice-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/post/image/576315/thumb_migrant-rights.jpg" /> Global response to Alem’s suicide March 22nd, 2012 Abusive employers Housemaids Lebanon Suicide Solidarity with Alem Dechasa’s plight has continu Thu, 22 Mar 2012 00:01:05 -0500 http://crowdvoice.org/migrant-rights-in-the-middle-east?post=576315 http://crowdvoice.org/migrant-rights-in-the-middle-east?post=576315 <img alt="Thumb_header990-copy" src="https://crowdvoice-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/post/image/573187/thumb_header990-copy.jpg" /> ← Report from Al Arabiya on Rahel’s film screening Migrant students demand ‘Justice for Alem’ Posted on March 19, 2012 by Migrant Workers T Tue, 20 Mar 2012 10:02:10 -0500 http://crowdvoice.org/migrant-rights-in-the-middle-east?post=573187 http://crowdvoice.org/migrant-rights-in-the-middle-east?post=573187 <img alt="Thumb_domestic-worker-003" src="https://crowdvoice-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/post/image/573186/thumb_Domestic-worker-003.jpg" /> Nesrine Malik: Lebanon may have a liberal reputation, but its domestic workers suffer some of the worst discrimination in the Middle East Tue, 20 Mar 2012 10:02:02 -0500 http://crowdvoice.org/migrant-rights-in-the-middle-east?post=573186 http://crowdvoice.org/migrant-rights-in-the-middle-east?post=573186 <img alt="Thumb_migrant-rights" src="https://crowdvoice-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/post/image/570432/thumb_migrant-rights.jpg" /> Employers claim victimization March 19th, 2012 Housemaids Kuwait Legislation Recruitment Agencies Saudi Arabia The victimization of employers is an i Mon, 19 Mar 2012 01:01:30 -0500 http://crowdvoice.org/migrant-rights-in-the-middle-east?post=570432 http://crowdvoice.org/migrant-rights-in-the-middle-east?post=570432 <img alt="Thumb_logo" src="https://crowdvoice-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/post/image/564297/thumb_logo.gif" /> Ethiopian Business and Lifestyle Thu, 15 Mar 2012 18:19:56 -0500 http://crowdvoice.org/migrant-rights-in-the-middle-east?post=564297 http://crowdvoice.org/migrant-rights-in-the-middle-east?post=564297 <img alt="Thumb_migrant-rights" src="https://crowdvoice-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/post/image/562561/thumb_migrant-rights.jpg" /> Call for Philippines and other nations to enact commitments to domestic workers March 14th, 2012 General Lebanon Legislation Women Working conditions Thu, 15 Mar 2012 00:01:28 -0500 http://crowdvoice.org/migrant-rights-in-the-middle-east?post=562561 http://crowdvoice.org/migrant-rights-in-the-middle-east?post=562561 <img alt="Thumb_1pximage" src="https://crowdvoice-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/post/image/561549/thumb_1pximage.png" /> Suicide comes days after footage emerged of Ethiopian woman being violently dragged on Beirut street by male employer. Wed, 14 Mar 2012 13:01:48 -0500 http://crowdvoice.org/migrant-rights-in-the-middle-east?post=561549 http://crowdvoice.org/migrant-rights-in-the-middle-east?post=561549 <img alt="Thumb_lingua_aym" src="https://crowdvoice-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/post/image/561447/thumb_lingua_aym.gif" /> Ethiopia: Outrage Over Abuse of Ethiopian Domestic Worker in Lebanon Wed, 14 Mar 2012 12:01:34 -0500 http://crowdvoice.org/migrant-rights-in-the-middle-east?post=561447 http://crowdvoice.org/migrant-rights-in-the-middle-east?post=561447 <img alt="Thumb_tb_top_blue_line" src="https://crowdvoice-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/post/image/560045/thumb_tb_top_blue_line.gif" /> menafn: (MENAFN - Arab Times) Two Asian women hanged themselves to death in two separate incidents, reports Al-Rai daily. The first incident took place in Al-Qurain and sources say an Asian man called the... Tue, 13 Mar 2012 19:01:09 -0500 http://crowdvoice.org/migrant-rights-in-the-middle-east?post=560045 http://crowdvoice.org/migrant-rights-in-the-middle-east?post=560045 <img alt="Thumb_tumblr_lfvijidego1qfiyojo1_500" src="https://crowdvoice-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/post/image/557815/thumb_tumblr_lfvijidEgo1qfiyojo1_500.jpg" /> (no description) Mon, 12 Mar 2012 18:01:21 -0500 http://crowdvoice.org/migrant-rights-in-the-middle-east?post=557815 http://crowdvoice.org/migrant-rights-in-the-middle-east?post=557815 <img alt="Thumb_lpic1" src="https://crowdvoice-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/post/image/554955/thumb_Lpic1.jpg" /> Gulf Daily News - The voice of Bahrain Sun, 11 Mar 2012 06:01:38 -0500 http://crowdvoice.org/migrant-rights-in-the-middle-east?post=554955 http://crowdvoice.org/migrant-rights-in-the-middle-east?post=554955 <img alt="Thumb_akhbar-logo2" src="https://crowdvoice-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/post/image/553497/thumb_akhbar-logo2.png" /> Air strike kills 20 in south Yemen (Reuters) | 15:56 Qatar backs recognizing Syrian opposition (Reuters) | 15:51 view all Lebanese domestic worker vi Sat, 10 Mar 2012 08:02:13 -0600 http://crowdvoice.org/migrant-rights-in-the-middle-east?post=553497 http://crowdvoice.org/migrant-rights-in-the-middle-east?post=553497 <img alt="Thumb_migrant-rights" src="https://crowdvoice-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/post/image/535084/thumb_migrant-rights.jpg" /> Employer misconduct in the last days of February March 1st, 2012 Abusive employers Bahrain Death Kuwait The end of February marks another month scarr Thu, 01 Mar 2012 02:01:04 -0600 http://crowdvoice.org/migrant-rights-in-the-middle-east?post=535084 http://crowdvoice.org/migrant-rights-in-the-middle-east?post=535084 <img alt="Thumb_2300576299" src="https://crowdvoice-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/post/image/534119/thumb_2300576299.jpg" /> Death for man who disfigured a domestic help for resisting his attempts before his family Wed, 29 Feb 2012 15:01:11 -0600 http://crowdvoice.org/migrant-rights-in-the-middle-east?post=534119 http://crowdvoice.org/migrant-rights-in-the-middle-east?post=534119 <img alt="Thumb_37469-pc-kuwait-panamera-eng-online-banner-arab-times-780x90-3" src="https://crowdvoice-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/post/image/531227/thumb_37469-PC-Kuwait-Panamera-Eng-Online-Banner-Arab-Times-780x90-3.gif" /> (no description) Tue, 28 Feb 2012 10:01:18 -0600 http://crowdvoice.org/migrant-rights-in-the-middle-east?post=531227 http://crowdvoice.org/migrant-rights-in-the-middle-east?post=531227