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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?

Nepalese dying to work – The CNN Freedom Project: Ending Modern-Day Slavery - CNN.com Blogs

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...

Building Dubai's Empire with Slaves

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.

Rights groups urge govt to be cautious about sending maids to Jordan

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Do promises to end the sponsorship system hold any merit?  | Migrant Rights

Tweet Tweet +1 Like More Options In recent years, rights organizations and advocates have gradually singled-out the sponsorship (kafala) system for e

Maid treated after suicide attempt commits suicide - Emirates 24/7

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...

gulfnews : Domestic workers get more protection from exploitation

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Gang forces runaway maids into flesh trade

The Dubai Police recently busted a gang that allegedly lured maids into running away from their sponsors and forced them into prostitution.

Filipina maids accuse UAE Ambassador to Manilla of sexual harassment | Migrant Rights

Tweet Tweet +1 Like More Options Earlier this week, two long-time domestic workers filed sexual harassment claims against UAE ambassador to Manilla M

Migrant Worker's Day Parade and Festival - Lebanon | Demotix.com

Migrant Worker's Day Parade and Festival - Lebanon Media Summary Hundreds of Migrant Domestic Workers and activists marched during a parade calling t

Migrant domestic workers in Arab nations are dying – it's time to act | Layla Maghribi | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk

Layla Maghribi: The suicide of an Ethiopian domestic worker in Lebanon highlights the abuse of migrants given no rights or safeguards

Sponsorâs son rapes Filipino maid; Syrian woman escapes kidnap

The Gulf’s race to the top on the backs of the bottom | Mideast Youth

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

Family seeks body of woman who died in Saudi Arabia - The Times of India

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.

Indonesia ratifies UN convention on the Protection of Migrant Workers | Migrant Rights

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

Asia/Middle East: Increase Protections for Migrant Workers | Human Rights Watch

(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.

Gulf Daily News » Local News » Worker is found hanging in room

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Lebanon domestic labour under scrutiny - FT.com

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

Nepalese maids flee citing abuse - The National

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Trio threatens to kill, rob Indian salesman

Ethiopian migrant suicide: 'I can't tell my daughter that her mother is dead' - video | World news | guardian.co.uk

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…

Global community fails to respond to displaced migrants

Global community fails to respond to displaced migrants April 10th, 2012 Gulf Refugees Last month, the International Organization for Migration (IOM)

Sudanese in Lebanon: A Journey of False Hope | Al Akhbar English

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

25 Indonesian maids on death row in Saudi Arabia - Times LIVE

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.

Gulf Daily News » Local News » Workers' fury over tragedy

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Migrant Workers in Lebanon: Rape in Police Custody | Al Akhbar English

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

Will Saudi Arabia abolish the sponsorship system?

Will Saudi Arabia abolish the sponsorship system? April 4th, 2012 Saudi Arabia Sponsorship Migrant advocates and human rights organizations have long

UAE jails housewife for torturing maid - Emirates 24/7

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...

Migrant Workers Body Finally Sent Home from Saudi Arabia | The Jakarta Globe

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.

Gulf Daily News » Local News » Worker found hanging in labour camp kitchen

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Sri Lanka eyes Kuwait deal to protect migrant workers - Industries - ArabianBusiness.com

Liberal Koshari: Maid locked up without pay for 17 years in Saudi Arabia

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Donations Needed for New Migrant Day Care Center : nasawiya: a feminist collective

Donations Needed for New Migrant Day Care Center Nadine Moawad | March 28, 2012 | Comments (0) Dear friends, In September 2011, the Migrant Center op

Maid not paid by employer for 15 years - Emirates 24/7

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...

The Constrained Capabilities Of Overseas Domestic Workers In Lebanon (Report)

The Constrained Capabilities Of Overseas Domestic Workers In Lebanon (Report) March 27th, 2012 General Kate Denman is a British born researcher who h

Maid dies in fall from 21st-storey balcony - The National

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Woman charged with beating maid to death 'is sane' - The National

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Nepalese runaway maid raped by duo, abandoned in desert

Migrant worker strike in Lebanon ending after leaders deported | Al Akhbar English

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

Global response to Alem’s suicide

Global response to Alem’s suicide March 22nd, 2012 Abusive employers Housemaids Lebanon Suicide Solidarity with Alem Dechasa’s plight has continu

Migrant students demand ‘Justice for Alem’ | Migrant Workers Task Force (MWTF)

← Report from Al Arabiya on Rahel’s film screening Migrant students demand ‘Justice for Alem’ Posted on March 19, 2012 by Migrant Workers T

Lebanon cannot be 'civilised' while domestic workers are abused | Nesrine Malik | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk

Nesrine Malik: Lebanon may have a liberal reputation, but its domestic workers suffer some of the worst discrimination in the Middle East

Employers claim victimization

Employers claim victimization March 19th, 2012 Housemaids Kuwait Legislation Recruitment Agencies Saudi Arabia The victimization of employers is an i

Update: Ethiopia Sues Lebanese Man Over Beating of Domestic Worker at Tadias Magazine

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Call for Philippines and other nations to enact commitments to domestic workers

Call for Philippines and other nations to enact commitments to domestic workers March 14th, 2012 General Lebanon Legislation Women Working conditions

Maid in Lebanon abuse video kills herself - Middle East - Al Jazeera English

Suicide comes days after footage emerged of Ethiopian woman being violently dragged on Beirut street by male employer.

Ethiopia: Outrage Over Abuse of Ethiopian Domestic Worker in Lebanon · Global Voices

Ethiopia: Outrage Over Abuse of Ethiopian Domestic Worker in Lebanon

Kuwait- Two Asian women hang to death in separate mishaps

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...

Claude El Khal: Maid in Lebanon

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Lebanese domestic worker violent abuse caught on video | Al Akhbar English

Air strike kills 20 in south Yemen (Reuters) | 15:56 Qatar backs recognizing Syrian opposition (Reuters) | 15:51 view all Lebanese domestic worker vi

Employer misconduct in the last days of February

Employer misconduct in the last days of February March 1st, 2012 Abusive employers Bahrain Death Kuwait The end of February marks another month scarr

Saudi killer lured maids, raped them, hid bodies - Emirates 24/7

Death for man who disfigured a domestic help for resisting his attempts before his family

Young Ethiopian maid raped by sponsorâs 3 sons, missing