There’s been a series of articles popping up left and right about the inconveniences of having a “demanding” or “expensive” maid. The most recent set of such articles were published by Emirates 24/7, based in the UAE, a country which …
Posted in Assholes, Awareness, Civil Rights, Gulf, Migrant Workers, Racism, Society, UAE, Women | Tagged Bahrain, Gulf, migrant rights, UAE | 4 CommentsIt does not take a vast amount of research to quickly arrive at the conclusion that Gulf countries suck at protecting migrant worker rights. The frequency in which abuses occur has gone from alarming to downright revolting. On a weekly …
Posted in Assholes, Awareness, Civil Rights, Gulf, Migrant Workers, Racism | Tagged Gulf, Migrant Workers | 5 CommentsBelow are the latest reports and updates following the situation of migrant workers in the MENA region, from our website Migrant-Rights.org. Migrants in Libya face uncertain future: A recent U.N. report estimates that over 7,000 prisoners remain detained in Libya. …
Posted in Awareness, Bahrain, Civil Rights, Gulf, Kuwait, Lebanon, Migrant Workers, Racism, Society, UAE | Tagged Gulf, migrant rights | Leave a commentAn Ethiopian maid was murdered by her employer on Tuesday. The man beat her for over a week because she allegedly refused to work, and her injuries were so severe that she suffered from internal bleeding. She collapsed after arguing …
Posted in Gulf, Human Rights, Kuwait, Migrant Workers | Tagged Kuwait, migrant rights | Leave a commentHeadlines involving domestic workers in the Gulf often fall into one of two categories: the horrifying or the ‘quirky.’ Reactions to the former – a maid raped, a woman tortured and enslaved – are instantaneous: absolute revulsion. But condemnation of …
Posted in Awareness, Ethics, Gulf, Media, Migrant Workers, Society | Tagged Gulf, migrant rights, Migrant Workers, slavery | Leave a commentBelow is a list of recent media reports that will verify the fact that migrant workers, domestic maids in particular, suffer outrageous human rights violations that take place on a daily basis throughout the Middle East. There are many cases …
Posted in Bahrain, Gulf, Kuwait, Lebanon, Middle East, Migrant Workers, Racism, UAE | Tagged Bahrain, Kuwait, maids, Migrant Workers, UAE | Leave a commentOur Migrant Rights project was nominated to the final stage of the BOBs Awards. Now it needs your intervention! Migrant Rights is nominated for “Special Topic Award Human Rights” category. Each category, from the 17, has reached a shortlist of …
Posted in Activism, Announcements, Gulf, Human Rights, Middle East, Mideast Youth, Migrant Workers | Tagged award, blogging, mideast youth, Migrant Workers, The BOBs | Leave a commentOur video, Protect the human rights of workers in the Middle East, is one of the 21 videos from all over the world nominated for the 2010 Viral Video Awards. Please check out our video and vote for us. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=946LfiSpCS0[/youtube]
Posted in Activism, Awareness, Gulf, Migrant Workers, Videos | 1 CommentThe telecom authorities in the Gulf state had announced on that all the BlackBerry services to be prohibit in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). UAE wants to offer an alternative but no details on how this should be executed. The …
Posted in Gulf, Saudi Arabia, UAE | Leave a commentWith the recent rise of concern in the West and Israel over Iran’s alleged nuclear program and Iran facing accusations of attempting to create highly-enriched uranium to produce weapons-grade plutonium and eventually nuclear warheads, a few reports with questionable accuracy …
Posted in Current Events, Gulf, Iran, Israel, Saudi Arabia, UAE, USA | 11 Comments