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 | 1 CommentIt 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 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 commentIranian artists have created the world’s largest sand carpet from the colorful sand found on the country’s southern island of Hormuz. Some 25 visual artists used 70 types of colorful sand to create the ‘Persian Gulf’ sand carpet, which will …
Posted in Gulf, Iran | Tagged Forever Persian Gulf, Gulf, Gulf Islands, Iran, Kish island, Persian Gulf | 2 Comments