Jeddah, Arab News, 15 July 2014 It’s mandatory on all recruitment companies to provide substitutes for absconding maids to their employers over the entire term of their contracts, the Ministry of Labor said. Ziyad Al-Sayegh, deputy minister for custom... read more
Migrant workers pay an equivalent of two years’ salaries in fees in their home countries to unscrupulous recruiters and agencies to come work in Canada. To pay these fees, entire families go into debt. Often times, when workers arrive here, work conditi... read more
Agence France Presse, The Daily Star Lebanon DOHA: World Cup 2022 host Qatar, under international criticism over working conditions for migrant workers, said recruitment agencies in Asia were the main party to blame for any abuse. A report commissioned by... read more
Gulf Times, 13 July 2014 A Qatar Foundation report has highlighted 10 key points for improving workers’ conditions in Qatar after a study found that many of them were subjected to rights violations in the home countries well before their arrival in Doh... read more
Ray Jureidini, Qatar Foundation, 2014 This report examines foreign labour recruitment into Qatar. The report is based on a study conducted to ascertain the financial and procedural circumstances that give rise to basic human rights violations during labou... read more
13 July 2014, DOHA News The system of recruiting and hiring semi- and unskilled expats to work in Qatar is riddled with “endemic corruption” and unethical practices that result in trafficking, debt bondage and forced labor, according to a new report c... read more
ILO Forced Labour Protocol (2014) ILO C189: Convention concerning decent work for domestic workers (2011) ILO Convention #181: Private Employment Agencies Convention (1997) ILO Convention #143: Migrant Workers (Supplementary Provisions) Convention (1975... read more
The aim of the Colombo Process is to provide a forum for Asian labour sending countries to: Share experiences, lessons learned and best practices on overseas employment. Consult on issues faced by overseas workers, labour sending and receiving states, and... read more
The Gulf Labour Markets & Migration (GLMM) is an international independent, non-partisan, non-profit joint programme of a major Gulf think tank and a globally renowned academic migration centre. The programme provides data, analyses, and recommendati... read more
Sarabjit Pandher, The Hindu, 8 July 2014 A group of 28 Iraq returnees on Monday filed a complaint with the Chandigarh police against a manpower consultancy firm that also doubles as a travel agency for ‘duping and causing them substantial financial loss... read more