“The Kafala System: When Employers Also Accepted to Share their Perspective”

Insan Association, Lebanon – July, 2014 INTRODUCTION Years ago the issue of Migrant Domestic Workers (MDWs) in Lebanon began to surface in international media. This came as a result of efforts by civil society organizations, including Insan Association, which have worked to shed the light on the multiple violations of Migrant Domestic Workers rights. Migrants […]

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Saudi Arabia recruits Indian maids to ease labour shortage

10 July 2014, Two Circles.net Riyadh : Saudi Arabia has started issuing recruitment visas for domestic maids from India under a new employment contract finalised by the two nations, media reported Thursday. Saudi Deputy Labour Minister Mufarrij Al-Huqbani said in a statement that the joint Saudi-Indian joint committee on labour issues finalised the recruitment contract

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No minimum wage set for Indian maids

17 July 2014, Arab News There is no mandatory minimum wage for Indian domestic workers in the new recruitment scheme, Ahmed Al-Fuhaid, deputy labor minister for international affairs, told Arab News on Tuesday. “This is an open market and the Indian government has not placed any binding conditions in terms of monetary compensation, but fair

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“Maids face job change curbs”

Arab News, 5 July 2014 The Ministry of Labor will from Sunday ban all domestic workers, including drivers and maids, from transferring their sponsorship to private firms. This is a measure to stop domestic workers from leaving their individual sponsors, which includes families, according to a report carried by the Saudi Press Agency. The ministry

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“License to Exploit”

A Report on the Recruitment Practices & Problems Experienced by Filipino Domestic Workers in Hong Kong, October 2013 Lead Researcher: Rex Varona / Editor: Jose Juan V. Tordilla Publishers: Alliance for Progressive Labor; Labor Education & Research Network; Progressive Labor Union of Domestic Workers in Hong Kong; Friedrich Ebert Stiftung; Landsorganisasjonen i Norge, LO (LO-

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