RECRUITING ‘MAIDS’ ON SOCIAL MEDIA TAKES ON MONOPOLY OF AGENCIES IN THE GULF; WORKERS MORE VULNERABLE TO EXPLOITATION

7 March 2016, Migrant Rights Social media platforms, especially Facebook pages and groups, have now become marketplaces to subvert the role of recruitment agencies for hiring a domestic worker. These groups are country specific, but also provide cross-border recruitment, bypassing certain moratoriums in place throughout the GCC. These groups and pages demonstrate that bans do little

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“The Legal Framework of the Sponsorship Systems of Qatar, Saudi Arabia, & Kuwait: A Comparative Examination”

Maysa Zahra, Migration Policy Centre & Gulf Research Centre / Gulf Labour Markets & Migration, July 2014 ABSTRACT The sponsorship system of the Arab Gulf countries comprises rules and regulations that tie the residence of a migrant worker to his/her sponsor in the country. This paper offers an in-depth ex- amination of the legal framework

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