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Gulf Countries: Increase Migrant Worker Protection, Says HRW

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22 November 2014, EurasiaReview.com Labor ministers from Gulf and Asian countries meeting on November 26 and 27, 2014, should improve labor law protection, reform abusive immigration policies, and increase dialogue with trade unions and nongovernmental groups, 90 human rights organizations and unions said today. Millions of contract workers from Asia and Africa, including an estimated […]

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ASEAN nations compare notes on protecting women migrant workers

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19 November 2014, GMA News Online The Philippines is not the only country exerting efforts to protect its migrant workers against abusive hiring practices. In a conference last week, other Southeast Asian nations shared their own methods of keeping their overseas workers—especially the women, who are more prone to abuses—safe. Hosted by the Philippine Commission

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“I Already Bought You”: Abuse and Exploitation of Female Migrant Domestic Workers in the United Arab Emirates

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Human Rights Watch, October 2014 Human Rights Watch has released its new report on the human and labour rights violations, which include a range of abuses and forms of exploitation throughout the migration journeys of many female domestic workers in the United Arab Emirates. From the Human Rights Watch website: This 79-page report documents how the

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Ravana Balaya Slams SLBFE

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20 October 2014, The Sunday Leader General Secretary of Ravana Balaya, Ven. Saddhatissa Thera accused the management of Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) of failing to ensure the safety of migrant workers in Middle East countries. Following last Thursday’s incident at the SLBFE where the Buddhist monks led by Saddhatissa Thera had a

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Better coordination sought for improving labour migration process

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27 September 2014, Prothom Alo Bangladesh Representatives of international recruiting agencies in the country on Saturday stressed better coordination among the government, recruiting agencies and international organisations for improving the labour migration process. They came up with the call at a meeting, titled ‘Ensuring Safe Migration: Role of Baira’, arranged by Baira with the support

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‘Dreams for Sale’: an inside look into the domestic worker life in Lebanon

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9 September 2014, Albawaba.com Migrant worker recruitment agencies are making elaborate profits off the back of migrant domestic workers who continue to face extremely harsh labor and living conditions in Lebanon, a new report said. “The report found that those migrant domestic workers interviewed as part of this study are victims of practices that are

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Domestic worker recruitment a lucrative trade in Lebanon: report

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8 September 2014, The Daily Star Lebanon BEIRUT: Migrant worker recruitment agencies are making elaborate profits off the back of migrant domestic workers who continue to face extremely harsh labor and living conditions in Lebanon, a new report said. “The report found that those migrant domestic workers interviewed as part of this study are victims

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