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Manila mulls ban on sending maids to GulfManila is mulling over a plan to stop sending domestic workers to Bahrain and the Gulf within five years as part of its labour policy shake-up to prevent skilled people from ending up in low-paid jobs such as housemaids. The Phili More… |
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Lebanon judiciary fails to protect maids: HRWLebanese courts are failing to hold employers accountable for abusing migrant domestic workers, Human Rights Watch said on Thursday in Beirut. Many maids face severe mistreatment and some are driven to suicide in the country. The U More… |
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Kuwait mulls minimum wage law for maidsKuwait lawmakers are considering a separate law to set a minimum salary for the roughly 560,000 domestic workers in the country and impose rules protecting them from abuse. 'This is the first step. It is a most welcome legislation beca More… |
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Mideast, Asia fail to halt maid abuseMigrant and domestic workers still face beatings, rape and sometimes even murder because laws in Middle Eastern and Asian nations do not protect them from abusive employers, a US-based rights group said. Millions of women from countries su More… |
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Clamp on Lankan maids to MideastSri Lanka will cut the number of maids it sends to the Middle East, a labour official said, citing increased complaints of abuse by women migrant workers. ’We want to reduce the number of women migrant workers mainly because of complaints More… |
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Clamp on Lankan maids to MideastSri Lanka will cut the number of maids it sends to the Middle East, a labour official said, citing increased complaints of abuse by women migrant workers. ’We want to reduce the number of women migrant workers mainly because of complaints More… |
Bahrain implements new rule for house maidsNew restrictions to protect Indian workers from rogue employers and agents in Bahrain came into force yesterday (October 1). The restrictions include a minimum wage of BD100 ($378) a month, said a report in our sister publication Gulf Dail More… |
