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Missi is a returnee, survivor, and passionate advocate of fair migration and gender equality in Ghana. Drawing from her own harrowing experience of being trafficked for domestic work, she interviews other Ghanian women with similar experiences across the Middle East.
Three episodes are available now at Migrant-Rights.org and major podcast directories. New episodes will be posted weekly. Start with the first episode, where Missi shares her own story of being trafficked to Kurdistan and Iraq.
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Stories of Origin: Ghana
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Part 1:
In Ghana, the ban that isn’t feeds corruption and desperation
Ghana halted recruitment of migrant workers to the Gulf following reports of rampant abuse in 2015 and 2016. But the “ban” was never actually established into policy, and recruitment via both registered and unregistered agents continued — only now with no pre-departure process in play. GCC states, unmindful of the ban and the role of illegal agents, continue to process domestic work and private sector visas.
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Part 2:
Everyone is involved but no one is responsible
The demand for domestic workers in the Gulf and the demand for jobs in Ghana are both on the rise. There aren’t enough qualified organisations to help the many women who eventually return in distress. Organisations without expertise step in and play the role, with the toolkit of faith and intuition replacing therapy and medical care.
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Part 3:
Ill-prepared and uninformed, Ghanaian women risk it all for jobs in the Gulf
Many women were told they were going to the Gulf or to Kurdistan, and ended up in Iraq. All of them went through a ‘connection man,’ having paid between US$250-350 for the job. Those who went where they were promised didn't know much about the place.
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Across the region, detention and deportation campaigns are on the rise, targeting workers with irregular status, for undefined “violations of the labour law,” and even traffic violations. Thousands of migrants have been deported so far this year, from Oman, Kuwait, Bahrain, and Saudi in particular.
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Bahrain
In Bahrain, the rising cost of living is putting migrant workers in more vulnerable situation.
Bahrain to support "Labour Registration Program" workers filing civil lawsuits online
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Loan Shark Menace In Bahrain
An organised network of loan sharks are preying on Bahrain’s unsuspecting and vulnerable populations, driving them into deeper financial distress. A recent incident of a migrant worker who died of suicide because of his inability to pay back a loan shark has raised urgent questions about the depth of the problem in the kingdom.
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Qatar
In Qatar, the World Cup spotlight fades as wage theft and access to justice issues remain acute.
Hostile Qatar judicial system forces Judith to give up her fight and return home
Judith Nyakangi was subjected to serious abuse by her employer while in Qatar as a domestic worker. The justice system failed her. Now back home in Kenya, her life-changing injuries make it impossible for her to make ends meet. Migrant-Rights.org is teaming up with Azadi Kenya to collect donations to support her rehabilitation and expenses for one year.
Rafeeq and Snoonu food delivery app riders stranded in Qatar
Unpaid for seven months and now homeless, four Kenyan men await justice months after filing a complaint, even as their employer continues to be a no-show at the labour hearings. The convoluted web of sponsorship and subcontracting in the Gulf’s gig sectors makes it easier for sponsors and employers to shirk contractual responsibility.
Hundreds of World Cup workers stage protest, remain unpaid and destitute In the run-up to the World Cup, Qatar began recruiting workers under short-term visas to meet temporary needs for labour in construction, hospitality, and security. These visas were poorly managed and have spurred a number of protests from workers who were forced to return home early or not compensated their full due.
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Crackdown on “azad” visa holders in Saudi Arabia
Migrants who work under “Azad” or “free visas” pay a sponsor a regular fee and cover all visa costs, in exchange for the freedom to work for other employers. Though illegal, the arrangement can be profitable for the sponsor and beneficial for the workers when things are going well. But intensifying crackdowns against migrants working for anyone other than their sponsor have made this strategy riskier than ever before.
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