Qatar announces abolishment of the Kafala system (again)
The legislation, expected to come into force from January 2020, if implemented will abolish exit permits for all migrants and remove NOC requirements for changing jobs.
Non-payment of wages: An issue on the rise for low-income migrant workers in Bahrain
The economic downturn hit Bahrain’s construction sector hard and exacerbated the already rampant practice of delayed and unpaid wages. Costs and losses are passed on to the most vulnerable – the migrant workers at the end of the supply chain.
Summer outdoor work bans end across the GCC, but heat stress continues
The forgotten farmers of Bahrain
A lack of awareness of their rights, and a perceived lack of options, keep Bahrain's agricultural workers in a rut
Challenging the monopoly of live-in domestic work
The predominant model of employment in the region is the live-in arrangement, where millions of workers are subject to the stranglehold of an individual employer and their household. What are the viable alternatives to this prevalent model?
Musaned’s promises and deliveries
A two-part overview of the online system that hopes to reform domestic workers recruitment in Saudi Arabia. [part one | part two]
Overview: Administrative Detention of Migrant Workers in Saudi Arabia
A brief review of the laws and available data pertaining to Saudi Arabia's detention of migrant workers with irregular status.
Kafala for the poor, freedom for the rich
Saudi’s ‘Privileged iqama’ is the latest in the GCC trend to relax the sponsorship system for those with privilege.
Paradox of empowerment: The high costs of economic freedom
The following observations are from conversations on migration with migrants and their families in Uganda. The nature of these conversations are not exclusive to Uganda but echo similar experiences of other labour-sending countries across Africa and Asia.
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