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Middle East: Protect Migrant Women’s Rights

18 Dec

Posted by Otto as Human Rights

Millions of Domestic Workers Lack Adequate Legal Protection
Governments in the Middle East should act quickly in 2009 to fulfil long standing promises to protect migrant women’s rights, said Human Rights Watch today, ahead of December 18, 2008, International Migrants’ Day. A number of governments have promised major reforms in the response to widespread and egregious [...]

Tags: Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates

Middle East & Asia: Protect Domestic Workers from Violence

24 Nov

Posted by Otto as Human Rights

Many migrant and domestic workers still face abuse and exploitation in Middle Eastern and Asian countries because governments have failed to adopt measures needed to protect them.
Few domestic workers have access to the justice system in the countries where they work, and even those who are able to make complaints of physical or sexual violence [...]

Tags: Kuwait, Lebanon, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, United Arab Emirates