Migrant workers in Lebanon, of which the vast majority are women, have been made destitute by Israel’s bombardment. Unable to turn to employers, the state or their own embassies for help, they ...

Kafala’s apologists defend poor contractual terms by saying that workers come to the Gulf out of choice, so what’s on offer can’t be that bad. But choice is a mirage in unequal societies.

Bangladeshi migrant workers in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) continue to face systemic exploitation under the Kafala system — a widely criticised labour sponsorship framework that ties workers' legal ...

But he was not talking about Qatar, whose World Cup was plagued and stained by similar ills.. He was talking about migrant workers in Saudi Arabia, which on Wednesday was confirmed as host of the ...

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, one of the world’s largest recipients of migrant domestic workers (MDWs), will roll out a new domestic workers law in September. The six GCC states (Saudi Arabia ...

“This (kafala) system strips workers of their freedom and dignity, silences complaints and grants employers near-total control over their lives,” said ITUC, pointing out that Saudi Arabia ...

In 2021 it amended the kafala system by allowing some migrant workers to leave the country without their employer's permission. Neighbouring Qatar came under similar ITUC criticism ahead of ...

According to officials at IOM Lebanon, the kafala system in Lebanon and across the Middle East forces migrant workers to, “choose between accepting exploitative working conditions, and wage ...

After the blaze killed 49 migrant workers, a government crackdown focused on building violations — bypassing deeper problems that leave migrants with low wages and unsafe housing across the oil ...

The Royal Oman Police has announced a new amnesty period for migrant workers in Oman, running until 31 July 2025. This gives migrants with irregular status a chance to renew their residency ...

Despite previous outreach - including a letter from Amnesty International highlighting these patterns of abuse and requesting information on relevant legal reforms - no official response was received.

He was talking about migrant workers in Saudi Arabia, which on Wednesday was confirmed as host of the 2034 World Cup.. At an extraordinary virtual congress, FIFA approved by acclamation a Saudi ...