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Philippines investigates suicide of domestic worker at embassy shelter in Lebanon
The Philippine government is investigating the suicide of a domestic worker who died on Sunday after an incident at a shelter run by its embassy in ... Middle East -
Philippines to mandate a $10,000 insurance deposit for domestic workers in Kuwait
Following rocky relations between the Philippines and Kuwait due to the murder and abuse of a Filipina maid earlier this year, a new mandate by the ... Gulf -
Philippines’ Duterte apologizes to Kuwait for ‘harsh’ words
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte apologized to Kuwait on Sunday for his “harsh” words at the height of a months-long diplomatic row ... Gulf -
Philippines lifts ban for Kuwait-bound workers
The Philippines on Wednesday lifted its ban on migrant workers heading to jobs in Kuwait, capping a diplomatic row sparked when a murdered Filipina ... Gulf -
Duterte says Kuwait work ban ‘permanent,’ describes situation as a ‘calamity’
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has urged all Overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to leave Kuwait, saying the temporary ban on Filipinos going to ... Gulf -
Experts: Philippines maid rescue acts in Kuwait do more harm than good
The Philippines confirmed on Thursday that Kuwait has issued arrest warrants against three Filipino diplomats, while four of the embassy’s local ... Gulf -
Toddler in Saudi Kharj city slips into coma, following assault by Ethiopian maid
An Ethiopian domestic worker in the Saudi city of al-Kharj put a 13-month-old girl in a clothing basket and covered her with blankets, leaving her ... Variety -
Philippines to lift Kuwait labor ban if following measures are in place
Philippines and Kuwaiti officials are finalizing a bilateral agreement that they hope will lift a current ban on Filipino domestic workers in the Gulf ... Gulf -
Philippines to attempt bringing Filipinos home after Kuwait deaths
The Philippines will ask its private airlines to evacuate its nationals from Kuwait within 72 hours after the discovery of a Filipino migrant worker ... World News -
Emirati mother rewards Filipina nanny with a fully furnished house
A 45-year-old Filipina nanny is still pinching herself after her Emirati sponsors decided to gift her a house back in her home country of the ... Variety -
Saudi family in tears as they bid farewell to housemaid of 33 years
One video slowly gaining traction on social media shows the moment a Saudi family showed their loyalty toward their domestic worker as they bid her ... Variety -
VIDEO: Ethiopian domestic worker tries to commit suicide in Lebanon
An Ethiopian domestic worker in Lebanon tried and failed to commit suicide on Sunday as seen in a video published by “Wen el Dawle” page ... Variety -
How one Saudi family remained loyal to their Sri Lankan maid after 28 years
Sarouna left Sri Lanka to take up domestic job in Saudi Arabia nearly 28 years. When her Saudi sponsors moved houses, she was not used to the new tile ... Variety -
Saudi man travels to Abu Dhabi to help release Indian from prison
A Saudi man traveled to Abu Dhabi to help release an Indian man, whose parents work for his family in the northwestern Saudi city of Hail, from prison ... Variety -
How a domestic worker in Saudi Arabia became a writer
The 21-year-old Chadian’s book featured at the Jeddah Book Fair, and is the fruit of four years of writing Variety -
‘Black market’ for maids thrives in Saudi
As Ramadan nears, middlemen raise the stakes Economy -
Is Facebook the answer to the expat workers’ dilemmas?
Gulf states are home to over 2.4 million domestic workers, according to Human Rights Watch. Yet these migrant workers, often of Southeast Asian origin ... Middle East -
Lebanon launches hotline for female workers to report abuse
The country hosts more than 200,000 migrant domestic workers Features -
Dubai group hosts movie nights for domestic workers
Shukran Workers is geared toward making laborers and domestic workers in the city feel valued Variety -
Lebanon’s domestic workers move to protect rights
They are set to protect their rights under a trade union - the first such syndicate in the Arab world Features -
Ties between Saudi and Uganda shaky after maid abuse video
A video of a Ugandan maid abusing a child that was uploaded by a diplomat from the Saudi Embassy in Uganda has gone viral Middle East -
Qatar vows to modify labor law by early 2015
The new legislation under review will replace the present 'kafala' system Middle East -
Maids win cases against their Saudi sponsors
One of the employers claimed he did not have the money, and was detained till he could pay Middle East -
U.N. rights panel urges Qatar on labor law
Qatar has been urged at the United Nations to abolish the sponsorship system tying migrant workers to employers Middle East -
Horrific video: Asian worker lashes old Emirati man
The footage was taken from a hidden camera placed inside the elderly man’s bedroom Middle East -
Are you guilty of human trafficking?
Many people in the Gulf are unknowingly violating domestic workers' rights, expert warns Features -
When will we treat migrant workers like human beings?
Behind the high-rise shiny buildings that decorate the skylines of Gulf countries are the perils of the migrant workers who separated from their ... Middle East
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