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We are still looking for a Project Manager!

Job description: Project Manager (Full time, 12 months) Location: Kuwait ABOUT US: Project 189 protects, promotes and improves the rights of migrant workers in the Middle East. Our vision is for all migrant workers to be equal and free from all forms of exploitation, discrimination and abuse. MISSION: Our mission is to strengthen labor andContinue reading “We are still looking for a Project Manager!”

We are hiring a project coordinator!

Job description: Project Coordinator (Full time, 18 months) Location: Kuwait ABOUT US: Project 189 protects, promotes and improves the rights of migrant workers in the Middle East.a Our vision is for all migrant workers to be equal and free from all forms of exploitation, discrimination and abuse. MISSION: Our mission is to strengthen labor andContinue reading “We are hiring a project coordinator!”

Look with Human Eyes: Ramadan Campaign 2018

Look with Human Eyes is a campaign that seeks to remind us, starting on the month of Ramadan, that we are all equal, regardless of the work that we do. By highlighting Islamic values with regards to the treatment of domestic workers, this campaign seeks to start a conversation and invite people to look atContinue reading “Look with Human Eyes: Ramadan Campaign 2018”

We asked the Kuwaiti youth what makes a safe work environment for domestic workers?

We asked Kuwaiti youth what practices would make a safe work environment for domestic workers and these were their answers. An initiative from Paola – a Project 189 team member – together with a group of young friends who wanted to do something meaningful over the spring break to understand the different forms of violenceContinue reading “We asked the Kuwaiti youth what makes a safe work environment for domestic workers?”

Interview with Mobilisation Lab

Recently we were interviewed by MobLan – Mobilisation Lab. Where among other things we share our thoughts of the characteristics that an activist should have. Check here for the complete interview.

Project 189 has chosen as one of the finalist for the #WalkTogether Prize for Courage

Dear friends, Our organization has been chosen as 1 of 10 finalist for the #WalkTogether Price for Courage for demonstrating courage in the face of extraordinary challenges that we face in our work. Please help us demonstrate that we are courageous on the work that we do. Vote for us (Project 189), it will takeContinue reading “Project 189 has chosen as one of the finalist for the #WalkTogether Prize for Courage”

Project 189 brings to Kuwait “K2 and the Invisible Footmen” Directed by Iara Lee

لمجتمعنا Bringing you the power of film. For our Society لمجتمعنا translated means “for our society” is a human rights film festival in Kuwait in which members of the community will come together to create a space motivated by the power of film to ignite positive discussion on prevailing human rights issues in Kuwait, theContinue reading “Project 189 brings to Kuwait “K2 and the Invisible Footmen” Directed by Iara Lee”

“Between a rock and a hard place” – domestic workers in Hong Kong

This is a short documentary created by the Progressive Labor Union of Domestic Workers in Hong Kong (PLU, an affiliate of FADWU) with support from the Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions (HKCTU), International Domestic Workers Federation (IDWF), and Rights Exposure. It shares the issues faced by Filipino domestic workers when traveling to work as domesticContinue reading ““Between a rock and a hard place” – domestic workers in Hong Kong”

Project 189 – promoting youth participation in the Civic Sector

Lama Ghannam spoke on how youth can become more engaged with civil society in Kuwait. As part of the STAND program and organized by en.v, Project 189 delivered its experiences on how we can engage more with youth, with a special focus on employment and entrepreneurship. Other participants included INJAZ-Kuwait, K’S PATH, Abolish 153, Equait, Deera,Continue reading “Project 189 – promoting youth participation in the Civic Sector”

Project 189 participates in a regional campaign to promote the rights of domestic workers

Project 189, represented by team member Roxanne Heuschkel, joined a consultation workshop held in Bahrain and organized by the General Federation of Bahrain Trade Unions (GFBTU) in co-operation with German institution Friedrich Ebert Stiftung and the International Domestic Workers Federation (IDWFED). The objective of the workshop was to share the country’s situation in regards domesticContinue reading “Project 189 participates in a regional campaign to promote the rights of domestic workers”