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Rising number of housemaid deaths alarms Sri Lanka | Arab News — Saudi Arabia News, Middle East News, Opinion, Economy and more.

This is a news report from Saudi Arabia regards the increasing amount of deaths among Sri Lankan domestic workers. Rising number of housemaid deaths alarms Sri Lanka | Arab News — Saudi Arabia News, Middle East News, Opinion, Economy and more..

BBC News – Blood money spares Indonesian maid from Saudi execution

Satinah, a domestic workers from Indonesia working in Saudi Arabia, will not be executed thanks to a campaign in Indonesia to raise blood money to compensate the victim’s family. Here are the complete news in BBC. BBC News – Blood money spares Indonesian maid from Saudi execution.

Interview: the ILO’s Aida Awel on the future of Ethiopia’s 160,000 returning migrants | Advancing the rights of migrant workers throughout the Middle East | Migrant Rights

This is an interview shedding light on the migrant workers, many who are women domestic workers, that were detained and deported from Saudi Arabia this past December. Interview: the ILO’s Aida Awel on the future of Ethiopia’s 160,000 returning migrants | Advancing the rights of migrant workers throughout the Middle East | Migrant Rights.

Statement of changes in immigration rules – Written statements to Parliament – GOV.UK

This written ministerial statement was laid in the House of Commons by James Brokenshire on 13 March 2014 This written ministerial statement was laid in the House of Commons by James Brokenshire on 13 March 2014via Statement of changes in immigration rules – Written statements to Parliament – GOV.UK.

The Peninsula Qatar – Students discuss drafting law on domestic workers

Law students of Qatar University (QU) and their counterparts from Kuwait University at a legal clinic recently discussed drafting of a model law to protect domestic workers.The event was organised by the College of Law (LAWC) in conjunction with The Protection Project at Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (JHU-SAIS). The purpose ofContinueContinue reading “The Peninsula Qatar – Students discuss drafting law on domestic workers”