SARA – Social Accountability for Recruiting Agencies – is a three-fold initiative: to bring awareness on the rights and responsibilities of domestic workers in the Middle East, to better inform employers on recruitment practices in order to make better and more informed decisions and to create a demand among Private Employment Agencies to implement internationalContinueContinue reading “SARA – Social Accountability for Recruitment Agencies”
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Domestic workers misled to work in conflict- war zones.
Most domestic workers leave their home countries seeking a better future for themselves and their families, such decision requires a tremendous amount of sacrifice but they are willing to make; since they live in localities with limited possibilies and when offered jobs as domestic workers with the promise of a secure salary they will leaveContinueContinue reading “Domestic workers misled to work in conflict- war zones.”
Right to Rest for domestic workers
Sufficient rest is an absolute necessity to all, it not only provides the possibilities for better lives to individuals, but it as well, constructs better societies as a whole. This essential right has been one of the initial motivations behind organizations and civil rights movements. The right to rest has been included in the UniversalContinueContinue reading “Right to Rest for domestic workers”
Meet Front Line Defenders an organization committed on protecting human rights activists. (Video)
Project 189 and its founder, in its cause to change conditions of domestic workers in the Middle East, have been safeguarded by Front Line Defenders in addition to being a receiving grantor by this organization. There are way too many injustices happening everywhere from depravation of basic human necessities such as food and water, genderContinueContinue reading “Meet Front Line Defenders an organization committed on protecting human rights activists. (Video)”
Want to contribute to Project 189?
Being part of this conference means moving forward to Project 189’s mission of advocating for domestic workers rights through legal reforms and shifting perceptions within society, and in order to continue with this mission all efforts from everyone make a huge difference, and facilitate us to continue creating initiatives, workshops, campaigns and other forms ofContinueContinue reading “Want to contribute to Project 189?”
October 29th London: Project 189 founder is scheduled to speak at Corporate Care Conference.
On October 29th at Goldsmiths College in London, Ekaterina Porras Sivolobova founder of Project 189 is scheduled to speak at the Corporate Care Conference- Migrant labour & the care industry in times of crisis and austerity. – Porras Sivolobova will be part of a group of renowned and experts on this topic. The one-day conferenceContinueContinue reading “October 29th London: Project 189 founder is scheduled to speak at Corporate Care Conference.”
“Photography will add color to my life”
At Project 189 we are very thankful to Kuwait Times, which in a recent article by Athoob Al-Shuaibi acknowledged Project 189’s campaign to give domestic workers one day off a week. Throughout 52px, an initiative, which gave the opportunity for domestic workers to learn about photography and provided them with a camera to explore theContinueContinue reading ““Photography will add color to my life””
Give domestic workers one day off a week
Project 189 using the change.org platform has created a campaign that seeks to bring awareness and change the unfair circumstances that many domestic workers in the Middle East and other places of the world face, in this case of one particular fundamental right that all individuals everywhere should enjoy, which is at least the enjoymentContinueContinue reading “Give domestic workers one day off a week”
52px – An initiative that extends the voice of domestic workers.
Improving the conditions of domestic workers in the Middle East does not only entitle a reform on existing legislations it as well requires a shift of how domestic workers are perceived within the society. The project is named 52px, the number 52 for the number of days that a domestic worker should have off aContinueContinue reading “52px – An initiative that extends the voice of domestic workers.”
Project 189’s current project needs your support.
RAIN VIVI (RApid INtervention & VIolence VIsualization) is a project that will promote justice for domestic workers using technology as a tool to provide data on the widespread abuse of domestic workers. RAIN VIVI has been chosen by the Innovation Justice Challenge, but in order to move forward and make RAIN VIVI a reality we need your supportContinueContinue reading “Project 189’s current project needs your support.”
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