It is quite alarming upon knowing that an OFW, on-board Gulf Airlines, who would supposed to meet shortly his wife and other family members, killed himself an hour before the plane landed at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport.
According to news reports, Marlon Cueva, 36, of Lubang Island in Mind…
Group alarmed over OFW who killed self inside plane; says his case, like many OFWs abuses, a serious concern
October 21st, 2010
Al-Jazeera highlights lack of protection of Filipino migrant workers in the Middle East
October 20th, 2010
Abusive employers Gulf Housemaids Interviews Jordan News Saudi Arabia Videos Working conditions
This week, Al-Jazeera English filed two reports from the Philippines about Filipino migrant workers in the Middle East and the lack of protection offered to them. The first report includes interviews with families of deceased Filipino domestic workers. It includes an interview with family members of...
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October 19th, 2010
Abusive employers Gulf Slavery Videos
Our video, Protect the human rights of workers in the Middle East, is one of the 21 videos from all over the world nominated for the 2010 Viral Video Awards. Please check out our video and vote for us.
No Philippine Ambassador to Saudi Arabia at present
October 18th, 2010
Since the recall of Ambassador Antonio Villamor, a political appointee of former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, no Philippine ambassador has been assigned to Saudi Arabia. We would prefer to see President Benigno Aquino III appoint a career diplomat. The 1.2 million OFWs in Saudi Arabia deserve ...
5 distressed Filipino workers in Saudi arrested for filing labor complaints against erring employer
October 17th, 2010
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia -The Kapatiran sa Gitnang Silangan (KGS), an affiliate organization of migrant rights group Migrante-Middle East in Saudi Arabia, today said it received request for assistance from fellow co-workers of the 5 distress OFWs who were detained in Riyadh jail yesterday by their errin...
New report debunks common myth about asylum seekers and crime in Israel
October 16th, 2010
A new report (Hebrew pdf) by the Israeli parliament’s (Knesset) research center completely debunks the common myth spread by the media and the Israeli government that African asylum seekers increase crime rates. The report, examining crime rates among the African population in Israel and the ...
Lebanon: Two Falls in Two days, Presumed Suicides
October 16th, 2010
Al-Akhbar newspaper reported today the death, last Thursday night, of Bengali maid, Kana Aktar, after falling from the 5th floor balcony of her employer’s house (Najwa S.) in Hart Hreik (Beirut Southern Suburb). Al-Akhbar noted that “the Internal Security Forces (ISF) report concluded wi...
Migrant rights group, OFW victims engage Philippine labor officials to a case dialog
October 16th, 2010
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia -The Kapatiran sa Gitnang Silangan (KGS), a member-organization of the OFW alliance Migrante-Middle East, along with OFW victims yesterday trooped inside the Philippine labor offices in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia to a case dialog. The case dialog was initiated by KGS-Migrante officers...
Lebanon: One more Ethiopian “suicide” today
October 15th, 2010
The National News Agency reported today the suicide of Ethiopian maid Tana Amny Bou Aziz who jumped from the balcony of her employer’s home in Shiah, a Beirut Southern suburb. The coroner who examined the body confirmed that the death was due to the full shattering of the scull and of the body...
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