News & Reports
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Health and Safety
Comparison of Health Care Coverage for Migrant Workers in the GCC
This policy note compares the healthcare coverage for migrant workers in the six GCC states – Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates. This report solely examines the legal provisions and does not evaluate migrant workers’ actual access to healthcare or the quality of services received.
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Stories of Origin
Battered not beaten, Sierra Leonean women pick up the cudgels
Electric shocks and starvation fuel the activism of trafficking victims
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Op Ed
Social protection in the Gulf countries: what rights do migrant workers have?
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Editorial
Three years since sweeping reforms, workers in Qatar face evermore innovative obstacles
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Domestic Workers
Saudi’s new process for transferring domestic workers’ sponsorship is rife with problems
Key issues include high transfer costs and lack of clarity on domestic workers’ consent to the process
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World Cup
Testimonies of Qatar World Cup workers allege labour abuse and lack of justice
Reports by Amnesty and BHRRC document the extreme violations faced by migrant workers connected to FIFA 2022
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UAE
While enrolment deadline looms, uncertainties still surround UAE's unemployment scheme
The deadline to register for the new unemployment system is June 30.
In Brief
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Bahrain has recently expanded its “Labour Registration Program” to include all irregular workers. Previously, only workers who became irregular before the program’s introduction on 27 October 2022 were eligible to apply.
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The UAE’s registration deadline for its private mandatory unemployment insurance scheme officially closed on 1 October 2023. Workers who did not register by this date will face a fine of AED 400 (US$ 109). New workers who join the UAE’s labour force have four months to subscribe to the unemployment insurance scheme before incurring fines.
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In Brief
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Bahrain has recently expanded its “Labour Registration Program” to include all irregular workers. Previously, only workers who became irregular before the program’s introduction on 27 October 2022 were eligible to apply.
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The UAE’s registration deadline for its private mandatory unemployment insurance scheme officially closed on 1 October 2023. Workers who did not register by this date will face a fine of AED 400 (US$ 109). New workers who join the UAE’s labour force have four months to subscribe to the unemployment insurance scheme before incurring fines.
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