MRRORS

Stories of Origin: The Invisible Lives of Migrants in the Gulf is now available as a book. All proceeds will go to the MRRORS.org platform and its advocacy efforts.

The amnesty will allow migrants who have overstayed their residency to either remain in the country by regularizing their status and paying a fee, or leave the UAE without legal penalties.

Around 450 workers from multiple construction companies in Bahrain have been denied their wages for over four months. All of the construction companies are owned by the same parent company which is managed and owned by an Indian national, and a Bahraini partner.

The UAE’s Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MoHRE) has stopped renewing licences for domestic workers recruitment agencies since March as part of a complete overhaul of the system.