From trafficking to sexual abuse, racial discrimination aggravates abuse of African women in Saudi
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[Stories of Origin] Battling 'evil' stereotypes, pregnancies, and abuse in the Gulf
December 19, 2017
Some have returned and some have families fretting over their well being. In the third instalment of a four-part series, we look at the stories the returnees and families tell, and the stories that remain untold – from unplanned pregnancies to unmet dreams.
[Stories of Origin] “I want to escape”
November 27, 2017
In the second of the four-part series, we explore the environment of desperation and speak to women who are eager to leave Ethiopia, ban or no ban. They see migration as an escape, disregarding what they are escaping to.
Isolation renders housemaids more vulnerable to abuse
February 22, 2016
Video: Ethiopian women imprisoned in Kuwait call for rescue
December 27, 2015
Domestic Worker Commits Suicide in Saudi Shelter
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Saudi Crackdown: One Month Later
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March 25, 2023
Saudi Arabia resumes recruitment of domestic workers from Ethiopia
Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development recently announced that it has resumed the official recruitment of domestic workers from Ethiopia after a hiatus of more than three years.
February 21, 2019
20,000 Ethiopian domestic workers to arrive in Saudi by March
A new agreement between Saudi and Ethiopia has set domestic worker salaries at SAR 1,000 (USD 266.66). 20,000 domestic workers are expected to arrive in the Kingdom by March.
January 12, 2018
Ethiopia and UAE agree to expedite finalization of BLA
Ethiopia and the UAE have agreed to expedite a labour exchange agreement, under discussion between the two countries for the last several years.