Former GPZ employee Muhammad Elias dies a year after leaving Bahrain empty-handed
May 26, 2022
38 years of service and shattered dreams
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Qatar: Misuse of project visas, workers overworked, and underpaid
March 18, 2022
Months before the World Cup, Qatar rushes to wrap up projects and companies fail their workers
UN draws attention to trafficking of Vietnamese women to Saudi
November 12, 2021
Labour Inspections in Bahrain: Inadequate and Inefficient
January 12, 2021
There are only 12 inspectors to cover close to 760,000 workers (the majority of whom are migrants) and nearly 83,000 establishments. Even at a rate of two inspections a day per inspector, they would be able to make not more than 6,000 inspections in a year.
18 months of non-payment, Qatari company leaves workers in the lurch
October 19, 2020
Failure of justice mechanisms and no help from the Workers Support and Insurance Fund
Alumco immune to strikes, court ruling, and continuing angst of workers
October 18, 2020
Facebook stifles workers’ attempts to publicise their grievances
