Qatar’s domestic worker law is sketchy on the details
March 21, 2017
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[Stories of Origin] In Sri Lanka, men are free, women have a price tag
February 21, 2017
In a two-part series, MRRORS.org visits the environment from which domestic workers migrate in Sri Lanka. In the first part we explore how the women are caught in the cross-hairs of aggressive recruitment agencies and stifling government policies.
[Stories of Origin] Dreams… perpetually in progress
February 14, 2017
In the second of a two-part series, MRRORS.org speaks to women at different stages of the migration cycle. Serial migration seems to the be the only way they can get out of and stay out of poverty.
Kuwait’s Domestic Labor Law: One Year Later
January 16, 2017
Migration in the Gulf: 2016 in Review
January 9, 2017
KSHR Produces Rights booklet for Domestic Workers in Kuwait
September 21, 2016
Ugandan maid sentenced for having a baby outside wedlock returns home
September 12, 2016
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May 20, 2025
Saudi Arabia Announces 6-Month Amnesty Period for ‘Absconding’ Domestic Workers
The Saudi Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development has announced a six-month grace period, starting 11 May 2025, to regularise the status of domestic workers reported as absconding from work.
October 10, 2024
Saudi Arabia Requires Online Submission of Domestic Work Complaints
Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development recently announced that starting from 3 October 2024, those wishing to file complaints related to domestic labour disputes must first submit their claims online through the ministry’s website.
July 23, 2024
Kuwait temporarily allows domestic worker transfser to private sector
The Public Authority for Manpower in Kuwait has recently announced that domestic workers will temporarily be able to transfer their sponsorship to private sector employers under certain conditions. This decision will be effective from 14 July 2024 until 12 September 2024.
June 26, 2024
Qatar’s Shura Council has suggested reintroducing exit permits for domestic workers,
Qatar’s Shura Council has suggested reintroducing exit permits for domestic workers, though it has rephrased the practice as ‘obtaining employer approval’ at least five days before departure.
April 17, 2024
Saudi Arabia revises its regulations for absconding domestic workers
Domestic workers in Saudi Arabia who are reported as absconding will soon have a two-month grace period to leave the country before their status becomes irregular. Workers with over two years of service will have the additional option to transfer sponsorship.