Gulf & Regional Coverage

Kuwait’s recently rescinded amnesty for some migrant workers on irregular status is the last in a string of controversial policies, prompting the question: will Kuwait ever learn from its mistakes and prioritise the human rights of migrants?

The deadline to register for the new unemployment system is June 30.

An organised network of loan sharks are preying on Bahrain’s unsuspecting and vulnerable populations, driving them into deeper financial distress

While extreme violence against migrant women domestic workers persists, Kuwait flounders to put protection mechanisms in place

Acquiring a driving licence is an elaborate process entangled in class and privilege. Coupled with a poor public transport system, many migrants in Kuwait are left without an efficient way to get around. Institutionalised racism underpins Kuwait’s ongoing transportation crisis, affecting migrants of all socioeconomic classes in different ways.

Barriers to accessing benefits disregard workers' lack of power under the Kafala system