Country-specific labour and domestic workers rights
January 23, 2020
A new initiative by the Bahraini government aims to streamline complaint procedures for migrant workers. But how far can it go to help workers overcome barriers to justice?
December 20, 2019
Response to online sale of domestic workers may not address root problems
October 24, 2019
The economic downturn hit Bahrain’s construction sector hard and exacerbated the already rampant practice of delayed and unpaid wages. Costs and losses are passed on to the most vulnerable – the migrant workers at the end of the supply chain.
September 2, 2019
Saudi's Minister of Labour and Social Development has issued a ministerial order revising the labour law’s executive regulations. The amendments include a table of labour law violations corresponding penalties, some which are new or updated with increased fines.
August 19, 2019
A short overview of the key regulations governing wages, payments, and entitlements in Qatar.
May 21, 2019
Saudi’s ‘Privileged iqama’ is the latest in the GCC trend to relax Kafala for those with privilege
