Kuwait Plans Visa Exit System for Migrant Workers
December 16, 2015
Laws & Reforms
Country-specific labour and domestic workers rights
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[Stories of Origin] Recruited under duress, untrained and unprepared for migration
December 14, 2015
Stories of Origin is a new MR series of articles and interviews that explores the lived experiences of both returning and potential migrants and their families. In the second and concluding part on Indonesia, we speak of the poor training and orientation that female domestic workers receive.
Qatar and FIFA default on promised reforms
December 5, 2015
A Million Ugandans for Saudi Houses: What can we expect?
October 9, 2015
Qatar: No country for migrant men
October 6, 2015
Oil companies leave migrants stranded in Oman without pay
October 5, 2015
The drop in oil prices has left migrants in limbo. Oil companies that have lost projects have defaulted on migrants' salaries or entirely abandoned them.
Another Look at Kuwait's New Laws for Domestic Workers
September 9, 2015
MRRORS.org reviewed the latest draft copy of Kuwait’s domestic labor law in June. Kuwait’s new domestic labor law, over two years and several drafts in the making, has been welcomed with moderated praise from much of the public. Though it is one the Gulf’s first laws specific to domestic workers, how much can the conditions of these workers really be expected to improve?