Few More Rules, Not Enough Enforcement Mechanisms: Kuwait's Draft Law for Domestic Workers
June 29, 2015
A Review of Kuwait’s Latest Draft Law for Domestic Workers
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June 9, 2015
The Ministry of Labor opened the country’s first shelter in response to the growing number of runaway workers. Authorities claim “it is one of the best specialized centers in the Middle East” but it’s not quite clear what this specialization entails. The shelter boasts 700 beds, but its privately contracted staff is untrained and has no experience dealing with survivors of abuse. MRRORS.org spoke to one woman who claims that the staff not only failed to provide basic support services, but physically and sexually harassed the shelter’s vulnerable residents.
Three Filipina Domestic Workers Flee Abuse and Forced Labor in Kuwait
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The women escaped mistreatment and confinement by an employer with a record of abuse. They narrated their experiences to MRRORS.org, requesting anonymity.